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Association of Diagnosis Coding With Differences in Risk-Adjusted Short-Term Mortality Between Critical Access and Non–Critical Access Hospitals

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Description
Compares Critical Access Hospital (CAH) versus non-CAH in-hospital and 30-day discharge mortality rates, and examines the effects of diagnosis coding for in-hospital comorbidities on mortality comparison data. Utilizes data of 4,094,720 rural Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized between 2007 and 2017.
Author(s)
Cyrus M. Kosar, Lacey Loomer, Kali S. Thomas, et al.
Citation
JAMA, 324(5), 481-487
Date
08/2020
Tagged as
Critical Access Hospitals · Healthcare quality · Hospitals · Mortality · Statistics and data