Quality of Care for Women Undergoing a Hysterectomy: Effects of Insurance and Race/Ethnicity
| Autor: | Nancy J. Merrick, Rosemarie B. Hakim, M. Beth Benedict |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Gerontology Michigan Race ethnicity medicine.medical_specialty Georgia Research and Practice medicine.medical_treatment Ethnic group Hysterectomy California White People Ethnicity medicine Humans Quality of care Quality Indicators Health Care Quality of Health Care Insurance Health Asian Poverty Inpatient care Medicaid business.industry Patient Selection Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Hispanic or Latino Middle Aged Black or African American Hospitalization Family medicine Utilization Review Women's Health Female Private Sector Health Services Research business |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Public Health. 94:1399-1405 |
| ISSN: | 1541-0048 0090-0036 |
| Popis: | Objective. We assessed the quality of hospital care for women who underwent a hysterectomy to compare Medicaid-covered women with privately insured women and minority women with White women. Methods. We evaluated medical decisions, inpatient care, quality of inpatient care, and outcomes. Results. Quality of hospital care was equivalent for Medicaid-covered women compared with privately insured women and for non-Hispanic Black women compared with White women. Medicaid-covered women (40%) and Black women (68%) were more likely to have a complication compared with privately insured women and White women, respectively. Conclusions. Increased complications after hysterectomy may result in increased economic burdens to Medicaid. Further studies of the racial/ethnic and sociodemographic issues are needed so that disparities may be adequately addressed. |
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