Home health utilization in the Veterans Health Administration: Are there rural and urban differences?

Heather W DavilaBradely MayfieldMichelle A MengelingAndrea HolcombeKelly R MiellErin JaskeWilliam IversonTammy WalknerGreg StewartSamantha Solimeo

Published in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2024)

Although rural Veterans were more likely than urban Veterans to receive any home health services, they received considerably fewer home health visits. This difference may represent an access issue for rural Veterans. Future research is needed to identify reasons for these differences and develop strategies to ensure rural Veterans' care needs are equitability addressed.

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healthcare
south africa
public health
mental health
health information
human health
risk assessment
quality improvement
current status