Emergency department visits among rural and urban older adults: disparities in ambulatory and emergency care sensitive conditions
Rural Medicare beneficiaries consistently showed higher ED utilization for ACSCs and ECSCs compared to urban beneficiaries, highlighting potential disparities in healthcare access and a need for targeted or policy-based interventions.
Authors
- Cameron J. Gettel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6249-1023)
- Ryan Koski-Vacirca
- Craig Rothenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3594-600X)
- Yuxiao Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6275-2780)
- Courtney Kitchen
- Margaret Greenwood‐Ericksen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3072-8401)
- Nicholas M. Mohr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0497-5828)
- Arjun K. Venkatesh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8248-0567)
- Kerry Schaffer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0097-1574)
- Alexander T. Janke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1181-714X)
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- Eastern Virginia Medical School (US)
- University of New Mexico (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Yale University (US)
- VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (US)
- VA Center for Clinical Management Research (US)
- University of Iowa Health Care (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13161-2
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.01
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Academy of Medicine
- National Institute on Aging