Thursday, February 17, 2022 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
Dear John,
As part of our kickoff for the February theme issue on Racism & Health, we livestreamed an event on LinkedIn where Georgetown University’s Christopher King highlighted how structural racism and historical events affect and potentially
disenfranchise Black residents in Washington, D.C.
The authors find that Black patients had 2.54 times the
adjusted odds of having one or more negative descriptors, such as “non-adherent” and “agitated,” in the history and physical notes of their EHRs even after adjusting for sociodemographic and health characteristics.
Furthermore, they report “Patients with Medicaid or Medicare insurance had higher adjusted odds of a negative descriptor compared with patients with private or employer-based insurance."
Listen to Sun discuss the research methods and the implications of the findings on a recent episode of A Health Podyssey. Sun will also take audience questions about the article in the next Health Affairs Journal Club.
Today in Health Affairs Forefront, Robert Mechanic and Kevin Biese discuss how accountable care organizations and geriatric emergency departments share a common goal: ensuring their patients are cared for in the most appropriate setting.
Elevating Voices: Black History Month: In November 2021 Health Affairs hosted a Policy Spotlight featuring Michelle
McMurry-Heath, president and CEO, BIO (Biotechnology Innovation Organization), where she spoke about drug prices, generics and biosimilars, the COVID-19 pandemic, and more.
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