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Examining Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care at High-Volume Hospitals

June 12, 2012 | Program Result

Researchers at the Urban Institute studied whether patients use high-volume hospitals for procedures and services where volume is associated with outcomes, and whether there are disparities between minorities and Whites in using such hospitals.

Researchers Identify Four Key Areas to Reduce Health Care Disparities and Save Lives of African Americans and Hispanics

October 6, 2009 | Program Result

Researchers at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry estimated the impact that eliminating disparities in health care between racial and ethnic minorities and whites would have on minority health.

Ten-Year Study Finds Increasing Racial Gaps in the Use of Major Procedures Among the Elderly

February 1, 2007 | Program Result

The Harvard School of Public Health and Dartmouth Medical School examined data from 29 million Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in the Medicare fee-for-service program from 1992 though 2001.

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