The Unique Challenges Facing Rural Providers in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Popul Health Manag. 2021 Jun;24(3):304-306. doi: 10.1089/pop.2020.0151. Epub 2020 Sep 9.

Authors

Joel E Segel^{1

2

3}, Hannah I Ross^{1

4}, Jennifer L Edwards⁴, Kelly A Braun⁴, Lisa A Davis^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Policy and Administration, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
² Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
³ Department of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁴ Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.

PMID: 34115960
DOI: 10.1089/pop.2020.0151

No abstract available

Keywords: CMS policy; COVID-19; critical access hospitals; rural health clinics; rural hospitals; telehealth.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / therapy*
Critical Care
Delivery of Health Care
Health Services Accessibility*
Hospitals, Rural*
Humans
Pandemics
Rural Health Services*
Rural Population
SARS-CoV-2
Telemedicine