Background Major health inequities between urban and rural populations have resulted in
rural health as a reform priority across a number of countries. However, while there is some …

Importance There is a growing interest in the quality and cost of care provided at Critical
Access Hospitals (CAHs), a predominant source of care for many rural populations in the …

Federal policies and programs are typically written with placeneutral intent or without
considering how they might affect places differently depending on population compositions …

Purpose: The objective of the study was to provide comprehensive information for the
clinical nurse specialist (CNS) on commonly used clinical prediction (risk assessment) tools …

Purpose This study examines multilevel factors related to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening
in a rural Accountable Care Organization (ACO) setting. Methods The study used electronic …

BACKGROUND Patient travel distances, coupled with variation in facility‐level resources,
create barriers for prostate cancer care in the Veterans Health Administration integrated …

Abstract Purpose The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has facilitated the
development of Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs), mostly through the …

Importance Accountable care organizations (ACOs) aim to control health expenditures while
improving quality of care. Primary care has been emphasized as a means to reduce …

The authors examine the potential impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(ACA) on a large medical education program in the Northwest United States that builds the …

Objective To compare rates of attestation and attrition from the MU program by independent,
horizontally integrated, and vertically integrated physicians and to assess whether MU …