Lack of transportation
Deficient knowledge
Access to care
Scheduling issues
Lack of health literacy
Acceptance of condition and
According to the Mayo
Clinic, “follow-up
appointments for
general internal
medicine patients did
not improve
readmission rates, ED
visits, or survival."
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Special Considerations
for Elderly Rural
Populations
Awareness of
transportation opportun
Only 11% of the nation's
hysicians work in rural
locations
Poor insurance coverage
Access to'an emergency room
Hospitals staffed with
hospitalists
High-risk groups that do
seize clearly
Recommendations
We recommend
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