Patient-provider racial/ethnic concordance (i.e., physician and patient identify as the same race/ethnicity) has emerged as one key suggestion for mitigating healthcare disparities. Past research has underlined its benefits, including improved infant mortality and more appropriate prescription regimens. However, the sum of the evidence remains unclear and many facets of the patient-provider relationship have yet to… Read More » Author information JB Eyring JB is a Population Health Scholar and MD student at the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine of the University of Utah. His research interests center on leveraging data to affect policy change, focused on the intersection of Social Determinants of Health and the practice of medicine. | LinkedIn | The post Racial/Ethnic Concordance and Doctor Communication appeared first on The Medical Care Blog.

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