title: National rural hospital charges due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions.
abstract: In this policy brief, we estimate and document the national magnitude of charges associated with hospitalizations due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) in rural hospitals. The brief also reports this type of charge by hospital size. This research will inform policy makers about the magnitude of rural preventable hospitalizations and the associated potential savings in hospital resource utilization.
authors.forename: Li-Wu
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Wanquing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Junfeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Keith J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Mueller
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005249:Fees and Charges / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006306:Health Surveys; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D040841:Resource Allocation / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States