An Examination of All-Payer Inpatient Rural Hospital Bypass
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Description
Examines the extent to which rural patients bypassed their nearest rural hospital for inpatient care in eight states. Analyzes data on inpatient hospital admissions for rural residents of these states using the 2018 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) State Inpatient Databases (SID). Identifies factors associated with hospital-level bypass rates by patient and hospital characteristics.
Author(s)
Craig D. Holden, Shena Popat, Alana Knudson, Marilyn G. Klug
Date
03/2026
Organization
ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center
Tagged as
Access
· Critical Access Hospitals
· Health conditions
· Health insurance
· Hospitals
· Inpatient care
· Statistics and data