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April 1, 2007 | Program Result
The Center for Public Service Communications held two meetings to discuss ways to improve access to culturally and linguistically appropriate health care information among refugee and immigrant communities.
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The use of a publicly available online report of physician-level data on the choice of primary care provider (PCP) among new members to the HealthPlus of Michigan health plan was assessed in this study.
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Latino and African-American children face disproportionate risk factors for developmental disorders this article presents new evidence that health care providers are less likely to engage African-American and Latino parents about concerns for their children's development.
January 24, 2012 | Story
Rodriguez investigated the degree of differential item functioning on the Clinician & Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CG-CAHPS) survey.
January 12, 2012 | Program Result
Advancing Measurement of Equity and Patient-Centered Care to Improve Health Care Quality was a targeted solicitation for proposals to expand understanding of how to make health care both more patient-centered and more equitable.
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This research suggests that differences in CAHPS survey results by race or ethnicity are more likely to reflect actual experiences than differences in use of the survey instrument.
June 27, 2011 | Program Result
Fresh Ideas was a targeted solicitation for proposals that aimed to give immigrants and refugees the tools and support they need to improve and maintain their own health.
February 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
To explore the question of what constitutes quality in a health care encounter from the patient perspective, Mathematica Policy Research conducted focus groups with African Americans, Latinos, Asian Indians, and whites.
April 6, 2011 | Program Result
As the project manager at the University of Michigan said: "We could just grab the phone when patients came in who spoke languages for which we don't have an interpreter."
National Program
To improve access to quality health care for Latinos with limited English proficiency through the use of cost-effective interpretation and translation services.