Background The advent of patient-centered care challenges policy makers, health care ... from their non-rural counterparts. Methods We conducted a systematic review of the literature to assess ...

Six healthcare industry leaders weigh in on the challenges facing rural healthcare providers and how to address them.

Rural hospitals were significantly less likely to provide essential cardiac services compared with hospitals in urban areas, according to a research letter published in Circulation.“Multiple factors ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Why is rural health so hard? And where to focus to make it easy. This is the ...

Nebraska hospitals currently struggle with lagging reimbursement rates, higher labor costs and aggressive practices from ...