As a physician, I’ve seen disparities among my patients. I’ve seen it from my personal patient, but I’ve also seen it from other institutions especially in the research that we do, the environmental scans that we do, to how people are accessing health.
Tag Archives: COVID19
Charles Barkley PSA on Healthcare Disparities
According to one study, Black patients are 22% less likely to receive pain medication than white patients. Based on existing data we know that zip codes impact one’s life expectancy and access to quality care.
Black and Brown Health
Black and Brown people in America are two to six times more likely to die from health-related complications than their white peers, even when you look at people whose income is the same
Health Equity & Patient Voices In Times of Crisis
You matter. I don’t care what socioeconomic community you come from or the color of your skin. Not only do you matter but you deserve to be heard. It’s your voice. It’s your right
Population Health & COVID19
The way the healthcare system is structured today is, you get paid for delivering a service, which typically has a CPT code for a physician or an NDC code for a drug, or a DRG code for the hospital admission