Abstract

Background: Due to its complexity, specialty care is more concentrated in urban areas, and less subject to being measured by standardized quality indicators. A quality measurement program can inform resource allocation and patient care-seeking. Particularly for specialty care, rural residents might need to travel to unfamiliar urban facilities. This analysis surveys existing initiatives to inform stakeholders of the diverse ways to develop such a program.

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