Quality of Care for Myocardial Infarction in Rural and Urban Hospitals

Date
2010
Journal
Journal of Rural Health
Description

In the mid-1990s, significant gaps existed in the quality of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) care between rural and urban hospitals. Since then, overall AMI care quality has improved. This study uses more recent data to determine whether rural-urban AMI quality gaps have persisted.

Center
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Authors
Laura-Mae Baldwin, Leighton Chan, Holly Andrilla, Edwin Huff, Gary Hart