Sequist Thomas D, Schneider Eric C
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of General Medicine, 1620 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02120, USA.
Health Serv Res. 2006 Aug;41(4 Pt 1):1451-68. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00549.x.
To reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care, managers, policy makers, and researchers need valid and reliable data on the race and ethnicity of individuals and populations. The federal government is one of the most important sources of such data. In this paper we review the strengths and weaknesses of federal data that pertain to racial and ethnic disparities in health care. We describe recent developments that are likely to influence how these data can be used in the future and discuss how local programs could make use of these data.
为减少医疗保健领域的种族和族裔差异,管理人员、政策制定者和研究人员需要有关个人和人群种族与族裔的有效且可靠的数据。联邦政府是此类数据的最重要来源之一。在本文中,我们回顾了与医疗保健领域种族和族裔差异相关的联邦数据的优缺点。我们描述了可能影响这些数据未来使用方式的近期发展情况,并讨论了地方项目如何利用这些数据。