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Health Care Organizations’ Use Of Race/Ethnicity Data To Address Quality Disparities

Health care organizations—health plans, hospitals, community health centers, clinics, and group practices—can play an important role in the elimination of racial/ethnic disparities in health care. There are now a number of examples of organizations that have been successful in reducing or eliminating disparities, and a number of published examples of how quality improvement initiatives can improve care for members of targeted minority groups, thereby contributing to the elimination of disparities.

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