Emergency department visits among rural and urban older adults: disparities in ambulatory and emergency care sensitive conditions

Emergency department visits among rural and urban older adults: disparities in ambulatory and emergency care sensitive conditions

Abstract Background Older adults in rural geographies may be uniquely vulnerable to difficulty accessing outpatient care, and therefore more reliant on emergency department (ED) care. We compared ED utilization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) and emergency care sensitive conditions...

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Main Authors: Cameron J. Gettel, Courtney Kitchen, Craig Rothenberg, Yuxiao Song, Ryan Koski-Vacirca, Katherine Schaffer, Alexander T. Janke, Nicholas M. Mohr, Margaret Greenwood-Ericksen, Arjun K. Venkatesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Emergency department
Rural
Ambulatory care sensitive conditions
Emergency care sensitive conditions
Older adults
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13161-2
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