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Health Information Technology in the United States, 2009 Although electronic medical records have the potential to revolutionize the delivery of health care, this survey finds that less than 2 percent of general acute-care hospitals have comprehensive systems. | Reports | 11/18/2009 |
Hospitals That Care for Poor Patients Face Digital Divide Without Federal Help Hospitals that serve a disproportionately large share of poor patients are lagging behind other hospitals in adopting electronic health records, leading to a digital divide that could exacerbate health care disparities, researchers report. | News releases | 10/26/2009 |
A report from the IOM recommends HHS develop nationally standardized lists for granular ethnicity categories and spoken and written languages. | Stories and articles | 09/04/2009 |
Making Health Care Work for American Families: Improving Access to Care Risa Lavizzo-Mourey's testimony before the Committee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the U.S. House of Representatives on the importance of improving access to care for America's families. | Speeches and commentaries, President's Corner | 03/24/2009 |
Regional and Racial Variation in Health Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries A new report from Dartmouth Atlas Project builds on previous findings that showed the differences in health care by race, compounded by variations across regions. | Reports | 12/17/2008 |
Read the final report from the 10 Expecting Success hospitals. | Reports | 11/17/2008 |
Expecting Success Program Achievements Video This video highlights the Expecting Success program and the success hospitals achieved in improving the care provided to their heart failure and heart attack patients. | Video | 10/23/2008 |
Speaking Together Program Achievements Video Highlights the important role that language services can play in eliminating disparities and improving quality in America's health care system. | Video | 09/29/2008 |
In Any Language: Improving the Quality and Availability of Language Services in Hospitals This report highlights the experiences of the 10 hospitals participating in the Speaking Together program, showcasing the proven practices that were implemented to improve language services at the health care institutions. | Reports | 09/29/2008 |
Closing the Disparities Gap in Healthcare Quality With Performance Measurement and Public Reporting This issue brief highlights findings from the National Quality Forum's report addressing the next phase of health care disparity reduction in the United States. Published In: Issue Brief No. 10 | Issue and policy briefs | 08/26/2008 |