Vulnerable populations

Vulnerable populations are "groups of persons whose range of options is severely limited, who are frequently subjected to coercion in their decision making, or who may be compromised in their ability to give informed consent"[1].

The ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) program may improve the care of U.S. patients with Medicaid[2].

Startifying data analyses by vulnerable populations may help identify opportunities to end disparities[3]

## See also

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* Healthcare disparities

## References

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1. ↑ Anonymous (2026), Vulnerable populations (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
2. ↑ Komaromy M, Bartlett J, Gonzales-van Horn SR, Zurawski A, Kalishman SG, Zhu Y; et al. (2020). "A Novel Intervention for High-Need, High-Cost Medicaid Patients: a Study of ECHO Care". J Gen Intern Med. 35 (1): 21–27. doi:10.1007/s11606-019-05206-0. PMID 31667743.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
3. ↑ Sivashanker, Karthik; Gandhi, Tejal K. (2020). "Advancing Safety and Equity Together". New England Journal of Medicine. 382 (4): 301–303. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1911700. ISSN 0028-4793.