Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries Hospitalized for Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, and Pneumonia.
Zachary HermesKaren E Joynt MaddoxRobert W YehYuansong ZhaoChangyu ShenRishi K WadheraPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2021)
Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with higher 30-day mortality for some conditions targeted by value-based programs, even after accounting for individual-level demographics, clinical comorbidities, and poverty. These findings may have implications as policymakers weigh strategies to advance health equity under value-based programs.
Keyphrases
- public health
- acute myocardial infarction
- heart failure
- cardiovascular events
- physical activity
- left ventricular
- healthcare
- risk factors
- mental health
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- atrial fibrillation
- global health
- cancer therapy
- health information
- cardiovascular disease
- risk assessment
- coronary artery disease
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- acute coronary syndrome
- climate change
- social media
- human health
- health promotion
- acute respiratory distress syndrome