Racial and ethnic identification and quality of care: an Australian perspective

Perspectives care with two dimensions — access and effectiveness. Ac means availability, accessibility, affordability and acceptab while effectiveness is operationalised as the processes of interpersonal and clinical care. Interpersonal c re relates the interaction between health care providers and their patients. Clinical care relates to the technical aspects of c This distinction is also reflected in guidelines developed in US to address disparities in health. Knowing if a patient is Indigenous can be key to improving their care