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Study Shows Policies Favoring High-Volume Hospitals May Disadvantage Rural Cancer Patients

Patients with cancer who live in rural Pennsylvania counties appear to know that they may have better outcomes if they receive their cancer surgery at a hospital that performs a high volume of those surgeries, but still opt for lower volume hospitals

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Study: Policies favoring high-volume hospitals may disadvantage rural cancer patients

PITTSBURGH — Patients with cancer who live in rural Pennsylvania counties appear to know that they may have better outcomes if they receive their cancer surgery at a hospital that

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Rural Cancer Patients at Risk from High-Volume Hospital Policies

Rural Cancer Patients at Risk from High-Volume Hospital Policies
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Policies favoring high-volume hospitals may disadvantage rural cancer patients

Policies favoring high-volume hospitals may disadvantage rural cancer patients
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Quality vs Convenience: Rural Cancer Patients Weigh Options for Surgical Care

“Our study suggests that narrowly focusing on hospital volumes and tying that to insurance reimbursement might mask complexities and trade-offs in achieving the goal of optimizing patient outcomes and experiences,” lead co-author Lindsay Sabik, PhD, says.

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