Advancing Safety and Equity Together
Karthik Sivashanker, Tejal K. Gandhi
Abstract
Interview with Dr. Karthik Sivashanker on leveraging models from patient-safety efforts to increase equity. (12:56)Download There are widespread inequities in health outcomes in the United States based on race, sex, language, and other factors. But there is no such thing as high-quality, safe care that is inequitable. Health systems can leverage patient-safety programs to advance equity.
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