Patient Record Data

1. Variability in coding method for race/ethnicity(observation/proxy report/patient)

2. Hospital Discharge Data

• Race not reported in 18% of NHDS records; Hispanic origin not reported for 85% of NHDS records
• Form UP-92, which is used by many hospitals with automated systems, doesn’t require the reporting of race

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