Ideally, programs to reduce disparities should include a component to demonstrate the existence of disparities within the physicians’ own practices ( 17 ). For example, hospitals or CMHCs may collect data on patient outcomes or patient satisfaction and examine these findings for correlations with race-ethnicity. Reporting these findings to the treating physicians may help physicians to understand and accept the pervasive nature of racial-ethnic disparities ( 13 ). In the authors’ personal experience, however, a major limitation of this approach is that such feedback may be met with skepticism by physicians who are not yet prepared to confront their own role in the existence of disparities. Broaching this topic with physicians in a nonaccusatory and collaborative manner is essential for success.

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