Who Is at Greatest Risk for Receiving Poor-Quality Health Care?
New England Journal of MedicinePublished 15 March 2006
Steven M. Asch, Eve A. Kerr, Joan Keesey, John Adams, Claude Messan Setodji, Shaista Malik
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Differences among sociodemographic subgroups in the observed quality of health care are small in comparison with the gap for each subgroup between observed and desirable quality ofhealth care.
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The differences among sociodemographic subgroups in the observed quality of health care are small in comparison with the gap for each subgroup between observed and desirable quality of health care. Quality-improvement programs that focus solely on reducing disparities among sociodemographic subgroups may miss larger opportunities to improve care.
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