NCQA launches new online tool to reduce health disparities

Healthcare IT News: WASHINGTON - The National Committee for Quality Assurance has launched a new Web site designed to provide online resources to reduce disparities in healthcare.

"Despite substantial improvement in quality in some areas of healthcare, many people in linguistic, racial and ethnic minority groups continue to have poorer health and lower quality healthcare than white Americans," said NCQA Executive Vice President L. Gregory Pawlson. "NCQA has worked for two decades to improve the quality of care for all people, and this resource can encourage and support health care organizations in improving their multicultural capabilities." Read Article

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