Rural Bypass for Elective Surgeries
ConclusionRural hospitals should consider developing surgical services that are performed electively and on an outpatient basis that are attractive to a broader rural population. CAHs that already offer elective surgical procedures and yet who are still bypassed must examine the mutable factors that drive bypass behavior. (Source: The Journal of Rural Health)
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - December 1, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: Paula A.M. Weigel, Fred Ullrich, Chance N. Finegan, Marcia M. Ward Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Is Travel Time to Colonoscopy Associated With Late ‐Stage Colorectal Cancer Among Medicare Beneficiaries in Iowa?
DiscussionAmong a Medicare‐insured population, there was no relationship between travel time to colonoscopy and disease stage at diagnosis. It is likely that factors other than distance to colonoscopy present more pertinent barriers to screening in this insured population. Additional research should be done to determine reasons for nonadherence to screening among those with access to CRC screening services, given that over two‐thirds of these insured individuals were diagnosed with late‐stage CRC. (Source: The Journal of Rural Health)
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - November 25, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: Mary E. Charlton, Kevin A. Matthews, Anne Gaglioti, Camden Bay, Bradley D. McDowell, Marcia M. Ward, Barcey T. Levy Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Rural ‐Urban Differences in Costs of End‐of‐Life Care for Elderly Cancer Patients in the United States
ConclusionsThe lower Medicare spending on end‐of‐life care for the rural cancer patients suggests disparities based on place of residence. A future study that delineates the source of the rural‐urban difference can help us understand whether it indicates inappropriate level of palliative care and find effective policies to reduce the urban‐rural disparities. (Source: The Journal of Rural Health)
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - November 19, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: Hongmei Wang, Fang Qiu, Eugene Boilesen, Preethy Nayar, Lina Lander, Kate Watkins, Shinobu Watanabe ‐Galloway Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Increasing the Rural Physician Workforce: A Potential Role for Small Rural Medical School Campuses
ConclusionsWe conclude that the investment of resources in our rural campus may add an increment to rural practice choice beyond the established associations with rural upbringing and family medicine residency. The decision of practice site choice is complex, and collaborative studies that include data from several schools with differently structured rural exposures, including those with rural clinical campuses, are needed. (Source: The Journal of Rural Health)
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - October 30, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: William J. Crump, R. Steve Fricker, Craig H. Ziegler, David L. Wiegman Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Rural‐Urban Differences in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Diagnostic Prevalence in Kentucky and West Virginia
ConclusionsMedicare beneficiaries in rural counties in Kentucky and West Virginia may be underdiagnosed with respect to ADRD. However, due to the ecologic design, and evidence of a younger, more heavily male beneficiary population in some rural areas, further studies using individual‐level data are needed to confirm the results. (Source: The Journal of Rural Health)
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - October 30, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: Erin L. Abner, Gregory A. Jicha, W. Jay Christian, Bernard G. Schreurs Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
