Measuring hospital-specific disparities by dual eligibility and race to reduce health inequities.
Anouk LlorenShuling LiuJeph HerrinZhenqiu LinGuohai ZhouYongfei WangMeng KuangSheng ZhouThalia FariettaKerry McColeSana CharaniaKaren Dorsey ShearesSusannah BernheimPublished in: Health services research (2020)
Our models isolate a hospital-specific disparity effect and demonstrate variation in quality of care for different groups of patients across conditions and hospitals. Illuminating within-hospital disparities can incentivize hospitals to reduce inequities in health care quality.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- affordable care act
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- quality improvement
- acute care
- public health
- adverse drug
- prognostic factors
- palliative care
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental health
- emergency department
- health information
- pain management
- chronic pain
- risk assessment
- electronic health record