Study Sample and Unit of Analysis
- Eight year panel data for 89 Iowa rural hospitals (rural PPS hospitals and CAHs)
- Unit of analysis is hospital-year
Figure 1: Time Frame of Iowa Rural Hospitals CAH Conversion shows a change from 100% Iowa rural hospitals to mostly critical access hospitals (CAHs) from 1997 to 2005.
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