Hospital-Level Racial and Ethnic Segregation Among Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Common Surgical Procedures

Sidra N Bonner; Nicholas Kunnath; Justin B Dimick; Andrew M Ibrahim

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.3135

Hospital-Level Racial and Ethnic Segregation Among Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Common Surgical Procedures

JAMA Surg. 2022 Oct 1;157(10):961-964. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.3135.

Authors

Sidra N Bonner^{1

2

3}, Nicholas Kunnath², Justin B Dimick^{1

2

4}, Andrew M Ibrahim^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
² Center for Health Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
³ National Clinician Scholars Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
⁴ Surgical Innovation Editor, JAMA Surgery.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cohort study uses Medicare fee-for-service claims data to assess hospital-level racial and ethnic segregation among beneficiaries undergoing common surgical procedures.

MeSH terms

Aged
Ethnicity
Fee-for-Service Plans
Hospitals
Humans
Medicare*
Racial Groups*
United States