The following is a select list of resources at the nexus of health care disparities, cardiovascular care, quality improvement, community-based health care, and the collection of patients' race, ethnicity and language data. These resources serve as a primer to issues related to the Expecting Success program. Inclusion of a resource does not imply endorsement by The George Washington University, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation or the Expecting Success National Program Office.
- Disparities in Health Care
- Cardiovascular Care
- Quality Improvement
- Collection of Race, Ethnicity and Primary Language Data
- Community-based Health Care
Disparities in Health Care
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in U.S. Health Care: A Chartbook
The Commonwealth Fund (March 2008)
Key Facts; Race, Ethnicity & Medical Care
The Kaiser Family Foundation (January 2007)
2006 National Healthcare Disparities Report (highlights)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2006)
Strenthening Medicare's Role in Reducing Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
National Academy of Social Insurance (October 2006)
Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care (Executive Summary)
Institute of Medicine (2003)
Cardiovascular Care
ACC/AHA Clinical Performance Measures for Adults with ST-Elevation and Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. (47)1;236-65. (2006)To access the article, visit the ACC web site; Click on 1) Quality and Science; 2) Clinical Statements/Guidelines; and 3) Search Statements by Topic A-Z; Click on "M" or page down to "Myocardial Infarction"; Click on the link to the article.
ACC/AHA Clinical Performance Measures for Adults with Chronic Heart Failure
American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association
Journal of the American College of Cardiology (46) 6;1144-78. (2005)To access the article, visit the ACC web site; Click on 1) Quality and Science; 2) Clinical Statements/Guidelines; 3) A-Z menu and select 'H' for heart failure; Click on the link to the article.
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Cardiac Care: The Weight of the Evidence
The Kaiser Family Foundation, the American College of Cardiology Foundation (October 2002)
Quality Improvement
A Rapid-Cycle Collaborative Model to Promote Guidelines for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety. 29(9); 468-78. (September 2003)
To access the article, visit the ACC web site; Click on 1) Quality and Science; 2) Clinical Statements/Guidelines; and 3) AMI in Michigan. Scroll down and click on the link to "A Rapid Cycle Collaborative Model to Promote Guidelines for Acute Myocardial Infarction".
Collection of Race, Ethnicity and Primary Language Data
National Public Health and Hospital Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2006)
The Commonwealth Fund (2005)
Health Research and Educational Trust (2005)
Health Research and Education Trust and The Commonwealth Fund (May 2004)
A Toolkit for Collecting Race, Ethnicity and Primary Language Information from Patients
Health Research and Educational Trust
Community-based Health Care
Excellence Centers to Eliminate Ethnic/Racial Disparities (EXCEED)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2000-2005)
Addressing Health Disparities in Community Settings
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2002)
