This analysis of the United States health system reviews the developmentsin organization
and governance, health financing, health care provision, health reforms and health system …

Potentially preventable hospitalisations (PPHs) are common and increase the burden on
already stretched healthcare services. Increasingly, psychosocial factors have been …

Background Federally qualified community health centers (CHCs) and rural health clinics
(RHCs) are intended to provide access to care for vulnerable populations. While some …

Abstract Background The study of Hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions
(ACSH) has been proposed as an indirect measure of access to and receipt of care by older …

Objective: To assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of a telepharmacy
intervention in an underserved, rural asthma patient population. Subjects and Methods …

Measurement of access to health care services is often limited to such variables as having
health insurance or a usual source of care. We argue for an expanded definition of access …

Background Limited accessibility to health care may be a barrier to obtaining good care.
Few studies have investigated the association between access-to-care factors and COPD …

Objective To examine the willingness to accept new Medicaid patients among certified rural
health clinics (RHC s) and other nonsafety net rural providers. Data Sources Experimental …

Introduction: Cardiovascular disease, including myocardial infarction (MI) and heart failure
(HF), remains the leading cause of death in wealthy countries and is of increasing concern …

Background: This study analyses the association between rurality and local rate of
avoidable hospitalizations in a Spanish region with high population dispersion. Methods …