About The Study: White patients discharged from the emergency department with a nonspecific diagnosis of interest were significantly more likely than Black patients to receive related diagnostic testing in this study. The extent to which this represents diagnostic test overuse in white patients vs undertesting and missed diagnoses in Black patients deserves further study.
About The Study: White patients discharged from the emergency department with a nonspecific diagnosis of interest were significantly more likely than Black patients to receive related diagnostic testing in this study. The extent to which this represents diagnostic test overuse in white patients vs undertesting and missed diagnoses in Black patients deserves further study.
Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Michael I. Ellenbogen, M.D., email mellenb6@jhmi.edu.
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Ophelia Keating. "Race and ethnicity and diagnostic testing for common conditions in the acute care setting." Scienmag. August 27, 2024. https://scienmag.com/race-and-ethnicity-and-diagnostic-testing-for-common-conditions-in-the-acute-care-setting/
