title: Rural hospitals face many challenges in transitioning to value-based care.
authors.affiliation: North Carolina Center for Rural Health Innovation and Performance; North Carolina Hospital Association, Cary, North Carolina, USA. jspade@ncha.org.
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Spade
authors.affiliation: North Carolina Hospital Association, Cary, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Stephanie C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Strickland
mesh_terms: D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / Q000191:economics; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D064876:Safety-net Providers / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D062505:Value-Based Purchasing / Q000191:economics*