Non-Urgent Use of Emergency Departments by Rural and Urban Adults
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Description
Examines differences in non-urgent use of emergency departments (EDs) in rural versus urban adults as well as factors associated with non-urgent ED use. Utilizes 2014-2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data to show percentage of adults who utilized ED services, with data broken down by age, mental and physical health status, income, health insurance and primary care access status, and rural versus urban location.
Author(s)
Erika Ziller, Carly Milkowski, Zachariah Croll, Yvonne Jonk
Date
04/2024
Type
Document
Organization
Maine Rural Health Research Center
Tagged as
Access · Emergency department and urgent care services · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data