PR Newswire October 18, 2022
Health equity plans must include and protect healthcare workforce
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — An analysis of race-related patient safety reports by ECRI, the nation’s largest nonprofit patient safety organization, shows that both patients and healthcare providers are frequently on the receiving end of inappropriate comments about race.
A review of more than 500 patient safety incidents related to race showed that 57% were related to patients making inappropriate racial comments or engaging in racist behavior. Racist incidents committed by staff were the focus of 42% of reported incidents.
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