ArticleBMC health services research2010
Responses of Massachusetts hospitals to a state mandate to collect race, ethnicity and language data from patients: a qualitative study.
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- Potential harms associated with routine collection of patient sociodemographic information: A rapid review.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2019Review
- A Qualitative Study of Spanish-Speakers' Experience with Dense Breast Notifications in a Massachusetts Safety-Net Hospital.Journal of general internal medicine · 2019Article
- Facilitators and barriers of sociodemographic data collection in Canadian health care settings: a multisite case study evaluation.International journal for equity in health · 2018Article
- Long-term retention in Office Based Opioid Treatment with buprenorphine.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2017Article
- Assessing race and ethnicity data quality across cancer registries and EMRs in two hospitals.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2016Article
- How health care organizations are using data on patients' race and ethnicity to improve quality of care.The Milbank quarterly · 2011Article
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Abstract
backgroundA Massachusetts regulation implemented in 2007 has required all acute care hospitals to report patients' race, ethnicity and preferred language using standardized methodology based on self-reported information from patients. This study assessed implementation of the regulation and its impact on the use of race and ethnicity data in performance monitoring and quality improvement within hospitals.
methodsThematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with executives from a representative sample of 28 Massachusetts hospitals in 2009.
resultsThe number of hospitals using race, ethnicity and language data internally beyond refining interpreter services increased substantially from 11 to 21 after the regulation. Thirteen of these hospitals were utilizing patient race and ethnicity data to identify disparities in quality performance measures for a variety of clinical processes and outcomes, while 16 had developed patient services and community outreach programs based on findings from these data. Commonly reported barriers to data utilization include small numbers within categories, insufficient resources, information system requirements, and lack of direction from the state.
conclusionsThe responses of Massachusetts hospitals to this new state regulation indicate that requiring the collection of race, ethnicity and language data can be an effective method to promote performance monitoring and quality improvement, thereby setting the stage for federal standards and incentive programs to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in the quality of health care.
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