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Beyond Shared Identity: How Physician-Patient Racial Concordance Modulates Inpatient Advance Care Planning
By MedXY|Mar 28, 2026
A large-scale study of 390,000 hospitalizations reveals that while racial concordance modestly increases advance care planning (ACP) discussions, physician race and systemic quality initiatives play significant, nuanced roles in end-of-life