Health services research
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Health services research · Feb 2019
Geographic context of black-white disparities in Medicare CAHPS patient experience measures.
To examine whether black-white patient experience disparities vary by geography and within-county contextual factors. ⋯ Efforts to reduce black-white disparities in patient experiences should focus on areas with low average patient experiences. Attempts to reduce disparities in timely access to health care should target primarily black, low-income, and racially and economically segregated areas. Positive associations of racial segregation with accessing needed care were unexpected.
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Health services research · Feb 2019
Alive or dead: Validity of the Social Security Administration Death Master File after 2011.
To determine the reliability of the Social Security Death Master File (DMF) after the November 2011 changes limiting the inclusion of state records. ⋯ The DMF is no longer a reliable source of death data. Researchers using the DMF may underestimate mortality.