Do Minority Patients Use Lower Quality Hospitals

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ID13776235
AuthorsDarrell J Gaskin (0000-0002-0822-1583, Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author), Christine S Spencer (University of Baltimore), Patrick Richard (0000-0002-0856-3911, George Washington University), Gerald F Anderson (0000-0003-1845-1523, Johns Hopkins University), Gerard Anderson, Neil R Powe (0000-0003-2347-3620), Thomas A Laveist (Johns Hopkins University)
Year2011
Volume48
Issue3
Pages209-220
Publication date2011-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueINQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0046-9580 • E-ISSN: 1945-7243
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5034/inquiryjrnl_48.03.06
PMID22235546
OpenAlexW2129666381
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited23

Employing three years of inpatient discharge data from 11 states and inpatient and patient safety quality indicators from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), this paper explored whether minority (black, Hispanic, and Asian) patients used lower quality hospitals. We found that the association between the share of minority patients and hospital quality depended on how quality was measured and varied by race and ethnicity. Hospitals serving Hispanics performed well on most patient safety measures. Higher percentages of all three minority patient groups corresponded to lower quality for only one measure, postoperative sepsis. Our analysis indicates that it is incorrect to generalize that minorities use lower quality hospitals. Analysts and policymakers should be cautious when making generalizations about the overall service quality of hospitals that treat minority patients

Agency (philosophy · Ethnic group · Family medicine · Health care · Patient safety · Quality (philosophy · Emergency Medicine · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine · Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare · Primary Care and Health Outcomes

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