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 (Author), Xuan Zhang (Author), Momotazur Rahman (Author), Mahshid Abir (Author), Padmaja Ayyagari (Author), Keith E. Kocher (Author)
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Published: Mary Ann Liebert, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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