Background The role of race and ethnicity in the outcomes of cardiac arrest (CA)
complicating acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is incompletely understood. Methods and …

Objective Prior studies demonstrate an association between nonwhite race/ethnicity,
insurance status, and mortality after pediatric congenital heart surgery. The influence of …

Importance The association of the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) with
reductions in racial disparities in 30-day outcomes for myocardial infarction (MI), is unknown …

Background Although inequities in trauma care are reported widely, some groups have
theorized that universal health insurance would decrease disparities in care for …

Background: Claims-based studies have become common during the past 15 years. The
electronic records of millions of transactions include information entered on bills (claims) …

Differences in the quality of delivery hospital care contribute to persistent, intertwined racial
and ethnic disparities in both maternal and infant health. Despite the shared causal …

Significant racial/ethnic disparities have been documented in cardiovascular care. Although
health care quality is improving for many Americans, differences in clinical outcomes have …

BACKGROUND: Racial and ethnic inequalities in colon cancer treatment have been
reported in the United States but not elsewhere. The authors of this report compared cancer …

Objectives. We assessed cancer care disparities within the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care
system and whether between-hospital differences explained disparities. Methods. We linked …

Importance Cardiac care regionalization, specifically for patients with ST-segment elevation
myocardial infarction (STEMI), has been touted as a potential mechanism to reduce …