NIH R01 · 2024
Seeking Objectivity in Allocation of Advanced Heart Failure (SOCIAL HF) Therapies Trial
ABSTRACT Standardized protocols can reduce the impact of implicit bias but are underused. Since the Institute of Medicine’s report, “Unequal Treatment”, multiple studies have confirmed that standardization of decision- making processes reduces bias, but bias in the allocation of advanced therapies has not been addressed. Using an evidence-based framework for behavior change [Capability, Opportunity, and Motivation for Behavior Change/Behavior Change Wheel (COM-B/BCW)], we developed a standardized protocol strategy, Seeking Objectivity in Allocation of Advanced Heart Failure (SOCIAL HF), that addresses significant barriers to equity in advanced therapies: 1) bias, 2) subjectivity in…
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