Quality and equity of care in U.S. hospitals

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 371, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 2298-2308

  Trivedi, Amal N ^a,b   Nsa, Wato ^c   Hausmann, Leslie R M ^e,f   Lee, Jonathan S ^f   Ma, Allen ^c   Bratzler, Dale W ^d   Mor, Maria K ^e,g   Baus, Kristie ^h   Larbi, Fiona ^h   Fine, Michael J ^e,f  

^a PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; PNEUMONIA; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; ADULT; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOSPITAL; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEART FAILURE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PNEUMONIA; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84918537428     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsa1405003     Document Type: Article

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