@article{3535,
  author = {Sung-Heui Bae and Linda H. Yoder},
  title = {Implementation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Nonpayment Policy for Preventable Hospital-Acquired Conditions in Rural and Nonrural US Hospitals.},
  abstract = {<p>Preventable adverse patient outcomes and hospital characteristics in rural versus nonrural US hospitals under the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reimbursement policy were examined using the American Hospital Association Annual Survey and Hospital Compare data. Under the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services policy, rural hospitals tended to have fewer hospital-acquired conditions than nonrural hospitals except for patient falls. Case mix was consistently related to falls after controlling for hospital characteristics. </p>},
  year = {2015},
  journal = {J Nurs Care Qual},
  volume = {30},
  pages = {313-322},
  month = {12/2015},
  issn = {1550-5065},
  doi = {10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000119},
  language = {eng},
}