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Racial differences in access to high-quality cardiac surgeons.

D B Mukamel¹, A S Murthy, D L Weimer

¹Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY 14642, USA. dana_mukamel@urmc.rochester.edu

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|November 15, 2000

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Racial minorities with cardiac artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery access in New York were more likely to receive care from lower-quality surgeons, indicating disparities in provider selection even when access is granted.

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Area of Science:

Health Services Research
Surgical Quality
Health Equity

Background:

Racial disparities in access to cardiac artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery are established.
Previous research has not fully explored racial differences in the quality of cardiac surgeons providing care.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate racial disparities in access to high-quality cardiac surgeons for CABG procedures.
To determine if race influences the quality of surgeons accessed by patients undergoing CABG surgery.

Main Methods:

Analysis of 11,296 CABG surgeries in New York State from 1996.
Utilized regression techniques to assess the relationship between patient race, insurance type (HMO vs. fee-for-service), and surgeon quality.
Surgeon quality was measured by risk-adjusted mortality rate (RAMR).

Main Results:

Non-White patients were more likely than White patients to be treated by higher RAMR surgeons.
This disparity was observed in both Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) enrollees (11.7% higher likelihood, P < .1) and fee-for-service enrollees (5.4% higher likelihood, P < .05).

Conclusions:

Racial minorities undergoing CABG surgery are disproportionately likely to receive care from lower-quality providers, even when they gain access to services.
These findings highlight significant inequities in the quality of surgical care based on race.