Guidance for the national healthcare disparities report / Elaine K. Swift, editor ; Committee on Guidance for Designing a National Healthcare Disparities Report, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Swift, Elaine K., 1957-

Institute of Medicine (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health services accessibility--United States.

Health services accessibility.

Equality--Health aspects--United States.

Equality.

Medical policy--Social aspects--United States.

Medical policy.

Medical care--Needs assessment--United States.

Medical care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

National healthcare disparities report

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : The National Academies Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Agency for Healthcare Research Quality commissioned the Institute of Medicine establish a committee to provide guidance on the National Healthcare Disparities Report is of access to health care, utilization of services, and the services received. The committee was asked to con population characteristics as race and ethnicity, society status, and geographic location. It was also asked to examine factors that included possible data sources and types of measures for the report.

Contents:

Executive summary

Committee report

Measuring the effects of socioeconomic status on health care

Measuring disparities in health care quality and service utilization

Measuring disparities in access to care

Geography and disparities in health care

Appendix I Workshop agenda

Appendix II Public testimony

Appendix III Committee biographies.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610183258

9780309169004

0309169003

9781280183256

128018325X

9780309566292

0309566290

OCLC:

923268712