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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedNieman CL, Benke JR, Boss EF
Does race/ethnicity or socioeconomic status influence patient satisfaction in pediatric surgical care?
The researchers evaluated patient satisfaction in outpatient pediatric surgical care and assess differences in scores by race/ ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Their analysis found no disparities in the patient experience by individual- or community-level factors.
AHRQ-funded; HS022932.
Citation: Nieman CL, Benke JR, Boss EF .
Does race/ethnicity or socioeconomic status influence patient satisfaction in pediatric surgical care?
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2015 Oct;153(4):620-8. doi: 10.1177/0194599815590592..
Keywords: Patient Experience, Social Determinants of Health, Surgery, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Children/Adolescents
Shih T, Ryan AM, Gonzalez AA
Medicare's hospital readmissions reduction program in surgery may disproportionately affect minority-serving hospitals.
The authors aimed to project readmission penalties for hospitals performing cardiac surgery and examine how these penalties will affect minority-serving hospitals. They found that minority-serving hospitals would disproportionately bear the burden of readmission penalties if expanded to include cardiac surgery.
AHRQ-funded; HS018546.
Citation: Shih T, Ryan AM, Gonzalez AA .
Medicare's hospital readmissions reduction program in surgery may disproportionately affect minority-serving hospitals.
Ann Surg 2015 Jun;261(6):1027-31. doi: 10.1097/sla.0000000000000778.
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Keywords: Hospitals, Medicare, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Hospital Readmissions, Surgery