Quality Performance of Rural and Urban Home Health Agencies: Implications for Rural Add-On Payment Policies.

Hsueh-Fen ChenReid D LandesRobert F SchuldtJ Mick Tilford

Published in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2020)

The differences in the quality of care among agencies in 3 categories of rural areas were small, except for emergency visits. Given policies to reduce rural add-on payments for home health services, continued monitoring of the services provided and the quality of care by home health agencies in rural areas is recommended.

Keyphrases

healthcare
public health
quality improvement
south africa
affordable care act
emergency department
health information
primary care
health insurance
pain management
risk assessment
chronic pain
human health