2021
National Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Antihypertensive Medication Use and Blood Pressure Control Among Adults With Hypertension, 2011–2018
Lu Y, Liu Y, Dhingra LS, Massey D, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Spatz ES, Onuma O, Herrin J, Krumholz HM. National Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Antihypertensive Medication Use and Blood Pressure Control Among Adults With Hypertension, 2011–2018. Hypertension 2021, 79: 207-217. PMID: 34775785, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.121.18381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntihypertensive medication usePoor hypertension controlOverall treatment rateLow control rateHypertension controlHypertension awarenessMedication useControl rateHispanic individualsEthnic differencesTreatment ratesBlack individualsGuideline-recommended medicationsBlood pressure controlWhite individualsNutrition Examination SurveyLow awareness rateAntihypertensive medicationsHypertensive peopleExamination SurveyIntensive medicationNational HealthAwareness rateEthnic disparitiesPressure controlTrends in Differences in Health Status and Health Care Access and Affordability by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1999-2018
Mahajan S, Caraballo C, Lu Y, Valero-Elizondo J, Massey D, Annapureddy AR, Roy B, Riley C, Murugiah K, Onuma O, Nunez-Smith M, Forman HP, Nasir K, Herrin J, Krumholz HM. Trends in Differences in Health Status and Health Care Access and Affordability by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1999-2018. JAMA 2021, 326: 637-648. PMID: 34402830, PMCID: PMC8371573, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.9907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care accessFair health statusSelf-reported health statusCare accessHealth statusWhite individualsEthnic differencesLatino/HispanicNational Health Interview Survey dataSerial cross-sectional studySelf-reported functional limitationsBlack individualsHealth Interview Survey dataLow incomeCross-sectional studyCross-sectional survey studyInterview Survey dataSelf-reported raceSelf-report measuresMAIN OUTCOMEUS adultsFunctional limitationsPercentage of peopleSignificant decreaseAdults
2019
Racial and Ethnic Differences in 30-Day Hospital Readmissions Among US Adults With Diabetes
Rodriguez-Gutierrez R, Herrin J, Lipska KJ, Montori VM, Shah ND, McCoy RG. Racial and Ethnic Differences in 30-Day Hospital Readmissions Among US Adults With Diabetes. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e1913249. PMID: 31603490, PMCID: PMC6804020, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.13249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministrative Claims, HealthcareAgedAged, 80 and overAsianBlack or African AmericanComorbidityDiabetes ComplicationsEthnicityFemaleHispanic or LatinoHospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and overHospitals, UniversityHospitals, VoluntaryHumansIncomeMaleMiddle AgedMinority GroupsPatient ReadmissionRacial GroupsRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsCause readmissionIndex hospitalizationBlack patientsWhite patientsUS adultsHigh riskAdministrative claims data setsHospital-level risk factorsEthnic differencesLarge hospitalsPlace of hospitalizationDays of dischargeRetrospective cohort studyLow-income patientsMedicare Advantage beneficiariesSystem-level factorsClaims data setsHealth care qualityRace/ethnicityCohort studyReadmission ratesAdult patientsHospital readmissionHispanic patientsReadmission risk
2004
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Time to Acute Reperfusion Therapy for Patients Hospitalized With Myocardial Infarction
Bradley EH, Herrin J, Wang Y, McNamara RL, Webster TR, Magid DJ, Blaney M, Peterson ED, Canto JG, Pollack CV, Krumholz HM. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Time to Acute Reperfusion Therapy for Patients Hospitalized With Myocardial Infarction. JAMA 2004, 292: 1563-1572. PMID: 15467058, DOI: 10.1001/jama.292.13.1563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAsian PeopleBlack PeopleFemaleHispanic or LatinoHospitalsHumansInsurance, HospitalizationMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient AdmissionRetrospective StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsThrombolytic TherapyTime and Motion StudiesTime FactorsUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionAcute reperfusion therapyElevation myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionReperfusion therapyAfrican American/BlackBalloon timeInsurance statusAmerican/BlackEthnic differencesPercutaneous coronary interventionBundle branch blockAsian/Pacific IslandersHealth care disparitiesRace/ethnicity differencesRace/ethnicityClinical characteristicsCoronary interventionFibrinolytic therapyHospital arrivalNonwhite patientsPrimary reperfusionWhite patientsUS cohortHospital characteristics