Care Disparities News and Resources for Healthcare

ONC Publishes Draft USCDI v5 to Drive Health Data Interoperability

January 19, 2024 - ONC has released United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) Draft Version 5, which includes new data elements aimed at driving health data exchange to reduce health disparities and improve patient care. USCDI is a standardized set of data elements for national health information exchange (HIE). USCDI establishes a baseline set of...

Racial Disparities in EHR Engagement Highlight Implicit Bias Concerns

October 09, 2023 by Hannah Nelson

Patients from racial and ethnic minority groups were more likely to receive a lower amount of EHR engagement during inpatient stays compared to White patients, according to a study published in...

US Census Bureau Data Linkage Bridges Gaps in Race Data Collection

April 25, 2023 by Sarai Rodriguez

Race data collection is critical to understanding and addressing racial and ethnic health disparities, stated researchers from the United States Census. However, there is significant variation in the...

Racial Disparity in ED EHR Behavioral Flags Draws Implicit Bias Concerns

January 23, 2023 by Hannah Nelson

Black patients received EHR behavioral flags at a rate of 4.0 per 1000, while White patients received flags at a rate of 2.4 per 1000, according to a study published by JAMA Network Open that draws...

Affiliation Agreement with HEALTHeLINK Focuses on Health Disparities

June 13, 2022 by Sarai Rodriguez

HEALTHeLINK, the health information exchange (HIE) for Western New York, has announced a new affiliation agreement with Population Health Collaborative (PHC) to reduce health disparities impacting the...

EHR Documentation of Pediatric SOGI Data Requires Attention to Privacy

April 18, 2022 by Hannah Nelson

While EHR documentation of pediatric patients’ sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) could help support patient-centered care, stakeholders must ensure patient privacy, according to...

EHR Clinician Notes Offer Glimpse into Implicit Bias in Medicine

April 08, 2021 by Christopher Jason

A look at EHR clinician notes gives insight into implicit bias in medicine, with EHR documentation indicating clinicians have disbelief in Black patients over White patients, according to a study...