A comparison of quality of care indicators in urban acute care hospitals and rural critical access hospitals in the United States

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 141-149

  Lutfiyya, M Nawal ^a   Bhat, Deepa K ^b   Gandhi, Seema R ^c   Nguyen, Catherine ^d   Weidenbacher Hoper, Vicki L ^a   Lipsky, Martin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities in hospital care; Quality care; Quality indicators; Rural hospital care; Urban hospital care; US hospital care

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT T TEST; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; UNITED STATES; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL; MEDICAL AUDIT; STANDARD;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES;

EID: 34447514071     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzm010     Document Type: Article

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