ArticleCureus2022
Improving Patient Race and Ethnicity Data Capture to Address Health Disparities: A Case Study From a Large Urban Health System.
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Abstract
While research and efforts to promote health equity abound, the persistence of disparities by race and ethnicity underscores the limitations of fragmented interventions and the need for systematic, multipronged approaches to health equity. The foundational step towards reducing health disparities is the establishment of the basic information needed to identify and measure those differences, i.e., the accurate capture of race and ethnicity information of all patients. To that end, we present a case study outlining a multifaceted approach for improving the capture of race and ethnicity data in an outpatient setting culminating in a 76% improvement in the completeness of this information. The effectiveness of this plan and its scalability within a large urban health system may benefit similar institutions seeking to improve the collection of race and ethnicity information and the reliability of their data. To this aim, we present an approach relying on the assessment and evaluation of system needs, modification of data infrastructure to align with goals, training, and education of relevant stakeholders, implementation and responsive action to results, and acknowledging limitations and lessons learned. We emphasize that cross-departmental collaboration, stakeholder engagement, institutional support, and culture of anti-racism were essential to the success of this initiative.
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