IHI TA:102

Approximately what percentage of population health is due to health behaviors?

A doctor believes strongly in racial equality, but treats heart disease in black patients less frequently than he does for white patients with the same diagnosis, symptoms, and history. The treatment pattern persists despite evidence that shows black patients are at greater risk of death from heart disease than white patients. Which of the following may be at play?

In the United States, which of the following is the most significant cause of health disparities?

Which of the following situations most clearly represents a health disparity, rather than a health difference?

Which of the following is a strong reason to improve health equity cited in this lesson?

Which of the following is the main way health care organizations can achieve health equity, according to the IHI framework?

A team of physicians is interested in exploring the disparities in care in their practice. After a few months of data collection, the team finds that the survival rate of its breast cancer patients is 80 percent among white women and 60 percent among black women. It conducts several interventions to see if it can improve the equity of its care. Which of the following survival rates would represent an improvement in equity and quality for all patients?

The MaiKhanda Trust and its partners decreased newborn deaths in Malawi by doing which of the following?

Which of the following is an example of institutional racism, which is differential access to goods and services by race?

A primary care provider is pursuing health equity in her practice. Her team analyzes indicators of care quality by race and income and finds that patients who self-identify as Latino are missing appointments at a higher rate than patients from other backgrounds. Care navigators interview a cohort of patients and learn that some are having trouble finding transportation to their appointments, which take place on the opposite side of town from where many patients live. What is a good next step?

Which of the following strategies can help you overcome implicit bias?

This lesson cites research suggesting that diversity among health professionals may improve equity. Which of the following is a research-supported statement about why this might be the case?

Which of the following did Emory medical student Byron Crowe learn from his experience at Good Samaritan Health Center, a clinic serving people living in poverty in Atlanta?

Why do implicit bias experts recommend befriending people who are from different backgrounds than you?

In regard to efforts to decrease the effects of implicit bias in a health care system, which of the following statements is true?