Welcome to the online home of CHERP's collaborations. The site aims to be a resource for our stakeholders and our collaborative partners. CHERP's Web site is under construction and will soon be located at www.cherp.research.va.gov.
Large Racial Disparities in Mortality After Liver Surgery, A study in the Journal of the American College of Surgery demonstrates a significant gap in mortality between blacks undergoing liver surgery and whites undergoing the same surgery. The mortality rate for blacks was 2.15 times that of whites. more...
Socioeconomic Disparities: Researchers Find Recent Evidence of a Growing Mortality Gap, Researchers with the American Cancer Society and the Centers for Disease Control looked at mortality data from 1993-2001. They found a rapid rise in socioeconomic inequalities over time. They attribute the widening gap to improvements in mortality among educated white and black men and white women, and slow or no growth and in some cases a worsening of mortality rates among the least educated. more...
AHRQ 2007 Disparities Report Available Online, Three themes emerge from the 2007 report. First, significant disparities in health care quality and access persist. Second, although some headway has occurred, the biggest gaps in quality and access remain large. Finally, uninsurance is a major obstacle to reducing health care disparities. more...
