Rurality, Quality Improvement Maturity, and Accreditation Readiness: A Comparison Study of Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska Local Health Departments

Conclusions: Small LHDs and rural LHDs have QI maturity levels that are comparable to larger, less rural LHDs, but their AR is much lower. As accreditation has been found to have positive benefits, it is important that all LHDs have the capacity and resources to meet the performance standards required of accredited LHDs. Small, rural LHDs may need additional resources and support in order to improve their ability to be accredited and/or certain accreditation requirements may need modification to make accreditation more accessible to small LHDs.
Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice - Category: Health Management Tags: Research Reports: Research Full Report Source Type: research