What is important for high quality rural health care? A qualitative study of rural community and provider views in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Introduction: While the general principles of healthcare quality are well articulated internationally, less has been written about applying these principles to rural contexts. Research exploring patient and provider views of healthcare quality in rural communities is limited. This study investigated what was important in healthcare quality particularly for hospital-level care for rural communities in Aotearoa New Zealand.