Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare quality
Superior Outcomes for Rural Patients After Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Supports a Systematic Regional Approach to AAA Care
Examines the treatment experiences of intact abdominal aortic aneurysm patients living in rural versus urban areas across the U.S. Table 1 lists demographic information and Table 4 lists the primary outcomes after repair of intact abdominal aortic aneurysm by rural versus urban.
Author(s): Matthew W. Mell, Christie Bartels, Amy Kind, Glen Leverson, Maureen Smith
Citation: Journal of Vascular Surgery, 56(3), 608-613
Date: 09/2012
Type: Document
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Examines the treatment experiences of intact abdominal aortic aneurysm patients living in rural versus urban areas across the U.S. Table 1 lists demographic information and Table 4 lists the primary outcomes after repair of intact abdominal aortic aneurysm by rural versus urban.
Author(s): Matthew W. Mell, Christie Bartels, Amy Kind, Glen Leverson, Maureen Smith
Citation: Journal of Vascular Surgery, 56(3), 608-613
Date: 09/2012
Type: Document
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Regional Differences in Prescribing Quality among Elder Veterans and the Impact of Rural Residence
Characterizes variation in prescribing quality among older adults across geographic region, and compares prescribing quality by rural versus urban residence.
Author(s): B.C. Lund, M.E. Charlton, M.A. Steinman, P.J. Kaboli
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(2), 172-179
Date: 08/2012
Type: Document
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Characterizes variation in prescribing quality among older adults across geographic region, and compares prescribing quality by rural versus urban residence.
Author(s): B.C. Lund, M.E. Charlton, M.A. Steinman, P.J. Kaboli
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(2), 172-179
Date: 08/2012
Type: Document
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Critical Access Hospital Year 7 Hospital Compare Participation and Quality Measure Results
Examines 2010 participation and quality measure results for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare public reporting database for hospital quality measures.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Bridget Barton, Peiyin Hung, Ira Moscovice
Date: 08/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Examines 2010 participation and quality measure results for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare public reporting database for hospital quality measures.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Bridget Barton, Peiyin Hung, Ira Moscovice
Date: 08/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Evidence-Based Surgical Care Quality Improvement Programs and Strategies for Critical Access Hospitals
Focuses on evidence-based surgical care QI programs and strategies applicable to inpatient and outpatient surgeries in CAHs. One in a series of policy briefs identifying and assessing evidence-based patient safety and quality improvement interventions for use by state Flex Programs and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs).
Author(s): Jill Klingner, Michelle Casey, Shailendra Prasad, Walter Gregg, Ira Moscovice
Date: 08/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Focuses on evidence-based surgical care QI programs and strategies applicable to inpatient and outpatient surgeries in CAHs. One in a series of policy briefs identifying and assessing evidence-based patient safety and quality improvement interventions for use by state Flex Programs and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs).
Author(s): Jill Klingner, Michelle Casey, Shailendra Prasad, Walter Gregg, Ira Moscovice
Date: 08/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Evidence-Based Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Quality Improvement Programs/Strategies for Critical Access Hospitals
Discusses evidence-based AMI Quality Improvement (QI) programs and strategies that are applicable to Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Covers Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) AMI quality measures.
Author(s): Shailendra Prasad, Jill Klingner, Michelle Casey, Walter Gregg, Ira Moscovice
Date: 08/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Discusses evidence-based AMI Quality Improvement (QI) programs and strategies that are applicable to Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Covers Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) AMI quality measures.
Author(s): Shailendra Prasad, Jill Klingner, Michelle Casey, Walter Gregg, Ira Moscovice
Date: 08/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Quality Reporting for CAHs and Rural PPS Hospitals: The Potential Impact of Composite Measures
Assesses the use of composite scores for public reporting of quality measures as one way of addressing the low volume issue for small rural hospitals, including Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and Rural Prospective Payment System (PPS) hospitals.
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Peiyin Hung, Ira Moscovice
Date: 07/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Assesses the use of composite scores for public reporting of quality measures as one way of addressing the low volume issue for small rural hospitals, including Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and Rural Prospective Payment System (PPS) hospitals.
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Peiyin Hung, Ira Moscovice
Date: 07/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Rural-Urban Differences in End-of-Life Nursing Home Care: Facility and Environmental Factors
Examines urban-rural difference in end-of-life (EOL) quality of care provided in nursing homes from 2005 to 2007 based on 3 quality measures: in-hospital death, hospice referral before death, and presence of severe pain.
Author(s): Helena Temkin-Greener, Nan Tracy Zheng, Dana B. Mukamel
Citation: Gerontologist, 52(3), 335-344
Date: 06/2012
Type: Document
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Examines urban-rural difference in end-of-life (EOL) quality of care provided in nursing homes from 2005 to 2007 based on 3 quality measures: in-hospital death, hospice referral before death, and presence of severe pain.
Author(s): Helena Temkin-Greener, Nan Tracy Zheng, Dana B. Mukamel
Citation: Gerontologist, 52(3), 335-344
Date: 06/2012
Type: Document
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Serving Rural Medicare Beneficiaries
Chapter five of MedPAC's Report to Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System. Covers rural Medicare beneficiaries, access to health services, rural vs urban coverage of care, health care quality in rural areas, and rural payment adjustments.
Date: 06/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Chapter five of MedPAC's Report to Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System. Covers rural Medicare beneficiaries, access to health services, rural vs urban coverage of care, health care quality in rural areas, and rural payment adjustments.
Date: 06/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Hospital Stays with Cardiac Stents, 2009
Provides data on hospitalizations involving cardiac stents. Table 1 lists cardiac stent insertion procedures by location of patient residence, for rural and urban areas.
Author(s): David I. Auerbach, Jared Lane Maeda, Claudia Steiner
Date: 04/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on hospitalizations involving cardiac stents. Table 1 lists cardiac stent insertion procedures by location of patient residence, for rural and urban areas.
Author(s): David I. Auerbach, Jared Lane Maeda, Claudia Steiner
Date: 04/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Promoting a Culture of Safety: Use of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture in Critical Access Hospitals
Discusses the use of patient safety culture surveys as a way to promote organizational learning and build a culture of safety.
Author(s): Zachariah T. Croll, Andrew F. Coburn, Karen B. Pearson
Date: 04/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Discusses the use of patient safety culture surveys as a way to promote organizational learning and build a culture of safety.
Author(s): Zachariah T. Croll, Andrew F. Coburn, Karen B. Pearson
Date: 04/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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