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Racial Disparities In The Use Of Cardiac Revascularization: Does Local Hospital Capacity Matter?, Suhui Li, Arnold Chen, Katherine H. Mead
Racial Disparities In The Use Of Cardiac Revascularization: Does Local Hospital Capacity Matter?, Suhui Li, Arnold Chen, Katherine H. Mead
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
Objective: To assess the extent to which the observed racial disparities in cardiac revascularization use can be explained by the variation across counties where patients live, and how the within-county racial disparities is associated with the local hospital capacity.
Data Sources: Administrative data from Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) between 1995 and 2006.
Study Design: The study sample included 207,570 Medicare patients admitted to hospital for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We identified the use of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures within three months after the patient’s initial admission for AMI. Multi-level hierarchical …
Principles To Consider For The Implementation Of A Community Health Needs Assessment Process, Sara J. Rosenbaum
Principles To Consider For The Implementation Of A Community Health Needs Assessment Process, Sara J. Rosenbaum
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
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State Foodborne Illness Surveillance And Response Laws: Compilation And Analysis, Stephanie David, Jenna Burton, Chris Chadwick, Rebecca Katz
State Foodborne Illness Surveillance And Response Laws: Compilation And Analysis, Stephanie David, Jenna Burton, Chris Chadwick, Rebecca Katz
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
Objective
To document and assess the variation in state legislation relating to foodborne disease surveillance and outbreak response for all 50 states and the District of Columbia by creating a database and appendix of laws and regulations that will be made available to researchers and policymakers.
Introduction
Foodborne illnesses sicken 48 million and kill 3,000 Americans every year, presenting an enduring threat to the public’s health. In just the past three years alone, the United States has experienced at least four major multistate outbreaks in food. Despite this growing problem, efforts to prevent foodborne illness pose a particular public health …