Patient-physician racial concordance and the perceived quality and use of health care
S Saha, M Komaromy, TD Koepsell… - Archives of internal …, 1999 - jamanetwork.com
Background Patients from racial and ethnic minority groups use fewer health care services
and are less satisfied with their care than patients from the majority white population. These
disparities may be attributable in part to racial or cultural differences between patients and
their physicians. Objective To determine whether racial concordance between patients and
physicians affects patients' satisfaction with and use of health care. Methods We analyzed
data from the 1994 Commonwealth Fund's Minority Health Survey, a nationwide, telephone …
and are less satisfied with their care than patients from the majority white population. These
disparities may be attributable in part to racial or cultural differences between patients and
their physicians. Objective To determine whether racial concordance between patients and
physicians affects patients' satisfaction with and use of health care. Methods We analyzed
data from the 1994 Commonwealth Fund's Minority Health Survey, a nationwide, telephone …
