Access disparities to Magnet hospitals for patients undergoing neurosurgical operations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Centers of excellence focusing on quality improvement have demonstrated superior outcomes for a variety of surgical interventions. We investigated the presence of access disparities to hospitals recognized by the Magnet Recognition Program of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for patients undergoing neurosurgical operations.

Methods

We performed a cohort study of all neurosurgery patients who were registered in the New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS) database from 2009 to 2013. We examined the association of African-American race and lack of insurance with Magnet status hospitalization for neurosurgical procedures. A mixed effects propensity adjusted multivariable regression analysis was used to control for confoundin

SUBMITTER: Missios S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5582027 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature