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Across race, ethnicity, and language: An intervention to improve advance care planning documentation unmasks health disparities.

Priyanka A DuttaSarah J FlynnSandra OreperMolly A KantorMichelle Mourad
Published in: Journal of hospital medicine (2023)
An intervention designed to improve ACP documentation in hospitalized patients widened a disparity across race and ethnicity with Latinx and Black patients having lower rates of improvement. Our findings reinforce the need to measure the impact of quality improvement interventions on existing health disparities and to implement specific strategies to prevent worsening disparities.
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