Racial Disparities in Readmission Rates among Patients Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Prior studies have reported mixed findings about the existence of racial disparities in readmission rates among Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, but these studies used data from one state, focused on black-white disparities, and did not focus on patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The objective of the study was to characterize racial and ethnic disparities in rates of 30-day rehospitalization directly from SNFs among fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage patients.

Design

A cross-sectional study of admissions to SNFs in 2015 was conducted.

Setting

SNFs across the United States.

Participants

The sample included 1 500 334 white, 213 848 African American, and 99 781 Hispanic Medicare patients who were admitted to 13 375 SNFs.

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SUBMITTER: Rivera-Hernandez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6684399 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature