There was a significant difference between males compared to females (P < 0.0001). Analysis of patients by different age group revealed that differences in the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis were found only in patients under 80 years of age, while gender differences in the return to...
However, we found no differences in intermediate outcomes between patients enrolled in MA and FFS Medicare, including blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Meaning These findings suggest that MA plans may drive improvements in process-based quality measures for Medicare beneficiaries, although this may ...
The average age of a patient at the time of a hospital visit shows that Hispanics have the lowest average age followed by Native Americans, African Americans, Asians and Whites. We also calculated the proportion of patients enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid plans. The regional disparity, number ...
Overall comparisons between groups were completed using χ2 tests. Results In 2014, approximately 24 817 940 white and 2 345 800 African American patients 65 years or older were enrolled in Medicare fee-for-service plans (Table 1). Of these, 34.9% (95% CI, 34.8%-35.0%) of ...
The main difference between W-2 employees and 1099 contractors is whether your businesswithholds taxesfrom that worker's paycheck. When you hire a W-2 employee, you're required to withhold Social Security, Medicare, and any state income taxes for that employee. When you hire a freelancer, the...
To examine the extent to which access differences between racial/ethnic minorities and whites in managed care plans are greater than such differences in ot... JL Hargraves,PJ Cunningham,RG Hughes - 《Health Services Research》 被引量: 226发表: 2001年 Disparities in access to care and satisfactio...
subject to similar environmental exposures during their life course, but they are biologically different. For that reason, the excess risk of diabetes-associated vascular disease in women compared with men could be due to physiological, such as hormonal or genetic, differences between women and men....
advocated for better understanding of the differences in human diseases between the sexes, with translation of these differences into clinical practice. Sex differences are well documented in the prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors, the clinical manifestation and incidence of cardiovascular ...
For the other patient, facility, and clinical characteristics, we found significant mean differences between residents of metro and non-metro areas. Non-metro residents (including both rural RUCC 4–6 and rural RUCC 7–9) were more likely to be male, white, and Medicare or dual-eligible ...
The goal of this study, conducted in 11 states that span the nation, was to compare the prevalence of breast and colorectal cancer screening and identify factors associated with guideline adherence between rural-dwelling and urban-dwelling women aged 50 to 75 years. This analysis used data from...