Abstract
Preventable adverse patient outcomes and hospital characteristics in rural versus nonrural US hospitals under the new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reimbursement policy were examined using the American Hospital Association Annual Survey and Hospital Compare data. Under the new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services policy, rural hospitals tended to have fewer hospital-acquired conditions than nonrural hospitals except for patient falls. Case mix was consistently related to falls after controlling for hospital characteristics.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 313-322 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Nursing Care Quality |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 7 Sep 2015 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reimbursement policy
- falls
- hospital-acquired conditions
- nurse staffing
- pressure ulcers
- rural hospitals