Article A24111

Variation in Mentions of Race and Ethnicity in Notes in Intensive Care Units Across a Health Care System

Author(s): Julien Cobert, MD, Edie Espejo, BS, John Boscardin, PhD, Hunter Mills, MS, Deepshikha Ashana, MD, Karthik Raghunathan, MD, Timothy A. Heintz, MD, Allyson Cook Chapman, MD, Alex K. Smith, MD, and Sei Lee, MD

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CERP B 1.00

Expires Nov 01, 2027

Topics: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Population: Adult, Geriatric

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Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

This retrospective study investigated whether mentions of race in notes for critically ill patients differed according to patients’ race. Note language containing information on social constructs has consequences for clinicians and patients reading notes and for algorithms trained on clinical notes.

Objectives

  • Identify differences in rates at which note writers mention patients' race or ethnicity in intensive care unit (ICU) notes.
  • Describe factors associated with the presence of race or ethnicity terms in ICU notes
  • Explain how the presence of race and ethnicity terms in ICU notes could reflect linguistic biases

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