Open AccessAssociation of Diagnosis Coding With Differences in Risk-Adjusted Short-term Mortality Between Critical Access and Non–Critical Access Hospitals
Author(s) -
Cyrus M. Kosar,
Lacey Loomer,
Kali S. Thomas,
Elizabeth M. White,
Orestis A. Panagiotou,
Momotazur Rahman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2020.9935
Subject(s) - medicine , diagnosis code , emergency medicine , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , environmental health , population
Critical access hospitals (CAHs) provide care to rural communities. Increasing mortality rates have been reported for CAHs relative to non-CAHs. Because Medicare reimburses CAHs at cost, CAHs may report fewer diagnoses than non-CAHs, which may affect risk-adjusted comparisons of outcomes.
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