A Brief Note On Doctor Patient Race Concordance - 1402 Words

Amanda Deese Jasmine Asia Shanice Roache HLTH 4000 December 10, 2014 Doctor-Patient Race Concordance Race concordance occurs when the race of a patient matches the race of his/ her physician and discordance occurs when races do not match (Kumar 2009). In this case we are determining whether patient outcomes are different when the doctor and patient are of the same ethnic group compared with cases where they were not of the same ethnic group. The scholarly articles investigated, involved both sides of the spectrum which determined the finding in this paper. According to the Merriam- Webster dictionary, race can be defined as a class or kind of people unified by shared interests, habits, or characteristics. Race is an ongoing concept without a complete or real definition to fully comprehend the concept. The Caucasian race is often looked at as â€Å"the better race† regardless of their socioeconomic status. People who are white do not encounter as much racial discrimination as people of other races, this is no different in the medical field. According to Diversity in the physician workforce facts figures 2010 there are 75.0% White physicians while there is only 12.8% Asian, 6.3% Black or African American, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino and 0.5%American Indian/Alaska Native. There is evidence that racial and ethnic minorities tend to receive lower quality of care than non-minorities, it is also shown that minority patients experience greater morbidity and mortality from variousShow MoreRelatedAdvancing Effective Communicationcommunication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family-Centered Care Quality Safety Equity53293 Words   |  214 PagesAdvancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family-Centered Care A Roadmap for Hospitals Quality Safety Equity A Roadmap for Hospitals Project Staff Amy Wilson-Stronks, M.P.P., Project Director, Health Disparities, Division of Quality Measurement and Research, The Joint Commission. Paul Schyve, M.D., Senior Vice President, The Joint Commission Christina L. Cordero, Ph.D., M.P.H., Associate Project Director, Division of Standards and Survey Methods, The JointRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 Pagesed. p. cm. Includes indexes. ISBN-13: 978-0-13-283487-2 ISBN-10: 0-13-283487-1 1. Organizational behavior. I. Judge, Tim. II. Title. HD58.7.R62 2012 658.3—dc23 2011038674 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN 10: 0-13-283487-1 ISBN 13: 978-0-13-283487-2 Brief Contents Preface xxii 1 2 Introduction 1 What Is Organizational Behavior? 3 The Individual 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Diversity in Organizations 39 Attitudes and Job Satisfaction 69 Emotions and Moods 97 Personality and Values 131 Perception and