Examines the legal liability of collecting and reporting race and ethnicity data as part of healthcare quality improvement. Recommends establishing government guidelines to encourage the development of better practices for delivering quality health care.
Title: The Legality of Collecting and Disclosing Patient Race and Ethnicity Data
Publication date 2006-06-01
Publication year 2006
Authors
Dana Thomas
, Jennifer Santos
, Sara Rosenbaum
, Sonia W. Nath
, Taylor Burke
Copyright holder(s)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Geographical focus
North America / United States
Keywords
title VI
, quality improvement
, health
, health care quality
, data
Document type
Issue/Policy Brief
, Report/Whitepaper
Language
English
URL: https://renniecenter.issuelab.org/resource/the-legality-of-collecting-and-disclosing-patient-race-and-ethnicity-data.html
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