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Ten-Year Study Finds Increasing Racial Gaps in the Use of Major Procedures Among the Elderly

February 1, 2007 | Program Result Report

The Harvard School of Public Health and Dartmouth Medical School examined data from 29 million Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in the Medicare fee-for-service program from 1992 though 2001.

Cultural Competency Training and Performance Reports to Improve Diabetes Care for Black Patients

January 5, 2010 | Journal Article

Increasing clinician awareness of racial disparities and improving communication may enhance diabetes care among Black patients. This study evaluated the effect of cultural competency training and performance feedback for primary care clinicians on diabetes care for Black patients.