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Citation
(2005), "Quality Through Collaboration: The Future of Rural Health Care", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 18 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa.2005.06218dae.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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Quality Through Collaboration: The Future of Rural Health Care
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Quality Through Collaboration: The Future of Rural Health Care
Committee on the Future of Rural Health CareNational Academic Press2005ISBN 0-309-5882-0 (Also available online at: www.nap.edu/books/0309094399/html/)
Keywords: Quality improvement, Rural health, Integration
Rural communities are heterogeneous and differ in population density, remoteness from urban areas, and the cultural norms of the regions of which they are a part. As a result, rural communities range in their demographics and environmental, economic, and social characteristics. These differences influence the magnitude and types of health problems these communities face.
Quality Through Collaboration: The Future of Rural Health assesses the quality of health care in rural areas and provides a framework for core set of services and essential infrastructure to deliver those services to rural communities.
It is critical that existing and new resources be deployed strategically, recognizing the need to improve both the quality of individual-level care and the health of rural communities and populations.
Contents include:
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Executive summary and introductions;
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An integrated approach to improving health and health care in rural communities;
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Quality improvement activities in rural areas;
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Human resources;
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Finance;
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Rural health care in the digital age; and
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Appendices: Biographies, Characteristics of rural populations and The rural health care delivery system.