Unifying Outpatient Practices to Redress Structural Racism in an Urban Health System
This qualitative study found that outpatient practice unification was perceived to be a financially and equity-driven process with multiple dimensions. However, not all of the unification procedures had been completely implemented. These findings indicate that successful unification of outpatient practices in a large urban health care system requires attention to multiple dimensions, as well as overcoming challenges regarding finances, facility space, reimbursement policies, and patient and staff satisfaction.
Authors
- Steven C. Schlozman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1727-5460)
- Nina A. Bickell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1102-8677)
- Ann Scheck McAlearney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9107-5419)
- Lynne D. Richardson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5425-1601)
- Radhi Yagnik
- Carol R. Horowitz
- Margaret Smirnoff
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Health Forum
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.5520
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.26
Funders
- American Hospital Association
- National Institutes of Health
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Stand Up To Cancer
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities