Quality Matters - May 2006
<p><br><br>Welcome to <a href="/cnlib/pub/enews_clickthrough.htm?enews_item_id=22207&return_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecmwf%2Eorg%2Fpublications%2Fpublications%5Fshow%2Ehtm%3Fdoc%5Fid%3D371925%26%23doc371925">Quality Matters,</a> a monthly roundup of news and opinion on quality measurement, information technology, quality improvement initiatives, and policy innovations.<br><br><strong>Issue of the Month: Improving Quality and Eliminating Disparities, Twin Goals for Improvement</strong><br />Efforts to reduce health care disparities between underserved racial and ethnic groups and the population as a whole run on a track parallel to quality improvement initiatives. Both fields would benefit from integration and coordination. <a href="/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=371925#issue">More</a><br /><br /><strong>Case Study: Institute for Urban Family Health: Using Information Technology and Community Action to Improve the Health of a Diverse Patient Population</strong><br />A New York City network of community health centers implemented electronic health records as part of its mission to promote equitable access to high-quality care for a socially and culturally diverse patient population. It learned that ensuring equal treatment does not necessarily ensure equal outcomes, emphasizing the importance of broader community interventions in eliminating health disparities. <a href="/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=371925#case">More</a><br /><br /><strong>News Briefs</strong><br />Selected stories on patient safety, health care quality, and information technology. <a href="/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=371925#news">More</a><br><br><a href="/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=371925#recentpubs">Recent Publications of Note</a><br><br><a href="/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=371925#recenteds">Recent Editorial/Perspective of Note</a></p>
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