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  1. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb295-COVID-19-RuralHosptl.pdf
    December 01, 2020 - COVID-19-related changes in hospitalizations and in-hospital deaths for patients from rural areas 1 … Research and Quality Changes in Hospitalizations and In-Hospital Deaths for Patients From Rural Areas … With the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in early 2020, hospital utilization changed considerably, as areas … compared with urban areas starting in September 2020,3 but little is known about the impact of the … b For this Statistical Brief, rural areas represent micropolitan and noncore counties as defined by
  2. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb294-COVID-19-UrbanHosptl.pdf
    December 01, 2020 - COVID-19-related changes in hospitalizations and in-hospital deaths for patients from urban areas 1 … Research and Quality Changes in Hospitalizations and In-Hospital Deaths for Patients From Urban Areas … With the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in early 2020, hospital utilization changed considerably, as areas … surpassed those in urban areas beginning in mid-September of 2020.3 Little is known about the impact … This analysis is limited to patients from urban areas (i.e., large, medium, or small metro areas) treated
  3. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb_urbanrural.jsp
    May 01, 2022 - emergency department visits related to patient residence or hospitals located in urban versus rural areas …   #295 Changes in Hospitalizations and In-Hospital Deaths for Patients From Rural Areas … #294 Changes in Hospitalizations and In-Hospital Deaths for Patients From Urban Areas
  4. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb275-COVID19-HospitalLocation.pdf
    December 01, 2020 - , whereas only 6 percent were for patients from rural areas. … , whereas 29 percent were for patients from rural areas … and 35 percent for patients from rural areas … was higher than the rate for patients from other areas … compared with patients from other areas
  5. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb311-ED-visit-costs-2021.pdf
    January 01, 2021 - and small metro areas, at 37.1 percent and 36.0 percent, respectively. … areas (37.4 percent) … for residents of large metropolitan areas … and 35.2 percent of these costs in rural areas. … to 27.3 percent in small metropolitan areas and 23.4 percent in large metropolitan areas.
  6. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb254-Delivery-Hospitalizations-Substance-Use-Clinical-Outcomes-2016.pdf
    January 01, 2016 - was 59 percent higher than the rate for patients from urban areas. … compared with those from urban areas. … than for those from urban areas (11.6 vs. 7.0 per 1,000 delivery stays). … versus 27.1 among stays for patients residing in rural areas. … versus 47.2 among stays for patients from rural areas.
  7. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/pl_ur_cat4/nisnote.jsp
    September 01, 2008 - 2003 UIC Value Value Description Value Description 1 Large metropolitan areas … 3 Non-Metro - Micropolitan adjacent to large metro 3 Micropolitan areas 5 Non-Metro … - Micropolitan adjacent to small metro 3 Micropolitan areas 8 Non-Metro - Micropolitan not … Value Value Description PL_UR_CAT4 Patient Location: Urban-Rural 4 Categories 1 Large metropolitan areasareas 4 Not metropolitan or micropolitan .
  8. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/pl_ur_cat4/kidnote.jsp
    September 01, 2008 - 2003 UIC Value Value Description Value Description 1 Large metropolitan areas … 3 Non-Metro - Micropolitan adjacent to large metro 3 Micropolitan areas 5 Non-Metro … - Micropolitan adjacent to small metro 3 Micropolitan areas 8 Non-Metro - Micropolitan not … Value Value Description PL_UR_CAT4 Patient Location: Urban-Rural 4 Categories 1 Large metropolitan areasareas 4 Not metropolitan or micropolitan .
  9. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb116.pdf
    June 14, 2011 - for emergency care by insurers has steadily decreased.2 These challenges are magnified in rural areas … Findings Overall In 2008, EDs in rural areas received over 8 million visits, translating to about … ■ Only 2.4 percent of EDs in rural areas held a trauma level designation while 35.5 percent of … ■ Approximately 51 percent of EDs in rural areas are located within facilities designated as … household income—56.2 percent of rural ED patients lived in the lowest income areas compared with
  10. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/pl_nchs/nassnote.jsp
    August 01, 2019 - distinctions and is unique in differentiating between central and fringe counties of large metropolitan areas … Value Value Description PL_NCHS Patient Location: NCHS Urban-Rural Code 1 "Central" counties of metro areas … of >=1 million population 2 "Fringe" counties of metro areas of >=1 million population 3 Counties in … metro areas of 250,000-999,999 population 4 Counties in metro areas of 50,000-249,999 population 5 Micropolitan
  11. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb178-Preventable-Hospitalizations-by-Region.jsp
    September 01, 2014 - Access to care and level of quality vary by geographic areas. … However, compared with urban areas, rural areas tend to have fewer healthcare organizations and professionals … , but rates in all residential areas exhibited a downward trend. … by micropolitan areas, large metropolitan areas, and small metropolitan areas. … metropolitan areas between 2005 and 2011.
  12. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb178-Preventable-Hospitalizations-by-Region.pdf
    September 01, 2014 - Access to care and level of quality vary by geographic areas. … However, compared with urban areas, rural areas tend to have fewer health care organizations and professionals … , but rates in all residential areas exhibited a downward trend. … by micropolitan areas, large metropolitan areas, and small metropolitan areas. … small metropolitan areas between 2005 and 2011.
  13. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb116.jsp
    June 01, 2011 - Findings Overall In 2008, EDs in rural areas received over 8 million visits, translating to about … EDs in rural areas admitted patients to the inpatient setting at nearly half the rate of non-rural EDs … Highlights In 2008, 6.4 percent of all ED visits occurred in rural areas. … Only 2.4 percent of EDs in rural areas held a trauma level designation while 35.5 percent of non-rural … income—56.2 percent of rural ED patients lived in the lowest income areas compared with 30.1 percent
  14. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb226-Patient-Residence-Opioid-Hospital-Stays-ED-Visits-by-State.pdf
    December 01, 2016 - central metropolitan areas (92 percent). … rural areas in other States. … per 100,000) • Small metropolitan areas for nine States (average 317.1 per 100,000) • Rural areasareas in other States. … per 100,000) • Small metropolitan areas for four States (average 188.0 per 100,000) • Rural areas
  15. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb73.pdf
    May 01, 2009 - BRIEF #73 May 2009 Highlights ■ The rate of hospitalization among people living in the poorest areas … Rates of hospitalization were consistently higher in the poorest areas across all age groups. … , and by about 17 percent in patients from relatively wealthier areas (data not shown). … Most of the top 20 procedures were more common in patients from the lowest income areas. … were uninsured versus 4.8 percent from other areas).
  16. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb241-Coronary-Artery-AMI-Stroke-Hospital-Stays-2001-2014.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - areas in 2014 (222.0 vs. 131.2 stays per 100,000 adults) … than in rural areas (667.7 vs. 969.8 stays per 100,000 adults) … ■ The rate of stays for AMI was 40.1 percent lower in large metropolitan areas than in rural areas … and lower than the rates in rural and micropolitan areas, which also were similar. … The rate of ASCVD stays with PTCA was 35.0 percent lower in large metropolitan areas than in rural areas
  17. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/MS2021-02-Distance-to-Hospital.pdf
    May 26, 2021 - USA ZIP Code Areas. Updated May 13, 2021. www.arcgis.com/home/item.html? … to a 1.16 mile median difference in noncore areas. … was in large central metropolitan areas (26.20 vs. 5.09 miles). … miles in noncore areas. … to 5.24 miles longer in noncore areas.
  18. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb95.pdf
    September 01, 2010 - ), followed by micropolitan areas (9,774) and rural areas (1,765) … in small towns, and in rural areas. … were in micropolitan areas (small to medium-sized towns), and 64.0 percent were in rural areas (table … Public hospitals in micropolitan areas Public hospitals in rural areas Number of hospitals … Public hospitals in micropolitan areas Public hospitals in rural areas Total number of stays
  19. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb268-ED-Costs-2017.pdf
    January 01, 2017 - to 29.8 percent in rural areas. … to 32.5 percent in rural areas. … to 48.8 percent in rural areas. … Medicare represented the largest share of ED costs in micropolitan and rural areas. … to 27.9 percent in rural areas.
  20. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/pl_nchs2006/nisnote.jsp
    September 01, 2008 - distinctions and is unique in differentiating between central and fringe counties of large metropolitan areas … Description PL_NCHS2006 Patient Location: NCHS Urban-Rural Code, 2006 1 "Central" counties of metro areas … of >=1 million population 2 "Fringe" counties of metro areas of >=1 million population 3 Counties in … metro areas of 250,000-999,999 population 4 Counties in metro areas of 50,000-249,999 population 5 Micropolitan

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