Rural Communities in the United States Face Persistent Disparities in Access to Orthopaedic Surgical Care

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Examines trends in the proportion of orthopedic surgeons practicing in rural areas between 2013 to 2018 using data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Physician Compare National Downloadable File (PC-NDF). Identifies the proportion of rural U.S. counties with access to orthopedic surgeons. Describes the characteristics associated with surgeons practicing in a rural setting.

Victoria S. Wu, Jenna E. Schmidt, Tarun K. Jella, et al.

The Iowa Orthopaedic Journal, 431(1), 15-21

2023

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Access · Health workforce supply and demand · Physicians · Rural-urban differences · Specialty care · Statistics and data · Surgery