Patient Engagement October 30, 2017
The partnership drew surgeons from academic medical centers to rural clinics, supporting rural patient care access.
Sharing clinicians between larger academic medical centers and rural health centers is a cost-effective method for improving rural patient care access in medically underserved areas, according to new research.
The research, presented at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2017, found that the exchange between academic medical center providers and rural providers resulted in $4.7 million in net revenue and easier care access.
Patient care access is a serious hurdle in rural regions. Patients often face traveling extraordinary distances to obtain quality treatment. And when patients do access care within less densely populated areas, they often face clinician shortage problems. Rural regions are...
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