Pre-COVID-19 Hospital Quality and Hospital Response to COVID-19: Examining Associations Between Risk-adjusted Mortality for Patients Hospitalised with COVID-19 and Pre-COVID-19 Hospital Quality

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Examines whether pre-pandemic hospital quality was associated with in-hospital and 30-day mortality rates among Medicare patients hospitalized with COVID-19 from April 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021. Explores the relationship between COVID-19 outcomes and hospital COVID-19 burden. Compares pre-pandemic hospital quality and COVID-19 outcomes by hospital characteristics, including urban/rural location and Critical Access Hospital status.

Doris Peter, Shu-Xia Li, Yongfei Wang, et al.

BMJ Open, 14(3), e077394

03/2024

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COVID-19 · Healthcare quality · Hospitals · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data