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Healthcare News: Inpatient mortality rates associated with hospital and neighborhood quality, study finds

Postoperative mortality rates among Medicare beneficiaries are associated the characteristics of patients’ neighborhoods and the hospitals where they received treatment, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open in January.

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