Study finds blacks more likely to be readmitted to hospitals after discharge
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 00:20
in Health & Medicine
Elderly black patients were more likely to be readmitted to the hospital after a prior hospital stay for a heart attack, heart failure, or pneumonia, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers. They found that the higher readmission rates were due to disparities related to both race and the hospitals where patients were treated...