Comparison of data quality for reports and ratings of ambulatory care by African American and white medicare managed care enrollees

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 707-721

  Fongwa, Marie N ^a   Cunningham, William ^a   Weech Maldonado, Robert ^b   Gutierrez, Peter R ^c   Hays, Ron D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; CAHPS 3.0 health plan survey; Medicare managed care enrollees; Missing data; Reliability of reports and ratings; Survey data quality

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONSUMER ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND SYSTEMS HEALTH PLAN SURVEY; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748648629     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264306293264     Document Type: Article

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