Health Equity

Journal Article

May 1, 2024

Visual Scribing: A Qualitative Research Tool in a Community Engagement Project for Birth Equity

In this article we describe how visual scribing methods were used as a complementary approach for notetaking, data collection, and analysis in a community engagement project focused on birth equity in California.

Journal Article

May 1, 2024

Assessing the Accuracy of Race-And-Ethnicity Data in the Outcome and Assessment Information Set

This study evaluates the accuracy of patient-level race-and-ethnicity information included in the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) submitted by home health agencies.

Journal Article

May 1, 2024

Is Primary Care Patient Experience Associated with Provider-Patient Language Concordance and Use of Interpreters for Spanish-preferring Patients: A Systematic Literature Review

Healthcare provided by a bilingual provider or with the assistance of an interpreter improves care quality; however, their associations with patient experience are unknown.

Journal Article

Apr 29, 2024

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Cognitive Impairment in Sexual and Gender Minority Groups: A Scoping Review of the Literature

A review which synthesises existing evidence on differences in cognitive impairment by sexual orientation/gender identity (SOGI) status.

Journal Article

Apr 24, 2024

Inpatient Costs of Treating Patients With COVID-19

The objective of this paper is to examine the mean cost to provide inpatient care to treat COVID-19 and how it varied through the pandemic waves and by important sociodemographic patient characteristics.

Journal Article

Apr 24, 2024

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Regional and Local Inequalities in Disability Status by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: A Cross-Sectional Ecological Analysis of the 2021 Census of England and Wales

This analysis of 2021 Census data from England and Wales examines regional differences in disability status by sexual orientation and gender identity, and explores local factors that are associated with levels of inequalities for LGBT+ people.

Report

Apr 22, 2024

Insights on Developing Research Capacity for Healthy Aging with Villages

Drawing on focus group findings, the authors explore Village Movement participants' views about healthy aging, their views on how Villages support healthy aging, and barriers, facilitators, and research capacity among Villages in the United States.

Journal Article

Apr 17, 2024

The Segregation of Physician Networks Providing Care to Black and White Patients with Heart Disease: Concepts, Measures, and Empirical Evaluation

Black-White disparities in cardiac care may be related to physician referral network segregation. We developed and tested new geographic physician network segregation measures.

Journal Article

Apr 12, 2024

Qualitative Assessment CIH Institutions' Engagement With Underserved Communities to Enhance Healthcare Access and Utilization

This study sought to understand how CIH educational instutitions are proactively working to redress this disparity in access and utilization among these communities.

China's Use of Generative AI and Social Bots

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NATO and Its Defense Industrial Base

The AI Playbook: What Other Sectors Can Learn from the Creative Industry's Fight Against AI

The Math Equity Equation

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Getting to Know Military Caregivers and Their Needs

Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

Assessing and Articulating the Wider Benefits of Research

Improving Access to Early Childhood Education

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Centering Equity in the Implementation of Emerging Digital Health Technologies

Telehealth Is Common at Mental Health Clinics, but Differences Occur Based on Geography and Services Offered

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Visual Scribing: A Qualitative Research Tool in a Community Engagement Project for Birth Equity

Assessing the Accuracy of Race-And-Ethnicity Data in the Outcome and Assessment Information Set

Is Primary Care Patient Experience Associated with Provider-Patient Language Concordance and Use of Interpreters for Spanish-preferring Patients: A Systematic Literature Review

Cognitive Impairment in Sexual and Gender Minority Groups: A Scoping Review of the Literature

Building Data Capacity to Study Health Equity for Patient Centered Outcomes Research

Inpatient Costs of Treating Patients With COVID-19

Regional and Local Inequalities in Disability Status by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: A Cross-Sectional Ecological Analysis of the 2021 Census of England and Wales

Insights on Developing Research Capacity for Healthy Aging with Villages

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The Segregation of Physician Networks Providing Care to Black and White Patients with Heart Disease: Concepts, Measures, and Empirical Evaluation

Qualitative Assessment CIH Institutions' Engagement With Underserved Communities to Enhance Healthcare Access and Utilization

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