Leighton Chan, MD
CMS Region X
- Publications - (5)
Publications - (5)
2010
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Quality of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Are the Gaps Between Rural and Urban Hospitals Closing?
Policy Brief
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 03/2010
Overall, there has been improvement in acute myocardial infarction quality measures and persistent rural-urban disparities in only a few. Particularly in small/remote small rural locations, developing strategies to increase use of beneficial discharge medications is important. -
Quality of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Are the Gaps Between Rural and Urban Hospitals Closing? (Final Report)
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 03/2010
In the mid-1990s, quality of care for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) lagged in rural hospitals, with patients in the smallest and remotest hospitals at greatest risk. Overall quality of AMI care has improved in the United States since that time. Whether these improvements have been consistent across rural and urban hospitals is unknown. -
Quality of Care for Myocardial Infarction in Rural and Urban Hospitals
Journal Article
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 2010
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.
2005
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Geographic Access to Health Care for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 04/2005
This study looked at where Medicare beneficiaries from five states obtain their care, how far they travel for that care, and the mix of physician specialties from whom they obtain their ambulatory care.
2004
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Quality of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction in Rural and Urban U.S. Hospitals
Journal Article
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 2004
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a common and important cause of admission to rural hospitals, as transport of patients with AMI to urban settings can result in unacceptable delays in care. This study examines the quality of care for patients with AMI in rural hospitals with differing degrees of remoteness from urban centers.