Association of Hospital Critical Access Status With Surgical Outcomes and Expenditures Among Medicare Beneficiaries

IMPORTANCE: Critical access hospitals are a predominant source of care for many rural populations. Previous reports suggest these centers provide lower quality of care for common medical admissions. Little is known about the outcomes and costs of patients admitted for surgical procedures. OBJECTIVE:...

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Veröffentlicht in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2016-05, Vol.315 (19), p.2095-2103
Hauptverfasser:	Ibrahim, Andrew M, Hughes, Tyler G, Thumma, Jyothi R, Dimick, Justin B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Factors Aged Appendectomy Beneficiaries Cholecystectomy Colectomy Cross-Sectional Studies Elective Surgical Procedures Emergencies - epidemiology Female Health care access Health care expenditures Health Expenditures Herniorrhaphy Hospital Costs Hospital Mortality Hospitalization Hospitals - classification Humans Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data Logistic Models Male Medicare Medicare - economics Medicare - statistics & numerical data Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - methods Quality of Health Care Retrospective Studies Rural Population Sex Factors Surgical outcomes Surgical Procedures, Operative - adverse effects Surgical Procedures, Operative - economics Surgical Procedures, Operative - mortality Surgical Procedures, Operative - statistics & numerical data United States
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