| Other author/creator | Smedley, Brian D. |
| Other author/creator | Stith, Adrienne Y. |
| Other author/creator | Nelson, Alan R. (Alan Ray) |
| Other author/creator | Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Understanding and Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction and Literature Review -- 2. The HealthCare Environment and Its Relation to Disparities -- 3. Assessing Potential Sources of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care: Patient- and System-Level Factors -- 4. Assessing Potential Sources of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care: The Clinical Encounter -- 5. Interventions: Systemic Strategies -- 6. Interventions: Cross-Cultural Education in the Health Professions -- 7. Data Collection and Monitoring -- 8. Needed Research -- App. C. Federal-Level and Other Initiatives to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare -- App. D. Racial Disparities in Healthcare: Highlights from Focus Group Findings -- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Diagnosis and Treatment: A Review of the Evidence and a Consideration of Causes / H. Jack Geiger -- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: A Background and History / W. Michael Byrd and Linda A. Clayton -- The Rationing of Healthcare and Health Disparity for the American Indians/Alaska Natives / Jennie R. Joe -- Patient-Provider Communication: The Effect of Race and Ethnicity on Process and Outcomes of Healthcare / Lisa A. Cooper and Debra L. Roter -- The Culture of Medicine and Racial, Ethnic, and Class Disparities in Healthcare / Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good, Cara James, Byron J. Good and Anne E. Becker -- The Civil Rights Dimension of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Status / Thomas E. Perez -- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: Issues in the Design, Structure, and Administration of Federal Healthcare Financing Programs Supported Through Direct Public Funding / Sara Rosenbaum -- The Impact of Cost Containment Efforts on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: A Conceptualization / Thomas Rice -- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: An Ethical Analysis of When and How They Matter / Madison Powers and Ruth Faden. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-268) and index. |
| LCCN | 2002007492 |
| ISBN | 030908265X (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780309082655 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0309084032 |
| ISBN | 9780309084031 |
| ISBN | 0309085322 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780309085328 (hardcover) |
