Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change Disparities and Quality Improvement Marshall H. Chin, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Medicine Director, RWJF Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change University of Chicago Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change Session Goals Share and discuss promising quality improvement approaches to reducing racial and ethnic disparities in health care Highlight what we know, what we do not know – Raise cutting edge research questions Diabetes as a case example – Paradigm A National Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation at the University of Chicago A National Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation at the University of Chicago Q Care Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change RWJF Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change Discover promising interventions to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular disease, depression, and diabetes Grants program Systematic reviews of literature PAYORS STANDARDS HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION COMMUNITY PROVIDER ACCESS PERSON PATIENT – Oct. 2007 Medical Care Research and Review www.solvingdisparities.org PROCESSES OF CARE A National Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation at the University of Chicago A National Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation at the University of Chicago Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change Agenda Systematic Review – Monica Peek, MD Provider/Organization – Tom Sequist, MD Community Health Worker – Lee Hargraves, PhD Pay for Performance – Alyna Chien, MD Discussant – Jeroan Allison, MD General Discussion / Questions & Answers A National Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation at the University of Chicago 1