Open AccessRacial Disparities in Rehospitalization Among Medicare Patients in Skilled Nursing Facilities
Author(s) -
Yue Li,
Laurent G. Glance,
Jun Yin,
Dana B. Mukamel
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2010.300055
Subject(s) - medicine , skilled nursing facility , logistic regression , minimum data set , health equity , cohort , demography , family medicine , gerontology , emergency medicine , nursing homes , nursing , public health , sociology
We examined racial disparities in rehospitalization rates among a cohort of non-Hispanic White and Black Medicare beneficiaries admitted to skilled nursing facilities for postacute care.