Mount Sinai Researchers to Study Racial Segregation and Patient Impact
Nina Bickell, MD, Carol Horowitz, MD, MPH, and Lynne D Richardson, MD, discuss their study, which will use a $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate how disproportionate access to health care affects patient health. Dr. Bickell said, “It is remarkable to have access to detailed clinical data for 15 million patient visits. Our study will provide an unprecedented investigation that looks across New York City to gauge the degree to which clinics have achieved integration. With this data in hand, we will look at the relationship between integration, or separateness, and quality of care, relying on standard quality measures. For example, in general medicine clinics, we will assess quality by looking at metrics such as the proportion of patients with uncontrolled diabetes or hypertension, and the number of patients with coronary artery disease who are taking statins.
Mount Sinai Launches New Institute for Health Equity Research
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