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ObjectiveTo investigate new metrics to improve the reporting of patient race and ethnicity (R/E) by hospitals.
Data SourcesCalifornia Patient Discharge Database (PDD) and birth registry, 2008–2009, Healthcare and Cost Utilization Project's State Inpatient Database, 2008–2011, cancer registry 2000–2008, and 2010 US Census Summary File 2.
Study DesignWe examined agreement between hospital reported...
ObjectiveTo examine how similar racial/ethnic disparities in clinical quality (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set [HEDIS]) and patient experience (Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems [CAHPS]) measures are for different measures within Medicare Advantage (MA) plans.
Data Sources/Study Setting5.7 million/492,495 MA beneficiaries with 2008–2009 HEDIS/CAHPS data.
Study...
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