“Palliative Care” as an Outcome Measure and its Impact on Our Interpretation of Racial Disparities
This month, the article “‘Palliative Care’ as an Outcome Measure and its Impact on Our Interpretation of Racial Disparities” was published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (JPSM). Written by CAPC’s Rachael Heitner, MPH, Brittany Chambers, MPH, MCHES, Allison Silvers, MBA, Brynn Bowman, MPA, and Kimberly S. Johnson MD, MHS, the article discusses the importance of identifying racial disparities when caring for patients living with serious illness in order to facilitate equitable, quality health care. The authors outline considerations and recommendations for investigating and interpreting findings related to disparities in palliative care.