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Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference

Control Variables

County Variables (ARF)
- Census population
- Per capita income
- Educational level
- Rural-urban continuum code
Hospital Referral Region Variables
- Total beds in operation
- Per cent of operating beds in Rural Referral Center, Sole Community Provider and PPS hospitals
Type of hospital Medicare reimbursement
- Rural Referral Center, critical access hospital (CAH), Sole Community Provider, PPS
Fiscal Year
- 1996 (base year) -- 2003