The Relationship Between Rural Health Clinic Use and Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Medicare Beneficiaries

ConclusionsThe results of our study highlight that the Medicare population using RHCs is at especially high risk for potentially preventable hospitalizations and ED visits. The mechanisms behind this are not well understood and should receive continued attention from policy makers and researchers.

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Source: The Journal of Rural Health - July 7, 2017 Category: Rural Health Authors: Brad Wright, Andrew J. Potter, Amal N. Trivedi, Keith J. Mueller Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research