Disparities in Health Care Are Driven by Where Minority Patients Seek Care
Author(s) -
Romana HasnainWynia,
David W. Baker,
David R. Nerenz,
Joe Feinglass,
Anne C. Beal,
Mary Beth Landrum,
Raj Behal,
Joel S. Weissman
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.167.12.1233
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , heart failure , ethnic group , pneumonia , observational study , health care , emergency medicine , sociology , anthropology , economics , economic growth
Racial/ethnic disparities in health care are well documented, but less is known about whether disparities occur within or between hospitals for specific inpatient processes of care. We assessed racial/ethnic disparities using the Hospital Quality Alliance Inpatient Quality of Care Indicators.
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