Promoting informed decision-making in a primary care practice by implementing decision aids
Empowering patients to be effective advocates for their health requires that they have
adequate information and understanding about their health conditions. Many patients have …
adequate information and understanding about their health conditions. Many patients have …
Structural factors and racial/ethnic inequities in travel times to acute care hospitals in the rural US South, 2007–2018
Policy Points Policymakers should invest in programs to support rural health systems, with a
more targeted focus on spatial accessibility and racial and ethnic equity, not only total supply …
more targeted focus on spatial accessibility and racial and ethnic equity, not only total supply …
[HTML][HTML] Reimagining and reinvesting in rural hospital markets
A key issue facing the United States is how to structure rural health care delivery. In research
and policy discussions of this challenge, a core focus has been the appropriate role for rural …
and policy discussions of this challenge, a core focus has been the appropriate role for rural …
Leveraging digital health technologies in heart failure self-care interventions to improve health equity
For patients with heart failure, self-care is crucial, but recommendations for self-care are
often not adhered to. Digital health interventions have the potential to help patients improve …
often not adhered to. Digital health interventions have the potential to help patients improve …
Associations of US hospital closure (2007-2018) with area socioeconomic disadvantage and racial/ethnic composition
Purpose To examine whether hospital closure is associated with high levels of area
socioeconomic disadvantage and racial/ethnic minority composition. Methods Pooled cross …
socioeconomic disadvantage and racial/ethnic minority composition. Methods Pooled cross …
A conceptual framework for optimizing the equity of hospital‐based emergency care: the structure of hospital transfer networks
Policy Points Current pay‐for‐performance and other payment policies ignore hospital
transfers for emergency conditions, which may exacerbate disparities. No conceptual …
transfers for emergency conditions, which may exacerbate disparities. No conceptual …
Rural Hospital Closures: A Sco** Review of Studies Published Between 1990 and 2020
Between 1990 and 2020, 334 rural hospitals closed in the United States, and since 2011
hospital closures have outnumbered new hospital openings. This sco** review evaluates …
hospital closures have outnumbered new hospital openings. This sco** review evaluates …
(Applied) geography, policy, & time: whither health and medical geography?
In this provocation, we discuss the potential for health/medical geography to contribute to a
policy-relevant geographical research agenda that remains attentive to social theory …
policy-relevant geographical research agenda that remains attentive to social theory …
Longer travel times to acute hospitals are associated with lower likelihood of cancer screening receipt among rural-dwelling adults in the US South
Purpose Given rural hospitals' role in providing outpatient services, we examined the
association between travel burdens and receipt of cancer screening among rural-dwelling …
association between travel burdens and receipt of cancer screening among rural-dwelling …
General Surgeon Workforce Density is Not Associated with Treatment-Incidence Ratios at the County or Hospital Service Area Level in North Carolina
Abstract Background General Surgeon Workforce Density (WFD) is used to approximate
surgical access. Treatment-incidence ratios (TIR) provide a novel measure of care access …
surgical access. Treatment-incidence ratios (TIR) provide a novel measure of care access …