Quality

Current Projects

Examining the Applicability of the AHRQ's Inpatient Quality Indicators to Rural Hospitals and the Implications of the Relationship Between the Indicators and Financial Measures for Medicare Payment Policies
Research center : Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Health care financing, Health policy, Hospitals and clinics, Quality
This study will investigate how the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's inpatient quality indicators can be applied to rural hospitals and will explore the application of those indicators in answering relevant policy questions.

High Quality Rural Hospitals and Post-Acute Care Providers
Research center : Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Hospitals and clinics, Quality
This project will use several large longitudinal national databases to model alternative ways of identifying high quality rural hospitals, analyze factors related to quality in rural hospitals, and examine the relationship between the quality of care provided by rural hospitals and the quality of care provided by nursing homes and home health agencies within rural communities.

Topics Centers Researchers Other Resources Search		Quality Current Projects Examining the Applicability of the AHRQ's Inpatient Quality Indicators to Rural Hospitals and the Implications of the Relationship Between the Indicators and Financial Measures for Medicare Payment Policies Research center : Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) Topics: Health care financing, Health policy, Hospitals and clinics, Quality This study will investigate how the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's inpatient quality indicators can be applied to rural hospitals and will explore the application of those indicators in answering relevant policy questions. High Quality Rural Hospitals and Post-Acute Care Providers Research center : Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) Topics: Hospitals and clinics, Quality This project will use several large longitudinal national databases to model alternative ways of identifying high quality rural hospitals, analyze factors related to quality in rural hospitals, and examine the relationship between the quality of care provided by rural hospitals and the quality of care provided by nursing homes and home health agencies within rural communities.