AMNews: May 16, 2005. Momentum building to end health care disparities ... American Medical News: "Momentum building to end health care disparities
Doctors are talking with colleagues and reading journal articles for advice on how to ensure that all patients get equal care.
By Susan J. Landers, AMNews staff. May 16, 2005.
Washington -- Physicians are getting the message that they have a major role to play in eliminating disparities in health care, and many are already looking to their own practices to address this concern.
A national survey conducted by the AMA Institute for Ethics found that 55% of physicians believe that minority patients generally receive a lower quality of care than non-minority patients, and 75% said they are in a good position to improve that care."
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