Rural Healthcare

Algorithm Provides Insights into Physician Turnover Trends

July 25, 2023 - Using an algorithm, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers discovered that the period from 2010 to 2018 resulted in a 43 percent increase in physician turnover, highlighting the need to determine the reasons for this trend and ultimately improve retention rates. Regardless of whether it is due to mobilization or retirement, physician turnover is a...


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Health Disparities Tied to Gap in Rural, Urban Death Rates

by Jill McKeon

The gap between rural and urban death rates has tripled over the past 20 years, in part due to socioeconomic factors and rural health disparities, according to a recent study from Brigham and...

Social Determinants of Health Linked to Congenital Heart Disease

by Jill McKeon

Social determinants of health, including geography and race and ethnicity, have an impact on prenatal detection (PND) of two of the most common congenital heart diseases (CHDs), a new study published...

Social Determinants of Health Tied to Premature Stroke Mortality

by Jill McKeon

Socioeconomics, access to health care, environmental factors, and other social determinants of health may be linked to premature stroke mortality, according to a recent study from JAMA...

Collecting Big Data to Eliminate Rural Health Disparities

by Jessica Kent

Among the many gaps in care that pervade the medical industry, rural health disparities are some of the most prevalent. For individuals living in rural parts of the country, geographic isolation,...

Rural Health Disparities Linked to Socioeconomic Status, Care Access

by Jessica Kent

Higher rural mortality at the state level is strongly linked to socioeconomic status, patient care access, and lack of health insurance, indicating that changes in state and federal policies could...