Key result
Dual eligibility and African American race were associated with higher readmission rates within hospitals for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pneumonia, with substantial variation.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to propose and evaluate a metric for quantifying hospital-specific disparities in health outcomes that can be used by patients and hospitals.
Population
Medicare patients with acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, or pneumonia admitted during 2012-2015
Comparison
Dual eligibility status and African American race disparities within hospitals
Design
Observational model development study
Authors
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Highlights within-hospital disparities; hypothesis-generating for interventions to reduce inequities in dual-eligible and minority patients.
Observational
Yes
A novel statistical model isolating hospital-specific disparity effects reveals significant but variable within-hospital inequities in readmission rates for minority and dual-eligible Medicare patients.
Lloren et al. (2019) conducted an observational in Acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, or pneumonia. Dual eligibility status or African American race was evaluated on Risk-standardized readmission rates. Dual eligibility and African American race were associated with higher readmission rates within hospitals for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pneumonia, with substantial variation.
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