Measuring Equity in Readmission as an Assessment of Hospital Performance

To the Editor A recent study that used Medicare administrative data reported disparities in readmission rates for Black compared with White beneficiaries and notable segregation in the care of Black and White patients among hospitals. These findings necessitate attention to additional structural factors contributing to the observed disparities, extending beyond between-hospital –level segregation to the community and other health system levels.
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research