Webster Pamela S, Sampangi Swathi
CER special project manager at the Hospital Association of Rhode Island (HARI).
R I Med J (2013). 2013 Jan 4;96(1):32-5.
The Hospital Association of Rhode Island, in conjunction with the Rhode Island Cancer Registry, received funding for a special project to improve the validity and reliability of race and ethnicity data in hospital inpatient records. In the past year, five hospitals participated in a pilot to improve race/ethnicity data collection. This paper provides an overview of the design and initial implementation of the pilot, and reports on early feedback. Given that the Affordable Care Act strengthens federal data collection efforts, with a new standard issued which adds granularity, these policies can renew efforts to record more accurate and detailed race and ethnicity data. Improved race and ethnicity data will increase our understanding of the health needs of different racial and ethnic groups and health disparities between groups. Better data improves understanding, increases the likelihood of effective actions to address and monitor disparities, and ensure that every American has the opportunity to live the healthiest life possible.
罗德岛医院协会与罗德岛癌症登记处合作，获得了一个特别项目的资金，旨在提高医院住院记录中种族和族裔数据的有效性和可靠性。在过去一年里，五家医院参与了一项改善种族/族裔数据收集的试点项目。本文概述了该试点项目的设计和初步实施情况，并报告了早期反馈。鉴于《平价医疗法案》加强了联邦数据收集工作，发布了一项增加细节程度的新标准，这些政策可以重新推动记录更准确、更详细的种族和族裔数据。改善种族和族裔数据将增进我们对不同种族和族裔群体健康需求以及群体间健康差距的理解。更好的数据有助于增进理解，增加采取有效行动解决和监测差距的可能性，并确保每个美国人都有机会过上尽可能健康的生活。
