February 1 2013 20130201 Criminal justice system may create and aggravate health disparities among minorities
November 1 2012 20121101 Health information technology-supported quality improvement initiative reduces some ambulatory care disparities
November 1 2012 20121101 Many black parents believe soft bedding will keep their infants safe from sudden infant death syndrome
November 1 2012 20121101 Medicare, Medicaid, and uninsured patients less likely to receive drug-eluting stents than the privately insured
November 1 2012 20121101 Studies find emotional and health problems and elevated deaths among recently released prisoners
October 1 2012 20121001 Blacks treated at community health centers are less likely than Hispanics or whites to have controlled blood pressure
October 1 2012 20121001 Elderly blacks less likely than elderly whites to receive a depression diagnosis or treatment
October 1 2012 20121001 Physicians' implicit racial attitudes influence prescribing of opioids for black children
September 1 2012 20120901 Despite more widespread prescribing of antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection, disparities remain
September 1 2012 20120901 Minority-serving hospitals have problems with quality of care and patient satisfaction
September 1 2012 20120901 The financial burden from prescription drugs has declined for the nonelderly, but remains a problem for some groups
May 1 2012 20120501 Modeling inequalities helps to develop cervical cancer screening strategies that can improve outcomes and reduce disparities
April 1 2012 20120401 Lower flu vaccination rates for black nursing home residents a cause for concern
January 1 2012 20120101 Communications between patients with HIV and their providers differ along racial and substance use lines
November 1 2011 20111101 Among patients with diabetes, racial/ethnic discrimination by health care providers is uncommon
November 1 2011 20111101 Blacks and patients at hospitals with a high percentage of black patients more likely to suffer adverse events
October 1 2011 20111001 Physician recommendations for defibrillator therapy not influenced by race or gender
September 1 2011 20110901 Blacks who receive heart transplants have poorer survival than other racial groups
September 1 2011 20110901 Diagnosing and treating depression gets better in nursing homes but some disparities remain
September 1 2011 20110901 Minority patients with nonsmall-cell lung cancer are less likely to receive hospice services than whites
September 1 2011 20110901 Minority status has no effect on patient outcomes in the intensive care unit
August 1 2011 20110801 Studies examine possible disparities surrounding implantable cardioverter defibrillators
July 1 2011 20110701 U.S.-born Mexican women who have adopted U.S. culture may be more at risk for cervical cancer
June 1 2011 20110601 Treatment by physicians with same race and language as the patient may improve medication adherence
April 1 2011 20110401 Blacks less likely than whites to use either statins or aspirin in the prevention of cardiovascular disease
April 1 2011 20110401 Health care quality still improving slowly, but disparities and gaps in access to care persist
April 1 2011 20110401 Korean Americans with high blood pressure who are confident they can achieve blood pressure control are more likely to do so
March 1 2011 20110301 Even with universal health insurance, the homeless in Canada encounter barriers to obtaining health care
March 1 2011 20110301 Expert workshop discusses disparities in health care quality and role of health IT in underresourced settings
March 1 2011 20110301 Medicare-insured patients with head or neck cancer differ little in mortality risk because of race or ethnicity
March 1 2011 20110301 Perception of racial discrimination among blacks linked to socioeconomic position
February 1 2011 20110201 Gender trumps religiosity in older Mexican Americans' views on physician-assisted suicide
February 1 2011 20110201 Poorer patients less likely to receive specific treatment for head and neck cancer
February 1 2011 20110201 Primary care physicians' performance ratings depend on the makeup of their patient population
February 1 2011 20110201 Regular home blood pressure measurement raises the likelihood of blood pressure control among Korean Americans
January 1 2011 20110101 Black Medicare patients less likely than whites to follow their doctor's instructions on taking medicines
December 1 2010 20101201 Race/ethnic origin of mother and father influence whether the mother develops gestational diabetes
December 1 2010 20101201 Telephone counseling helps Korean Americans who speak little English improve hypertension management
November 1 2010 20101101 Black and Hispanic Medicare patients with hip fracture wait longer for surgery than white patients
July 1 2010 20100701 Community health center collaboratives improve care quality but have little impact on disparities
July 1 2010 20100701 Hospitalization rates have declined over 5 years for patients with HIV infection, but disparities still exist
June 1 2010 20100601 Annual quality and disparities reports include data on health care-associated infections, obesity, and health insurance
June 1 2010 20100601 Disadvantages in housing, food, and health care all predict health declines in older Americans
June 1 2010 20100601 Socioeconomically disadvantaged blacks have the worst long-term outcomes from work-related low back pain
April 1 2010 20100401 Many minority patients do not receive or complete colorectal cancer screening tests in urban, primary care settings
April 1 2010 20100401 Older black women with breast cancer do not receive beneficial chemotherapy as often as white women
April 1 2010 20100401 Rural and urban residents have similar perceptions of health care quality, despite differences in care delivery
April 1 2010 20100401 Types and rates of fungal infections vary among groups and treatment is often suboptimal
March 1 2010 20100301 Advantage of high survival rates among low-weight black infants has waned over time
March 1 2010 20100301 Creating networks to provide social support for the homeless may improve health outcomes
March 1 2010 20100301 Increasing the number of coronary angiography facilities led to a reduction in racial disparities in New Jersey
March 1 2010 20100301 Inner-city minority adults with chronic asthma are more likely to take inhaled medicine if they believe in its benefits
March 1 2010 20100301 Lower socioeconomic status in childhood linked to racial differences in disability during adulthood
March 1 2010 20100301 Neighborhood demographics play a role in access to health care for immigrant and U.S.-born Mexican Americans
February 1 2010 20100201 Medicare reimbursement changes lessen regional disparities for home health services
January 1 2010 20100101 Black physicians are less likely to have implicit preferences for blacks or whites
August 23 2012 20120823 American Academy of Physician Assistants Recommends AHRQ's Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit
September 1 2012 20120901 Creation of New Race-Ethnicity Codes and Socioeconomic Status (SES) Indicators for Medicare Beneficiaries
September 1 2012 20120901 Women at High Risk for Diabetes: Access and Quality of Health Care, 2003-2006
March 1 2010 20100301 Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
March 28 2011 20110328 Low Health Literacy Linked to Higher Risk of Death and More Emergency Room Visits and Hospitalizations
February 28 2011 20110228 Health Care Quality Still Improving Slowly, but Disparities and Gaps in Access to Care Persist
February 16 2011 20110216 Patients' Income and Where They Live Influence Hospitalization for Chronic Lung Disease
January 12 2011 20110112 One-Fifth of the U.S. Population Has No Doctor or Other Usual Source of Medical Care
November 18 2010 20101118 Rates of Hospital Emergency Department Use Greater Among Women and Low-Income, Older, and Rural Americans