Small-Area Variation in the Care of Low-Risk Neonates in Massachusetts and Texas

^aDepartment of Pediatrics, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire;
^bDepartment of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Lebanon, New Hampshire;
^cThe Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Lebanon, New Hampshire; and
^dDivision of Management, Policy and Community Health, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas

Address correspondence to Samantha A. House, DO, MPH, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, 1 Medical Center Dr, Lebanon, NH 03756. E-mail: samantha.a.house{at}hitchcock.org

Drs House and Goodman conceptualized and designed the study, designed the data collection strategy, analyzed data, and drafted the initial manuscript; Dr Singh conceptualized and designed the study and reviewed data analysis; Mr Wasserman conceptualized and designed the study and conducted data collection and analysis; Dr Ganduglia-Cazaban and Ms Kim designed data collection tools and conducted data collection and analysis; and all authors reviewed and revised the manuscript and approved the final manuscript as submitted and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.