Service Changes, Utilization, and Financial Performance After Critical Access Hospitals Join Hospital Systems
While CAHs appear not to change the services provided after joining a hospital system, a reduction in inpatient utilization and an increase in financial profitability were observed. These findings have important implications for healthcare leaders and policymakers interested in ensuring rural communities maintain access to healthcare.
Authors
- Mitchell Mead (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4914-1413)
- Cody Lendon Mullens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4219-3766)
- Andrew M. Ibrahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5516-8378)
- Sean O’Neill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7759-8942)
- Calista M. Harbaugh
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-04-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.82619
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00