Differential Documentation of Race in the First Line of the History of Present Illness.

Balderston, Jessica R; Gertz, Zachary M; Seedat, Raees; Rankin, Jackson L; Hayes, Amanda W; Rodriguez, Viviana A; Golladay, Gregory J · JAMA Intern Med · 2021

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

This cross-sectional study assesses medical records for evidence of racial bias in clinician documentation among patients admitted for breast cancer, sickle cell disease with crisis, status epilepticus, hypertensive emergency, pneumonia, or motor vehicle collision.

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