Hospital Distance and Readmissions Among VA‐Medicare Dual‐Enrolled Veterans

ConclusionsCOPD patients with poor geographic access to VA hospitals did not forgo subsequent inpatient care following their index hospitalization, but they were more likely to seek non‐VA substitutes.

Source: The Journal of Rural Health - July 17, 2016 Category: Rural Health Authors: Edwin S. Wong, Seppo T. Rinne, Paul L. Hebert, Meredith A. Cook, Chuan‐Fen Liu Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research