Being consistent and equitable in your care of African Americans is critical and has been key to decreasing a number of health disparities. Consistency (doing the same thing the same way each time) and equity (providing fair and impartial treatment) can, at times, be at odds because technically, they are not the same. What modern healthcare strives to do is be more consistent across populations, and this attempt at consistency frequently fails due to variability in access, insurance coverage, clinician idiosyncrasies, and patient needs. Chapter 3 reviews the numerous inferior outcomes in the clinical care of African American patients that are clinician-driven and, therefore, not based on socioeconomic status or lack of insurance. Health disparities exist because of a host of situations that most clinicians believe are ‘out of their control’ like poverty, access to insurance, or health literacy. This chapter specifically shows how providers contribute to poor outcomes in African Americans and provides a rationale for how these can be remedied.

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Delivering Consistent and Equitable Healthcare to African Americans

  • Gregory  L. Hall

摘要

Being consistent and equitable in your care of African Americans is critical and has been key to decreasing a number of health disparities. Consistency (doing the same thing the same way each time) and equity (providing fair and impartial treatment) can, at times, be at odds because technically, they are not the same. What modern healthcare strives to do is be more consistent across populations, and this attempt at consistency frequently fails due to variability in access, insurance coverage, clinician idiosyncrasies, and patient needs. Chapter 3 reviews the numerous inferior outcomes in the clinical care of African American patients that are clinician-driven and, therefore, not based on socioeconomic status or lack of insurance. Health disparities exist because of a host of situations that most clinicians believe are ‘out of their control’ like poverty, access to insurance, or health literacy. This chapter specifically shows how providers contribute to poor outcomes in African Americans and provides a rationale for how these can be remedied.