A Public Health Critical Race Praxis Informed Congestive Heart Failure Quality Improvement Initiative on Inpatient General Medicine.
Chidinma OsuagwuRoaa M KhinkarAmy ZhengMatthew WienJennifer DecopainSonali DesaiErin McElrathEmily HincheyStephanie K MuellerJeffrey L SchnipperRobert BoxerEvan Michael ShannonPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2023)
This study provides a first test of applying the PHCRP framework within a stakeholder-engaged QI initiative for improving CHF care across races and ethnicities. Our study design cannot evaluate causation. However, the improvements in 30-day readmission, as well as in processes of care that may affect it, provide optimism that inclusion of a racism-conscious framework in QI initiatives is feasible and may enhance QI measures.