Clinicians more likely to express doubt in medical records of Black patients

Study: Clinicians more often question credibility of Black patients in medical notes

In 13M+ EHR notes from a Mid-Atlantic health system, clinicians were more likely to record doubt about Black patients’ sincerity and competency than White patients.

How clinicians write about Black patients in the EHR

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Clinicians more likely to express doubt in medical records of Black patients

Clinicians are more likely to indicate doubt or disbelief in the medical records of Black patients than in those of White patients-a pattern that could contribute to ongoing racial disparities in healthcare.

Analysis reveals potential racial bias in how doctors document patient trustworthiness

Clinicians are more likely to indicate doubt or disbelief in the medical records of Black patients than in those of white patients—a pattern that could contribute to ongoing racial disparities in health care. That is the conclusion of a study, analyzing more than 13 million clinical notes, published in the open-access journal PLOS One by Mary Catherine Beach of Johns Hopkins University, U.S.

Electronic Health Records Suggest Racial Bias in Assessment of Patients’ Claims

Physicians were more likely to include terms that undermine the competence and sincerity of Black patients' claims when compared with White patients in a recent study.