1. Rural-Urban Differences in Delivery Hospitalization Costs by Severe Maternal Morbidity Status.
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Lin, Ching-Ching Claire, Hirai, Ashley H., Li, Rui, Kuklina, Elena V., and Fisher, Sylvia K.
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RURAL-urban differences ,HOSPITAL care ,DELIVERY (Obstetrics) ,HOSPITAL care quality ,HEALTH services administration ,RESEARCH ,HEALTH services accessibility ,RURAL health services ,RESEARCH methodology ,HOSPITAL costs ,HEALTH status indicators ,COMMUNITY health services ,EVALUATION research ,MEDICAL cooperation ,COMPARATIVE studies ,PREGNANCY complications ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,URBAN health - Abstract
I Background: i Severe maternal morbidity (SMM) during hospitalizations for deliveries affects more than 50 000 U.S. women annually, with risks for long-term morbidity and immediate health care costs more than double that of unaffected deliveries ([1], [2]). I Objective: i To compare delivery hospitalization costs between rural and urban residents by SMM status and degree of complexity (no SMM, any SMM, 1 SMM, and >=2 SMMs). To compare cost between rural and urban residents, multivariable generalized linear models were applied using a gamma distribution with a log-link function within 4 strata of SMM status and complexity: no SMM, any SMM, 1 SMM, and 2 or more SMM indicators. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2020
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