Background and purpose Despite efforts to provide comprehensive health care services and
reduce inequalities, most developed countries face serious challenges in achieving …

Regionalization of emergency medical care aims to provide consistent and efficient high-
quality care leading to optimal clinical outcomes by matching patient needs with appropriate …

Study objective We sought to identify longitudinal trends in workforce entry and attrition
among rural and urban emergency physicians, nonemergency physicians, and advanced …

Purpose Physicians of all specialties are more likely to live and work in urban areas than in
rural areas. Physician availability affects the health and economy of rural communities. This …

Background Rural communities have disproportionately faced primary care shortages for
decades in spite of policy efforts to prepare and attract primary care health professionals to …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: We describe the characteristics of the US emergency physician
workforce. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of the 2008 American …

Abstract Background: Emergency department (ED)-based telemedicine has been
implemented in many rural hospitals to provide specialty care and expertise to patients with …

Background—Prior studies have demonstrated differences in time to reperfusion for ST-
segment–elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in women, minorities, and the elderly …

Background: The low volume and the intermittent nature of serious emergencies presenting
to rural emergency departments (EDs) make it difficult to plan and deliver pertinent …

Purpose: Previous research indicated that rural family physicians were more likely to pass
the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification for Family …