Background: Interhospital transfer (IHT) is often performed to provide patients with necessary specialized care. While there are numerous examples of racial/ethnic health inequities in our healthcare system, inequities in IHT are not well-characterized. We sought to determine if there are racial/ethnic inequities in IHT among patients with select conditions previously associated with a mortality benefit […]

Background: In tertiary care centers, transfers from outside hospitals are a common occurrence. Prior studies have shown that interhospital transfers (IHT) in certain populations are associated with an increased adjusted odds of ICU transfer (Mueller 2019). In the age of the electronic medical record(EMR), patient transfer has been improved by direct access to patient records. […]