Although both patients and health care providers are subjected to racial comments and behaviors, providers are more often the target, according to a review of safety incidents by ECRI Institute, a nonprofit patient safety organization.
“This analysis provides a snapshot into the experiences of racial and ethnic minority groups at every level of care delivery,” Dheerendra Kommala, MD, chief medical officer at ECRI, said in a press release. “More needs to be done.”
Researchers at ECRI examined patient safety incidents that were reported to the organization or the Institute