Estimation of racial and language disparities in pediatric emergency department triage using statistical modeling and natural language processing.

Journal: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The study aims to assess racial and language disparities in pediatric emergency department (ED) triage using analytical techniques and provide insights into the extent and nature of the disparities in the ED setting.

Authors

  • Seung-Yup Joshua Lee
    Department of Health Services Administration, School of Health Professions, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, United States.
  • Mohammed Alzeen
    Department of Health Services Administration, School of Health Professions, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, United States.
  • Abdulaziz Ahmed
    Department of Health Services Administration, School of Health Professions, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA. aahmed2@uab.edu.