What question did this study set out to answer?

To analyze the trends in emergency department (ED) utilization rates among rural and urban populations in the United States.

April 12, 2019Open Access

Trends in Emergency Department Use by Rural and Urban Populations in the United States

Key Points

To analyze the trends in emergency department (ED) utilization rates among rural and urban populations in the United States.
Examined utilization rates for rural and urban emergency departments, focusing on demographic shifts and disadvantaged groups.
Analyzed data on ED usage patterns over time to identify significant changes in service demands.
Rural EDs are seeing increased utilization rates, with a larger portion of users coming from disadvantaged groups.
Urban populations show varying trends in ED use, reflecting the complexities of healthcare access and safety-net pressures.

Abstract

Rural EDs are experiencing important changes in utilization rates, increasingly serving a larger proportion of traditionally disadvantaged groups and with greater pressure as safety-net hospitals.

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Cite This Study

Greenwood‐Ericksen et al. (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dbd0a8e6ab964fb0837085 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.1919

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