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Area-level poverty, race/ethnicity & dialysis star ratings

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  • Abhijit V Kshirsagar
  • Raj N Manickam
  • Yi Mu
  • Jennifer E Flythe
  • Andrew I Chin
  • Heejung Bang

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently released a five star rating system as part of ‘Dialysis Facility Compare’ to help patients identify and choose high performing clinics in the US. Eight dialysis-related measures determine ratings. Little is known about the association between surrounding community sociodemographic characteristics and star ratings. Using data from the U.S. Census and over 6000 dialysis clinics across the country, we examined the association between dialysis clinic star ratings and characteristics of the local population: 1) proportion of population below the federal poverty level (FPL); 2) proportion of black individuals; and 3) proportion of Hispanic individuals, by correlation and regression analyses. Secondary analyses with Quality Incentive Program (QIP) scores and population characteristics were also performed. We observed a negligible correlation between star ratings and the proportion of local individuals below FPL; Spearman coefficient, R = -0.09 (p

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  • Abhijit V Kshirsagar & Raj N Manickam & Yi Mu & Jennifer E Flythe & Andrew I Chin & Heejung Bang, 2017. "Area-level poverty, race/ethnicity & dialysis star ratings," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(10), pages 1-10, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0186651
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186651
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