Association Between Racial Disparities in Hospital Length of Stay and the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program

Association Between Racial Disparities in Hospital Length of Stay and the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program

Background: On average Black patients have longer LOS than comparable White patients. Longer hospital length of stay (LOS) may be associated with higher readmission risk. However, evidence suggests that the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) reduced overall racial differences in 30-day ad...

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Main Authors: Arnab K. Ghosh, Orysya Soroka, Martin Shapiro, Mark A. Unruh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-08-01
Series:Health Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/23333928211042454

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