TY - JOUR
T1 - Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in access to care and quality of care for us health center patients compared with non-health center patients
AU - Shi, Leiyu
AU - Tsai, Jenna
AU - Higgins, Patricia Collins
AU - Lebrun, Lydie A.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - This study aims to compare racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in access to care and quality of care for US health center patients and non-health center patients. Data for the study came from the 2002 Community Health Center User Survey and the 2003 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Descriptive analysis was performed using nationally representative survey data pertaining to access to care and quality of care for people of different races, ethnicities, incomes, and education levels. Results of the study show that health center patients experience fewer racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in access to care and quality of care, compared with non-health center patients nationally. Racial/ethnic disparities favoring whites occur in non-health center patients in every measure of quality and access included in this study. Conversely, there are few disparities favoring whites among health center users. Education and income-related disparities occur for several measures of access and quality in both health center and non-health center patients; however, the magnitude of these disparities is usually greater among non-health center patients compared with health center patients. In conclusion, health centers have been touted for cost-efficient, high-quality care. This study adds to growing evidence that health centers may also help eliminate racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in access to care and quality Copyright copy;2009 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. of care.
AB - This study aims to compare racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in access to care and quality of care for US health center patients and non-health center patients. Data for the study came from the 2002 Community Health Center User Survey and the 2003 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Descriptive analysis was performed using nationally representative survey data pertaining to access to care and quality of care for people of different races, ethnicities, incomes, and education levels. Results of the study show that health center patients experience fewer racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in access to care and quality of care, compared with non-health center patients nationally. Racial/ethnic disparities favoring whites occur in non-health center patients in every measure of quality and access included in this study. Conversely, there are few disparities favoring whites among health center users. Education and income-related disparities occur for several measures of access and quality in both health center and non-health center patients; however, the magnitude of these disparities is usually greater among non-health center patients compared with health center patients. In conclusion, health centers have been touted for cost-efficient, high-quality care. This study adds to growing evidence that health centers may also help eliminate racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in access to care and quality Copyright copy;2009 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. of care.
KW - Access
KW - Primary care
KW - Quality of care
KW - Racial/ethnic differences in health and healthcare
KW - Safety net providers
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U2 - 10.1097/JAC.0b013e3181ba6fd8
DO - 10.1097/JAC.0b013e3181ba6fd8
M3 - Article
C2 - 19888011
AN - SCOPUS:74049141482
SN - 0148-9917
VL - 32
SP - 342
EP - 350
JO - Journal of Ambulatory Care Management
JF - Journal of Ambulatory Care Management
IS - 4
ER -