Factors associated with regional differences in healthcare quality for patients with acute myocardial infarction in Japan
There was wide regional variation in the quality of in-hospital AMI treatments. Results suggested the degree of rurality, the sufficiency of medical resources, the access to high-volume ePCI centres, and coordination of healthcare delivery were associated with healthcare quality.
Authors
- Susumu Kunisawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3657-8686)
- Shusuke Watanabe
- Etsu Goto
- Yuichi Imanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4613-2159)
Institutions
- Kyoto University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319179
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00