When discharging Black patients from the hospital, nurses are less likely to refer them to home health care than white patients, a new University of Michigan study found. About 22% of Black patients are referred by discharge nurses to home health care compared to 27% of white patients.
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When discharging Black patients from the hospital, nurses are less likely to refer them to home health care than white patients, a new University of Michigan study found.