Geographic Access to Urogynecology Care in the United States

E Schmidt; Lucy Ward; W. Thomas Gregory; Sara Cichowski

doi:10.1097/spv.0000000000001547

July 8, 2024Urogynecology

Geographic Access to Urogynecology Care in the United States

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Geographic access to specialized urogynecologic care remains unevenly distributed, potentially influencing long-term patient outcomes across regions.
Spatial evaluation measures regional distribution of urogynecology clinicians across communities, assessing variations linked to population characteristics.
Identification of regional deficits in geographic access highlights workforce shortages, supporting targeted health policy interventions to reduce disparities.

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Observational analysis explores geographic access to urogynecologic care in diverse populations, highlighting variations by demographic traits.

Abstract

Although access to urogynecologic care is known to influence patient outcomes, less is known regarding geographic access to care and how it may vary by population characteristics.

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Schmidt et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e61080b6db6435875a3503 https://doi.org/10.1097/spv.0000000000001547

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