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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