Achieving Equity in Hospital Performance Assessments Using Composite Race-Specific Measures of Risk-Standardized Readmission and Mortality Rates for Heart Failure

By sjmartinez • April 11, 2023

Mentias A, Peterson ED, Keshvani N, Kumbhani DJ, Yancy CW, Morris AA, Allen LA, Girotra S, Fonarow GC, Starling RC, Alvarez P, Desai MY, Cram P, Pandey A. Achieving Equity in Hospital Performance Assessments Using Composite Race-Specific Measures of Risk-Standardized Readmission and Mortality Rates for Heart Failure. Circulation. 2023 Apr 11;147(15):1121-1133. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.061995. Epub 2023 Apr 10. PMID: 37036906.

Tags: Cardiology/Epi, Health policy, Healthcare disparities, heart failure, mortality, patient readmission, Publications, Treatment outcome

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