Black Patients Less Likely to Get Home Health Care After Hospitalization
Marquette study examined data from 14,000 Medicare patients at 31 U.S. hospitals.
Source: urbanmilwaukee.com
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Marquette study examined data from 14,000 Medicare patients at 31 U.S. hospitals.
When discharging Black patients from the hospital, nurses are less likely to refer them to home health care than white patients, a new University of Michigan study found. About 22% of Black patients are referred by discharge nurses to home health care compared to 27% of white patients.
When discharging Black patients from the hospital, nurses are less likely to refer them to home health care than white patients, a new University of Michigan study found.