Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare quality
"Living With a Ball and Chain": The Experience of Stroke for Individuals and Their Caregivers in Rural Appalachian Kentucky
Describes a qualitative study based on interviews with 13 stroke survivors and 12 caregivers in rural Appalachian Kentucky. Analyzes the transcripts for qualitative data giving insight into the experience of stroke victims from the time of onset, through their treatment in the healthcare system, to their reintegration into their home and community.
Author(s): Megan M. Danzl, Elizabeth G. Hunter, Sarah Campbell, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(4), 368-382
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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Describes a qualitative study based on interviews with 13 stroke survivors and 12 caregivers in rural Appalachian Kentucky. Analyzes the transcripts for qualitative data giving insight into the experience of stroke victims from the time of onset, through their treatment in the healthcare system, to their reintegration into their home and community.
Author(s): Megan M. Danzl, Elizabeth G. Hunter, Sarah Campbell, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(4), 368-382
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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Characteristics of Adverse Drug Events Originating During the Hospital Stay, 2011
Provides hospital inpatient data on the four most common adverse drug events (ADEs). Table 1 and Figure 4 list data on ADEs for rural compared to urban hospitals.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides hospital inpatient data on the four most common adverse drug events (ADEs). Table 1 and Figure 4 list data on ADEs for rural compared to urban hospitals.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Inadequate Prenatal Care Among Racial and Ethnic Groups in the Rural United States, 2005
Covers the issue of perinatal outcomes in rural areas across the United States in 2005 with a focus on inadequate prenatal care among certain racial and ethnic groups. Includes data on inadequate prenatal care by race/ethnicity for most states. Part four in a series of four reports on perinatal health in the rural U.S.
Author(s): Laura-Mae Baldwin, Meredith A. Fordyce, C. Holly A. Andrilla, Mark P. Doescher
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Covers the issue of perinatal outcomes in rural areas across the United States in 2005 with a focus on inadequate prenatal care among certain racial and ethnic groups. Includes data on inadequate prenatal care by race/ethnicity for most states. Part four in a series of four reports on perinatal health in the rural U.S.
Author(s): Laura-Mae Baldwin, Meredith A. Fordyce, C. Holly A. Andrilla, Mark P. Doescher
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Inadequate Prenatal Care in the Rural United States, 2005
Part three in a four-part series discussing perinatal outcomes in rural areas of the U.S. Explores key indicators, such as low birth weight and access to healthcare, and details levels of inadequate prenatal care in rural areas. Appendices show rural inadequate prenatal care rates by state.
Author(s): Laura-Mae Baldwin, Meredith A. Fordyce, C. Holly A. Andrilla, Mark P. Doescher
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Part three in a four-part series discussing perinatal outcomes in rural areas of the U.S. Explores key indicators, such as low birth weight and access to healthcare, and details levels of inadequate prenatal care in rural areas. Appendices show rural inadequate prenatal care rates by state.
Author(s): Laura-Mae Baldwin, Meredith A. Fordyce, C. Holly A. Andrilla, Mark P. Doescher
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Critical Access Hospital Year 8 Hospital Compare Participation and Quality Measure Results
Examines the participation and quality measure results in 2011 for the 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, Peiyin Hung, Ira Moscovice
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Examines the participation and quality measure results in 2011 for the 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, Peiyin Hung, Ira Moscovice
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Rural-Urban Disparities in Quality of Life among Patients with COPD
Compares the health status of rural and urban patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and identifies the factors associated with differences in two different locations.
Author(s): Bradford E. Jackson, David B. Coultas, Sumihiro Suzuki, Karan P. Singh, Sejong Bae
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(1), 62-69
Date: 08/2013
Type: Document
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Compares the health status of rural and urban patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and identifies the factors associated with differences in two different locations.
Author(s): Bradford E. Jackson, David B. Coultas, Sumihiro Suzuki, Karan P. Singh, Sejong Bae
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(1), 62-69
Date: 08/2013
Type: Document
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Trends in Rates of Perforated Appendix, 2001-2010
Provides data on appendicitis overall and the potentially avoidable perforated appendix. Table 1 provides 2010 data by urban and rural location. Figure 5 provide trends in the rate of perforated appendix for urban and rural locations from 2004 to 2010.
Author(s): Marguerite L. Barrett, Anika L. Hines, Roxanne M. Andrews
Date: 07/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on appendicitis overall and the potentially avoidable perforated appendix. Table 1 provides 2010 data by urban and rural location. Figure 5 provide trends in the rate of perforated appendix for urban and rural locations from 2004 to 2010.
Author(s): Marguerite L. Barrett, Anika L. Hines, Roxanne M. Andrews
Date: 07/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Obstetric Services and Quality Among Critical Access, Rural, and Urban Hospitals in Nine States
Compares the characteristics and quality of obstetric care in Critical Access Hospitals, other rural hospitals, and their urban counterparts. Addresses the number of births, age and insurance status of mother, clinical conditions presented, and more.
Author(s): Katy Kozhimannil, Peiyin Hung, Maeve McClellan, et al.
Date: 06/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Compares the characteristics and quality of obstetric care in Critical Access Hospitals, other rural hospitals, and their urban counterparts. Addresses the number of births, age and insurance status of mother, clinical conditions presented, and more.
Author(s): Katy Kozhimannil, Peiyin Hung, Maeve McClellan, et al.
Date: 06/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Evidence-Based Medication Safety Quality Improvement Programs and Strategies for Critical Access Hospitals
Discusses evidence-based medication safety Quality Improvement (QI) programs and strategies that could be implemented in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Strategies address in person or telehealth staffing, staffing workflow, technology, quality, and effective reconciliation strategies.
Author(s): Jill Klingner, Shailendra Prasad
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Discusses evidence-based medication safety Quality Improvement (QI) programs and strategies that could be implemented in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Strategies address in person or telehealth staffing, staffing workflow, technology, quality, and effective reconciliation strategies.
Author(s): Jill Klingner, Shailendra Prasad
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Public Health, Workforce, Quality, and Related Provisions in ACA: Summary and Timeline
One in a series of CRS products on the ACA (as amended by HCERA), summarizes the new law's workforce, public health, quality, and related provisions. Covers provision implications for rural and underserved areas.
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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One in a series of CRS products on the ACA (as amended by HCERA), summarizes the new law's workforce, public health, quality, and related provisions. Covers provision implications for rural and underserved areas.
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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