Trends in Patient Perceptions of Care Toward Rural and Urban Hospitals in the United States: 2014-2019

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Examines patients' perceptions of care in hospitals located in urban, rural non-frontier and remote (FAR), and FAR areas. Analyzes 2014-2019 data from 6,964 hospitals to rate patients' perceptions of their quality of care, considering factors such as quietness and cleanliness of hospital, communication with healthcare staff, discharge information, care transition, and willingness to recommend hospital.

Zhong Li, Vivian Ho, Melinda A. Merrell, Peiyin Hung

Journal of Rural Health

11/2023

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Frontier and remote areas · Healthcare quality · Hospitals · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data