Community Leaders Reject Invitation From IU Health to Discuss Death of Moore Alicia Sanders and Rashad Elby/GoFundMe Leaders local of civil rights advocacy groups declined an invitation from IU Health officials to discuss the death of Dr. Susan Moore and racial disparities in health care. Moore died in December from COVID-19 complications. In a viral Facebook video, she claimed there was racial bias in the care she received at IU Health North Hospital. The hospital created an external review committee, which found the medical care Moore received did not contribute to her death, but not all the providers practiced cultural competence and some providers did not have awareness of implicit racial bias while caring for Moore.
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Several community groups are criticizing IU Health’s response to the external review of Dr. Susan Moore’s death. Moore died in December from COVID-19 complications. In a viral Facebook video, Moore alleged racial bias in the care she received at IU Health North Hospital.
An external review found that while the medical care Moore received did not cause her death, cultural competence was not practiced by all providers and several lacked awareness of implicit racial bias in Moore’s care.
The panel recommended that IU Health improve the delivery of patient care and increase cultural competence and awareness of implicit bias within the organization.
An external review on the death of a Black woman doctor found the “medical management and technical care” she received from Indiana University Health did