Disparities and Health Equity

The differences in ability to access health care and in health outcomes across the population.

Factors Underlying Racial Disparities in Sepsis Management

Factors Underlying Racial Disparities in Sepsis Management

Feb. 14, 2019

Matthew DiMeglio, John Dubensky, Samuel Schadt, Rashmika Potdar, and Krzysztof Laudanski

Abstract [from journal]

Sepsis, a syndrome characterized by systemic inflammation during infection, continues to be one of the most common causes of patient mortality in hospitals across the United States. While standardized treatment protocols have been implemented, a wide variability in clinical outcomes persists across racial groups. Specifically, black and Hispanic populations are frequently associated with higher rates of morbidity and mortality in sepsis compared to the white population. While this is often attributed to systemic bias against...
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Changes to Racial Disparities in Readmission Rates After Medicare’s Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Within Safety-Net and Non-Safety-Net Hospitals

Research Brief

Changes to Racial Disparities in Readmission Rates After Medicare’s Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Within Safety-Net and Non-Safety-Net Hospitals

Dec. 6, 2018
JAMA Network Open
  • Krisda H. Chaiyachati, Mingyu Qi, Rachel M. Werner

After the Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program began enforcing financial penalties, disparities in readmissions between white and black patients widened at safety-net hospitals for conditions not targeted by the program. Disparities were stable for conditions targeted by the program. At non-safety-net hospitals, disparities were unchanged for both targeted and non-targeted conditions.

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