Daily News | Philly health systems and IBC launch effort against race-based medicine
Independence Blue Cross and 11 Philadelphia-area health systems, including Jefferson Health and Penn Medicine, on Thursday announced an effort to phase out race as a factor in clinical guidelines used to make treatment decisions.that we see in the Philadelphia region and in other similarly situated communities across the country,” Independence CEO Gregory E. Deavens said in a news release.
Health providers have long considered patients’ racial and genetic background when making a diagnosis or developing a treatment plan, but research has found this often leads to missed indicators of illness.when interpreting a test of how well lungs function. The underlying assumption is that Black and Asian patients have a smaller lung capacity compared to their white counterparts.
The new Regional Coalition to Eliminate Race-Based Medicine is an outgrowth of Accelerate Health Equity, another coalitionto tackle problems ranging from substance abuse, maternal and infant mortality, obesity/diabetes, and racism in medical settings to food access, housing, and community violence. Members of the group announced Thursday, in addition to Independence, are: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Doylestown Health, Grand View Health, Jefferson Health, Main Line Health, Nemours Children’s Health, Penn Medicine, Redeemer Health, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Temple Health, Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic, and Virtua Health.15 tools used to diagnose disease or make treatment decisions.
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