The report published Tuesday is the latest finding health disparities based on a patient’s race, a systemic issue in the U.S. healthcare system recently thrown into stark relief by the coronavirus pandemic.
Urban Institute researchers, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, looked at hospital discharge records from 26 states in 2017, and zeroed in on 11 safety measures to get a sense of disparities in care.
Four indicators center on general patient safety and seven center on adverse events around surgical procedures.
