Evidence of Racial and Geographic Disparities in the Use of Medicare Observation Stays and Subsequent Patient Outcomes Relative to Short-Stay Hospitalizations

Evidence of Racial and Geographic Disparities in the Use of Medicare Observation Stays and Subsequent Patient Outcomes Relative to Short-Stay Hospitalizations

Purpose: To examine racial and geographic disparities in the use of—and outcomes associated with—Medicare observation stays versus short-stay hospitalizations. Methods: We used 2007–2010 fee-for-service Medicare claims, including 3,555,994 observation and short-stay hospitalizations for individuals...

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Main Authors: Brad Wright, Xuan Zhang, Momotazur Rahman, Mahshid Abir, Padmaja Ayyagari, Keith E. Kocher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2018-04-01
Series:Health Equity
Subjects:
disparities
hospitals
Medicare
observation
outcomes
Online Access:https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/HEQ.2017.0055

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