System affiliation may lead to an increase or decline in the number of services offered in a local hospital. This may have positive or negative effects for patients and may change both access to care and quality of care. This policy brief aims to understand the range of effects on service offerings after rural hospitals become part of, or leave, a regional or national healthcare system.
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Details
Title: Subtitle
Changes in Service Offerings Post-System Affiliation in Rural Hospitals
Creators
Onyinye Oyeka
Fred Ullrich - University of Iowa, Health Management and Policy
Dan Shane
Keith Mueller
Resource Type
Report
Publication Details
Vol.2023-2
Publisher
RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Series
Rural Policy Brief; 2023-2
Number of pages
13 pages
Language
English
Date published
01/2023
Academic Unit
Economics; Health Management and Policy; RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis; Public Policy Center (Archive)