Health Care Equity

Special or Theme Issue

Health Care Equity

January 31, 2024

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2024;50(1);1-92.

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Health care inequities are the result of both clinical and community system failures. This special issue highlights activities in the field that examine investigative methods to better understand the systemic nature of health equity challenges and how to address them to improve patient safety.

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