1. Describe three possible interventions to address the potential negative consequences of general healthcare quality improvement programs (eg. pay for performance and quality reporting) on racial and ethnic healthcare disparities.
Reference:
• Robin M. Weinick and Romana Hasnain-Wynia. Quality Improvement Efforts Under Health Reform: How To Ensure That They Help Reduce Disparities --Not Increase Them. Health Affairs, 30, no.10 (2011):1837-1843. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0617
The three possible interventions to address the potential negative consequences of general healthcare quality improvement programs on racial and ethnic healthcare disparities are:
• Proposing A Disparities Impact Assessment:
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