Variation in Emergency Department Wait Times for Children by Race/Ethnicity and Payment Source
dc.contributor.author | Park, Christine Y. | |
dc.contributor.author | Lee, Mary Alice | |
dc.contributor.author | Epstein, Andrew J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-14T15:02:46Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-08-14T15:02:46Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective. 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.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6773.2009.01020.x | |
dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.13016/gqwn-ns6e | |
dc.identifier.citation | Park, 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.issn | 00179124 | |
dc.identifier.other | Eprint ID 2638 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1903/23308 | |
dc.subject | Access To Healthcare | |
dc.subject | Disparities | |
dc.subject | Prenatal & Pediatric Health | |
dc.subject | Race/ethnicity | |
dc.subject | insurance | |
dc.subject | emergency department | |
dc.subject | wait time | |
dc.title | Variation in Emergency Department Wait Times for Children by Race/Ethnicity and Payment Source | |
dc.type | Article |