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Patient-Centered Communication, Ratings of Care, and Concordance of Patient and Physician Race

December 2, 2003 | Journal Article

Health Care Quality Survey found evidence that African-American patients visiting white physicians report less participation in decision making, lower levels of trust and lower levels of satisfaction with their health care.

Physician Communication Performance among Standardized Patients and Patients with Limited Health Literacy

May 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Limited health literacy is associated with misunderstandings about cancer susceptibility and benefits of early detection and low adherence to cancer screening.

Stigma and Depression Treatment Utilization Among Latinos

May 5, 2011 | Journal Article

Stigma around depression affects Latino's interest in seeking treatment.

Health Facilities Begin Implementing New Universal Symbols to Ease Navigation

September 12, 2010 | News Release

Making signage easy to understand and eliminating language barriers is one simple way to iimprove the health care experience for everyone.

Empowering Black Patients to Take a More Active Role in Their Health Care

February 18, 2010 | Program Result

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine tested whether using hand-held computers to answer questions about their health status and the reason for their current visit empowered African-American patients to take a more active role in their health care.

Developing Insights into Disparities

November 1, 2007 | Story

Race and ethnicity affects how patients and their physicians interact and can impact health outcomes.

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