Causes of Racial Inequity in Healthcare
The second course of the Addressing Racial Health Inequity in Healthcare specialization you will journey through a survey of critical drivers of racial inequities in healthcare. These critical drivers need to be known in order to implement interventions that can achieve health equity. You will explore issues that arise around the financing of healthcare in the U.S, and how this system enables race-based disparities. You will then explore the multiple dimensions of access to care, and how various dimensions perpetuate racial inequities in care.
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- Duration 15 hours
- Course by University of Michigan
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The second course of the Addressing Racial Health Inequity in Healthcare specialization you will journey through a survey of critical drivers of racial inequities in healthcare. These critical drivers need to be known in order to implement interventions that can achieve health equity. You will explore issues that arise around the financing of healthcare in the U.S, and how this system enables race-based disparities. You will then explore the multiple dimensions of access to care, and how various dimensions perpetuate racial inequities in care. You will also discuss the historical backdrop of mistreatment in healthcare settings that remains pervasive among racial groups. And finally, you will unpack implicit bias and how these biases influence diagnosis and treatment patterns among different racial groups.Modules
Course Introduction
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2
Videos
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3
Readings
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1
Discussion
1
Discussions
- Meet Your Fellow Global Classmates
2
Videos
- Recap of History of Racial Inequity in Healthcare and Connections to this course
- Meet Your Professor
3
Readings
- Course Syllabus
- Course Glossary of Terms
- Pre-Course Survey
Financing of Healthcare
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3
Readings
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1
Quiz
3
Readings
- Economics of the U.S. Healthcare System
- Program Administration of Public Insurance Systems in the U.S.
- Financing of the Indian Health Service
1
Quiz
- Lesson Quiz: Financing of Healthcare
Financing Healthcare Systems and Racial/Ethnic Healthcare Disparities
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5
Videos
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1
Readings
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2
Discussion
2
Discussions
- Reflection: Features of Public Insurance & Racial Inequity
- Public Financing of Insurance Systems Across the World
5
Videos
- Public Insurance and Racial Inequity before the Affordable Care Act
- Current Contributions to Racial Inequity by Public Insurance
- Title VI and Public Insurance
- Limitations of Title VI
- Fixing Public Insurance in the U.S.
1
Readings
- Up Next: An Interview with Professor Sara Rosenbaum J.D.
Non-Profit Hospitals and Inequities
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3
Readings
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1
Discussion
1
Discussions
- Reflection: Difference Among Different Types of Hospitals
3
Readings
- Introduction to Non-Profit Hospitals and Inequities
- The Healthcare Divide between Rich and Poor Hospitals
- Hospital Price Discrimination and Policy Options
Week 1 Optional Resources
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1
Readings
1
Readings
- Week 1 Optional Resources
Access to Care and Geographic Dimensions
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3
Readings
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1
Quiz
3
Readings
- Multiple Dimensions of Access to Care
- Geographic Variation in Healthcare—What is it?
- Access to Care and Geographic Variation in Other Contexts
1
Quiz
- Lesson Quiz: Access to Care and Geographical Dimensions
Geographic Variation & Racial/Ethnic Healthcare Disparities
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4
Videos
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3
Readings
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3
Discussion
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1
Quiz
3
Discussions
- Week 2: Reflection: Where You Live Matters
- Reflection: Pharmacy Closure
- Reflection: Access to Care and Healthcare Disparities
4
Videos
- Pharmacy Deserts- Structural Racism and Pharmacy Access
- Risk Factors for Pharmacy Closures in the U.S.
- Impact of Pharmacy Closures on Health
- Impacts of Pharmacy Deserts on Pandemic-related Disparities
3
Readings
- Geography and Racial and Ethnic Healthcare Disparities
- Access to Care in Rural America
- Up Next: An Interview with Dr. Dima Qato
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Quiz
- Lesson Quiz: Geographic Variation & Racial/Ethnic Healthcare Disparities
Week 2: Optional Resources
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1
Readings
1
Readings
- Week 2 Optional Resources
History of Mistreatment within Biomedical Innovation
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4
Readings
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1
Discussion
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1
Quiz
1
Discussions
- Reflection: What Ethical Issues Stood Out to You?
4
Readings
- History of Biomedical Experimentation
- Tuskegee Syphilis Trials
- HELA Cells: The Story of Henrietta Lacks
- Establishment of Formal Review of Human Subjects Research
1
Quiz
- Lesson Quiz: History of Mistreatment Within Biomedical Innovation
History of Mistreatment Within healthcare Systems
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2
Readings
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1
Discussion
1
Discussions
- Reflection: Mistreatment of Racial/Ethnic Groups Around the World
2
Readings
- Situating Mistrust in the Context of Mistreatment
- Eugenics and Sterilization
Country/State Profile: Healthcare Structure Assignment
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2
Readings
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1
Quiz
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1
ExternalTool
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External Tool
- Submit Your Country/State Healthcare Structure Assignment
2
Readings
- Country/State Healthcare Structure Assignment
- Country/State Healthcare Structure Assignment: General Feedback
1
Quiz
- Country/State Healthcare Structure Assignment Check
Week 3 Optional Resources
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1
Readings
1
Readings
- Week 3 Optional Resources
Racism in Medicine and Society Today
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3
Readings
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1
Discussion
1
Discussions
- Reflection: Racism in Medicine Today
3
Readings
- Myths and Truths about the Reality of Racism
- Microaggressions
- Unchecked Racism Faced by Physicians of Color
How Race is Ubiquitous Within the Practice of Medicine
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4
Readings
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1
Quiz
4
Readings
- Race and Medical Journals
- Physician's Diagnosis
- Clinical Measurements
- Race and Pain
1
Quiz
- Lesson Quiz: How Race is Ubiquitous Within the Practice of Medicine
Week 4 Optional Resources
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1
Readings
1
Readings
- Week 4 Optional Resources
Role of Implicit Bias in Diagnosis and Treatment Patterns and Artificial Intelligence
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7
Videos
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3
Readings
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3
Discussion
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1
Quiz
3
Discussions
- Reflection: Other Implicit Biases You Heard of in Healthcare
- Reflection: Implicit Bias in Everyday Life
- Implicit Bias in Everyday Life
7
Videos
- What is implicit Bias? Concepts and Definitions
- What is implicit Bias? Physician Attitudes and Racially Discordant Interactions
- What is implicit Bias? Patient Perceptions
- What is implicit Bias? Physician Behaviors
- What is implicit Bias? Patient Treatment Expectations, Attitudes, and Perceptions
- What is implicit Bias? Jointly Determine Behaviors in Patient-Physician Interactions
- What is implicit Bias? Solutions
3
Readings
- Up Next: An Interview with Dr. Lauren Hamel
- Measuring Implicit Bias
- Can you Train a Provider to be Unbiased?
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Quiz
- Lesson Quiz: Role of Implicit Bias in Diagnosis and Treatment Patterns
Week 5 Optional Resources
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1
Readings
1
Readings
- Week 5 Optional Resources
Course Wrap-Up and What's Next
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2
Videos
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1
Readings
2
Videos
- Course Wrap Up
- What's Next in the Series
1
Readings
- Post-Course Survey
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Explore critical drivers of racial inequities in healthcare with Coursera's professional-level course. Delve into U.S. healthcare financing, access to care, historical mistreatment, and implicit bias. Enhance your understanding to implement health equity interventions. Ideal for professionals, available under Starter and Professional subscriptions, with a comprehensive 900-minute duration.
Minal R. Patel