Variation in Emergency Department Wait Times for Children by Race/Ethnicity and Payment Source

dc.contributor.authorPark, Christine Y.
dc.contributor.authorLee, Mary Alice
dc.contributor.authorEpstein, Andrew J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:02:46Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:02:46Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractObjective. To quantify the variation in emergency department (ED) wait times by patient race/ethnicity and payment source, and to divide the overall association into between- and within-hospital components. Data Source. 2005 and 2006 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Surveys. Study Design. Linear regression was used to analyze the independent associations between race/ethnicity, payment source, and ED wait times in a pooled cross-sectional design. A hybrid fixed effects specification was used to measure the between- and within-hospital components. Data Extraction Methods. Data were limited to children under 16 years presenting at EDs. Principal Results. Unadjusted and adjusted ED wait times were significantly longer for non-Hispanic black and Hispanic children than for non-Hispanic white children. Children in EDs with higher shares of non-Hispanic black and Hispanic children waited longer. Moreover, Hispanic children waited 10.4 percent longer than non-Hispanic white children when treated at the same hospital. ED wait times for children did not vary significantly by payment source. Conclusions. There are sizable racial/ethnic differences in children's ED wait times that can be attributed to both the racial/ethnic mix of children in EDs and to differential treatment by race/ethnicity inside the ED.
dc.description.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6773.2009.01020.x
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/gqwn-ns6e
dc.identifier.citationPark, Christine Y. and Lee, Mary Alice and Epstein, Andrew J. (2009) Variation in Emergency Department Wait Times for Children by Race/Ethnicity and Payment Source. Health Services Research, 44 (6). pp. 2022-2039.
dc.identifier.issn00179124
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 2638
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/23308
dc.subjectAccess To Healthcare
dc.subjectDisparities
dc.subjectPrenatal & Pediatric Health
dc.subjectRace/ethnicity
dc.subjectinsurance
dc.subjectemergency department
dc.subjectwait time
dc.titleVariation in Emergency Department Wait Times for Children by Race/Ethnicity and Payment Source
dc.typeArticle

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