Unequal treatment: confronting racial and ethnic disparities in health care

1. Introduction and Literature Review

2. The HealthCare Environment and Its Relation to Disparities

3. Assessing Potential Sources of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care: Patient- and System-Level Factors

4. Assessing Potential Sources of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care: The Clinical Encounter

5. Interventions: Systemic Strategies

6. Interventions: Cross-Cultural Education in the Health Professions

7. Data Collection and Monitoring

8. Needed Research

App. C. Federal-Level and Other Initiatives to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare

App. D. Racial Disparities in Healthcare: Highlights from Focus Group Findings

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Diagnosis and Treatment: A Review of the Evidence and a Consideration of Causes / H. Jack Geiger

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: A Background and History / W. Michael Byrd and Linda A. Clayton

The Rationing of Healthcare and Health Disparity for the American Indians/Alaska Natives / Jennie R. Joe

Patient-Provider Communication: The Effect of Race and Ethnicity on Process and Outcomes of Healthcare / Lisa A. Cooper and Debra L. Roter

The Culture of Medicine and Racial, Ethnic, and Class Disparities in Healthcare / Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good, Cara James, Byron J. Good and Anne E. Becker

The Civil Rights Dimension of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Status / Thomas E. Perez

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: Issues in the Design, Structure, and Administration of Federal Healthcare Financing Programs Supported Through Direct Public Funding / Sara Rosenbaum

The Impact of Cost Containment Efforts on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: A Conceptualization / Thomas Rice

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: An Ethical Analysis of When and How They Matter / Madison Powers and Ruth Faden.

1. Introduction and Literature Review

2. The HealthCare Environment and Its Relation to Disparities

3. Assessing Potential Sources of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care: Patient- and System-Level Factors

4. Assessing Potential Sources of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care: The Clinical Encounter

5. Interventions: Systemic Strategies

6. Interventions: Cross-Cultural Education in the Health Professions

7. Data Collection and Monitoring

8. Needed Research

App. C. Federal-Level and Other Initiatives to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare

App. D. Racial Disparities in Healthcare: Highlights from Focus Group Findings

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Diagnosis and Treatment: A Review of the Evidence and a Consideration of Causes / H. Jack Geiger

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: A Background and History / W. Michael Byrd and Linda A. Clayton

The Rationing of Healthcare and Health Disparity for the American Indians/Alaska Natives / Jennie R. Joe

Patient-Provider Communication: The Effect of Race and Ethnicity on Process and Outcomes of Healthcare / Lisa A. Cooper and Debra L. Roter

The Culture of Medicine and Racial, Ethnic, and Class Disparities in Healthcare / Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good, Cara James, Byron J. Good and Anne E. Becker

The Civil Rights Dimension of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Status / Thomas E. Perez

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: Issues in the Design, Structure, and Administration of Federal Healthcare Financing Programs Supported Through Direct Public Funding / Sara Rosenbaum

The Impact of Cost Containment Efforts on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: A Conceptualization / Thomas Rice

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: An Ethical Analysis of When and How They Matter / Madison Powers and Ruth Faden.