Hospitals in rural or remote areas: An exploratory review of policies in 8 high-income countries

Highlights • Australia and Canada have policies on hospitals in rural or remote areas at the sub-national level. • The United States has used a number of federal policy levers. • Common challenges include financial sustainability, medical education, telemedicine and transport.

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Published inHealth policy (Amsterdam) Vol. 120; no. 7; pp. 758 - 769
Main Authors Rechel, Bernd, Džakula, Aleksandar, Duran, Antonio, Fattore, Giovanni, Edwards, Nigel, Grignon, Michel, Haas, Marion, Habicht, Triin, Marchildon, Gregory P, Moreno, Antonio, Ricciardi, Walter, Vaughan, Louella, Smith, Tina Anderson
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.07.2016
Subjects
Developed Countries
Education, Medical
Emergencies
Global Health
Health administration
Health Services Accessibility - organization & administration
Hospitals
Hospitals - manpower
Humans
Internal Medicine
Medically Underserved Area
Rural health services
Rural Health Services - organization & administration
Rural hospitals
Rural Population - statistics & numerical data
Telemedicine - utilization
Emergencies
Rural health services
Hospitals
Rural hospitals
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Summary:Highlights • Australia and Canada have policies on hospitals in rural or remote areas at the sub-national level. • The United States has used a number of federal policy levers. • Common challenges include financial sustainability, medical education, telemedicine and transport.
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ISSN:0168-8510
1872-6054
DOI:10.1016/j.healthpol.2016.05.011