2018
Association of Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities With Outcomes Among Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, and Pneumonia
Downing NS, Wang C, Gupta A, Wang Y, Nuti SV, Ross JS, Bernheim SM, Lin Z, Normand ST, Krumholz HM. Association of Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities With Outcomes Among Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, and Pneumonia. JAMA Network Open 2018, 1: e182044. PMID: 30646146, PMCID: PMC6324513, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.2044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBlack PeopleCohort StudiesFee-for-Service PlansFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHeart FailureHospitalizationHospitalsHumansMaleMedicareMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOutcome Assessment, Health CarePneumoniaRacial GroupsRetrospective StudiesSocial ClassUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized mortality ratesRisk-standardized readmission ratesReadmission ratesHeart failureMyocardial infarctionMortality rateIntraclass correlation coefficientAnalysis cohortBlack patientsHospital proportionSocioeconomic disparitiesHospital analysisRisk-standardized outcomesRisk-standardized ratesRetrospective cohort studySocioeconomic statusNeighborhood income levelHospital performanceHospital outcomesCohort studyNumber of hospitalsBroader systemic effectsPatient raceMAIN OUTCOME
2014
High Incarceration Rates Among Black Men Enrolled In Clinical Studies May Compromise Ability To Identify Disparities
Wang EA, Aminawung JA, Wildeman C, Ross JS, Krumholz HM. High Incarceration Rates Among Black Men Enrolled In Clinical Studies May Compromise Ability To Identify Disparities. Health Affairs 2014, 33: 848-855. PMID: 24799583, PMCID: PMC4065793, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical studiesHealth outcomesBlack menProspective clinical studyObservational clinical researchBlood InstituteNational HeartClinical researchWhite womenRacial disparitiesWhite menMinimal riskMenBlack womenHigh rateJail inmatesMinority populationsWomenOutcomesEffects of incarcerationImpact of incarcerationHigh incarceration ratesIncarcerationLungFollow