Measuring hospital‐specific disparities by dual eligibility and race to reduce health inequities
Lloren A, Liu S, Herrin J, Lin Z, Zhou G, Wang Y, Kuang M, Zhou S, Farietta T, McCole K, Charania S, Sheares K, Bernheim S. Measuring hospital‐specific disparities by dual eligibility and race to reduce health inequities. Health Services Research 2019, 54: 243-254. PMID: 30666634, PMCID: PMC6341208, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican American racePatient case mixDual eligibilityReadmission ratesAmerican raceRisk-standardized outcomesHigher readmission ratesDual eligibility statusAcute myocardial infarctionAfrican American patientsRisk-standardized readmission ratesAcute care hospitalsQuality of careMedicaid Services methodologyHealth care qualityHospital disparitiesCare hospitalHeart failureInpatient admissionsMyocardial infarctionAmerican patientsMedicare patientsCase mixHealth outcomesHospital