Erschienen in:
01.07.2014 | Editorial
Unconscious Bias and Real-World Hypertension Outcomes: Advancing Disparities Research
verfasst von:
Joseph Ravenell, MD, MS, Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, MS
Erschienen in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Ausgabe 7/2014
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Excerpt
In 2003, in its landmark report
Unequal Treatment, the Institute of Medicine (IOM), after examining the evidence and theories up to that time, boldly proclaimed:
“Indirect evidence indicates that bias, stereotyping, prejudice, and clinical uncertainty on the part of healthcare providers may be contributory factors to racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare. Prejudice may stem from conscious bias, while stereotyping and biases may be conscious or unconscious, even among the well intentioned (emphasis added).” 1 …