Disparities in access to specialty care and emergency department use after hospital discharge to a skilled nursing facility.

Published in: Journal of hospital medicine (2022)

There is a racial/ethnic disparity in subspecialty follow-up after hospital discharge to SNF that is associated with a higher rate of subsequent ED visits by BIPOC patients.

Keyphrases

emergency department
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ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
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mental health
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prognostic factors
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