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.