United States: Trends In Quality Of Care And Barriers To Improvement In The Indian Health Service

United States: Trends In Quality Of Care And Barriers To Improvement In The Indian Health Service Thomas D. Sequist, Theresa Cullen, Kenneth Bernard, Shimon Shaykevich, E. John Orav, and John Z. Ayanian, 2011   BACKGROUND: Although Native Americans experience substantial disparities in health outcomes, little information is available regarding healthcare delivery for this population.   OBJECTIVE: To analyze trends in ambulatory quality of care and physician reports of barriers to quality...

For the rest of the article, as well as maps, images, related items, and videos, please visit Indigenous Peoples Issues & Resources.