Identifying Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Interhospital Transfer: an Observational Study.
Evan Michael ShannonJeffrey L SchnipperStephanie K MuellerPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2020)
Black and Hispanic patients had lower odds of IHT, largely explained by a higher likelihood of being hospitalized at urban teaching hospitals. Racial/ethnic disparities in transfer were demonstrated at community hospitals, in certain geographic regions and among patients with specific diseases.