Journal article
Contracting for Emergency Room Coverage by Rural Hospitals
The Journal of rural health, Vol.10(1), pp.31-37
01/1994
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1994.tb00206.x
PMID: 10133000
Abstract
Obtaining adequate physician availability remains a challenge to many rural communities. To ensure 24‐hour emergency room physician coverage, many rural hospitals contracted for emergency room services from out‐of‐area and/or local physician. Survey findings for 99 rural and rural referral Iowa hospitals addressing the nature, extent, and cost of contracting physician coverage of the emergency room are presented. While nearly two‐thirds of the hospitals reported contracting for at least some emergency room coverage, the extent and costs of contracts vary widely. Advantages and disadvantages of contracting for emergency room services are discussed. Copyright © 1994, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Contracting for Emergency Room Coverage by Rural Hospitals
- Creators
- Douglas S. Wakefield - University of IowaRoger Tracy - University of IowaMark Myer - University of IowaRobert Wallace - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of rural health, Vol.10(1), pp.31-37
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1994.tb00206.x
- PMID
- 10133000
- NLM abbreviation
- J Rural Health
- ISSN
- 0890-765X
- eISSN
- 1748-0361
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 7
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/1994
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984363583402771
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