Search results for "Disparities"
Women less likely to get guideline-recommended care for MI with cardiogenic shock
The analysis of patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction (MI) with cardiogenic shock found higher rates of in-hospital mortality and major bleeding in women compared to men but no difference in mortality or heart failure hospitalizations at one year.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/23/women-less-likely-to-get-guideline-recommended-care-for-mi-with-cardiogenic-shock.htm
23 Mar 2022
Gender-based disparities in starting salaries common in academic medicine
A study using U.S. compensation data from 2019 to 2020 found that starting salaries were lower for women in 93% of subspecialties and that initial salary parity in these subspecialities could increase women's 10-year earning potential by a median of $250,075.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/23/gender-based-disparities-in-starting-salaries-common-in-academic-medicine.htm
23 Feb 2022
Safety-net hospitals sent more patients to postacute facilities under bundled payments
A study of hospitals participating in Medicare's bundled payment program found that those with safety-net status didn't differ from others on postdischarge care cost or quality, but discharged a higher percentage of patients to institutions and a lower percentage to home health care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/24/3.htm
24 Nov 2021
COVID-19 and stroke, racial disparities; vaccine regulatory updates
Recent studies found that stroke risk in COVID-19 was highest in middle-aged patients, that higher death rates among Hispanic patients were linked to lower health care access, and that mild COVID-19 didn't lead to cardiac abnormalities. The FDA, NIH, and CDC updated their vaccine guidance.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/03/1.htm
3 Nov 2021
Uptake of hospital at home model differed by type, location of hospital
Of 144 U.S. hospitals that were approved for a CMS waiver allowing hospital at home programs, 18% had no teaching programs and only 0.7% were rural.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/10/27/2.htm
27 Oct 2021
NKF-ASN task force issues final report on use of race in diagnosing kidney disease
Effective immediately in the U.S., estimated glomerular filtration rate should be calculated with an updated equation that does not include a race modifier for Black patients, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/29/4.htm
29 Sep 2021
Prescription of opioids at hospital discharge may vary by race/ethnicity
A single-center, retrospective analysis of patients who received opioids in the last 24 hours of hospitalization found that Black patients were less likely than White or Asian patients to be prescribed opioids at discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/22/3.htm
22 Sep 2021
Risk for adverse outcomes after early-onset MI appears higher in Black patients
Researchers calculated that 45.7% of race-related disparity in major adverse cardiac events after myocardial infarction (MI) among younger and middle-aged patients was due to lower income, highlighting the importance of social determinants of health.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/01/3.htm
1 Sep 2021
Racial, ethnic disparities persist in U.S. health care access, spending
Recent studies looked at differences by race and ethnicity in health status and health care access as well as health care spending over time.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/25/4.htm
25 Aug 2021
Trainees appear to evaluate general internal medicine faculty performance differently by gender
In the inpatient setting, male faculty were rated more favorably for overall teaching and across all competencies, while the only observed gender difference in the outpatient setting favored female faculty in patient care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/25/3.htm
25 Aug 2021