Evidence of Racial and Geographic Disparities in the Use of Medicare Observation Stays and Subsequent Patient Outcomes Relative to Short-Stay Hospitalizations

Evidence of Racial and Geographic Disparities in the Use of Medicare Observation Stays and Subsequent Patient Outcomes Relative to Short-Stay Hospitalizations

Purpose: To examine racial and geographic disparities in the use of?and outcomes associated with?Medicare observation stays versus short-stay hospitalizations. Methods: We used 2007?2010 fee-for-service Medicare claims, including 3,555,994 observation and short-stay hospitalizations for individuals...

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Main Authors:	Brad Wright, Xuan Zhang, Momotazur Rahman, Mahshid Abir, Padmaja Ayyagari, Keith E. Kocher
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Mary Ann Liebert 2018-04-01
Series:	Health Equity
Subjects:	disparities hospitals Medicare observation outcomes
Online Access:	https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/HEQ.2017.0055

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