Geographic Variation in Spatial Accessibility of U.S. Healthcare Providers

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Examines spatial accessibility and other factors of accessibility for key physician and non-physician groups, including primary care physicians, specialists, nurse practitioners, and chiropractors in rural and urban locations, using geospatial methods. Population data, Medicare claims, provider location, professional school location, and U.S. Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) were used in the analyses.

Keith B. Naylor, Joshua Tooto, Olga Yakusheva, et al.

PLoS One, 14(4)

04/2019

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Access · Health workforce supply and demand · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses · Physicians · Policy · Primary care · Rural-urban differences · Specialty care · Statistics and data