Association of Race/Ethnicity With Emergency Department Destination of Emergency Medical Services Transport.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Evidence from national studies indicates systematic differences in hospitals in which racial/ethnic minorities receive care, with most care obtained in a small proportion of hospitals. Little is known about the source of these differences.

Objectives

To examine the patterns of emergency department (ED) destination of emergency medical services (EMS) transport according to patient race/ethnicity, and to compare the patterns between those transported by EMS and those who did not use EMS.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study of US EMS and EDs used Medicare claims data from January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2012. Enrollees aged 66 years or older with continuous fee-for-service Medicare coverage (N = 864 750) were selected for the sample. Zip codes

SUBMITTER: Hanchate AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6735492 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature