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. 2022 Sep 1;5(9):e2231769.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.31769.

Association of Race and Ethnicity With Triage Emergency Severity Index Scores and Total Visit Work Relative Value Units for Emergency Department Patients

Joshua W Joseph  1   2 , Alden M Landry  2   3 , Maura Kennedy  2   4 , Da'Marcus Eugene Baymon  1   2 , Alice K Bukhman  1   2 , Noémie Elhadad  5   6 , León D Sanchez  1   2
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Association of Race and Ethnicity With Triage Emergency Severity Index Scores and Total Visit Work Relative Value Units for Emergency Department Patients

Joshua W Joseph et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study evaluates the association of race and ethnicity with triage Emergency Severity Index scores and total work relative value units for emergency department (ED) patients.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Joseph reported receiving grants from CRICO–Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions (Improving Patient Safety Grant) during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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