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Can It All Be So Simple?—Reply
Romana Hasnain-Wynia, MS, PhD;
David W. Baker, MD, MPH;
David Nerenz, PhD;
Joseph M. Feinglass, PhD;
Anne C. Beal, MD, MPH;
Mary Beth Landrum, PhD;
Raj Behal, MD, MPH;
Joel S. Weissman, PhD
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Shirzai and Hood correctly note, as did we, that a limitation of our study1 is the inability to examine minority subpopulations by race. Given a large enough sample size, race- and ethnicity-specific data can help distinguish specific minority subpopulations experiencing greater, or different, disparities, which might then be the focus of targeted quality-improvement strategies. At present, however, race- and ethnicity-specific data available from hospitals and health systems are often incomplete and rarely collected in reliable ways. Our previous work has explored these gaps in data collection and recommended solutions.2-3
With regard to the Hospital Quality Alliance measures used for this study, we are also certain that they can be improved over time. But these measures . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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