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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedMohr NM, Wu C, Ward MJ
Potentially avoidable inter-facilit transfer from Veterans Health Administration emergency departments: a cohort study.
The objective of this study was to describe ED-based inter-facility transfer practices within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and to estimate the proportion of potentially avoidable transfers. Results showed that VHA inter-facility transfer was commonly performed for mental health and cardiac evaluation, particularly for patients in rural settings. The proportion that are potentially avoidable is small. Future work should focus on improving capabilities to provide specialty evaluation locally for these conditions, possibly using telehealth solutions.
AHRQ-funded; HS025753.
Citation: Mohr NM, Wu C, Ward MJ .
Potentially avoidable inter-facilit transfer from Veterans Health Administration emergency departments: a cohort study.
BMC Health Serv Res 2020 Feb 12;20(1):110. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-4956-6..
Keywords: Emergency Department, Hospitals, Healthcare Delivery, Access to Care, Rural Health
Williams D, Reiter KL, Pink GH
Rural hospital mergers increased between 2005 and 2016-what did those hospitals look like?
The objective of this study was to determine whether key hospital-level financial and market characteristics were associated with whether rural hospitals merge. The investigators found that the types of rural hospitals that merged during the sample period differed from nonmerged rural hospitals. Rural hospitals with higher odds of merging were less profitable, for-profit, larger, and were less likely to be able to cover current debt.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032.
Citation: Williams D, Reiter KL, Pink GH .
Rural hospital mergers increased between 2005 and 2016-what did those hospitals look like?
Inquiry 2020 Jan-Dec;57:46958020935666. doi: 10.1177/0046958020935666..
Keywords: Rural Health, Hospitals