High-risk surgery among Medicare beneficiaries living in health professional shortage areas.
Cody Lendon MullensAlisha LussiezJohn W ScottNicholas KunnathJustin B DimickAndrew M IbrahimPublished in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2023)
Patients living in health professional shortage area undergoing high-risk surgery traveled more than 2 times longer for their care to obtain similar outcomes. While reassuring for clinical outcomes, additional efforts may be needed to mitigate the travel burden experienced by shortage area patients.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- public health
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- minimally invasive
- prognostic factors
- palliative care
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- coronary artery bypass
- quality improvement
- health information
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- patient reported outcomes
- weight loss
- climate change
- health promotion
- surgical site infection
- atrial fibrillation