How Safe Are Safety-Net Hospitals? Opportunities to Improve Outcomes for Vulnerable Patients Undergoing Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery

Volume: 24, Issue: 11, Pages: 2570 - 2578
Published: Dec 2, 2019
Abstract
Safety-net hospitals are critical to the US health system as they provide care to vulnerable patients. The effect of hospital safety-net burden on patient outcomes in hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) surgery was examined. Discharge data between 2004 and 2014 from the National Inpatient Sample were utilized. Hospitals with a safety-net burden were divided into tertiles: low (LBH) (  33.3%). The association of hospital safety-net burden with...
Paper Details
Title
How Safe Are Safety-Net Hospitals? Opportunities to Improve Outcomes for Vulnerable Patients Undergoing Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery
Published Date
Dec 2, 2019
Volume
24
Issue
11
Pages
2570 - 2578
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