Jul 20 2011
Modern Healthcare: Health Organizations Target Disparities
Five prominent health care organizations upped the stakes in the fight to end disparities in care for racial and ethnic minorities, issuing a three-pronged "national call for action" to address the problem. The groups issued the call in San Diego at the American Hospital Association's Leadership Summit. The groups are the AHA, Catholic Health Association, American College of Healthcare Executives, Association of American Medical Colleges and National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (Burda, 7/18).
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