| Doctors within borders: the potential benefit of otolaryngology "medical missions" at home. | |
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PMID: 21225737 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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OBJECTIVES: Describe the population, Medicaid, uninsured, and otolaryngology practice demographics for seven representative rural southeastern states, and propose academic affiliated outreach clinics as a service to help meet the specialty care needs of an underserved rural population, based on the "medical mission" model employed in international outreach clinics. STUDY DESIGN: Needs assessment. METHODS: Review of medical licensing and practice location data from state medical licensing authorities, together with population, Medicaid, and uninsured data from state health/human services departments and the U.S. Census Bureau. RESULTS: Of the states examined, 38-74% of the population lives outside major state metropolitan areas, and 23-47% reside in a county in which there are no practicing otolaryngologists. These rural areas contain from 43-75% of the states' Medicaid recipients as well as 37-77% of the uninsured residents. CONCLUSIONS: Borrowing design elements from the international outreach clinics which involve many US otolaryngologists, a similar "medical mission" model could be of benefit domestically. There are rural areas of the southeast where visiting outreach clinics could improve access to otolaryngology care, and facilitate effective use of existing "safety net" healthcare resources. |
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Ryan Winters; Anna Pou; Paul Friedlander |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Laryngoscope Volume: 120 Suppl 4 ISSN: 1531-4995 ISO Abbreviation: Laryngoscope Publication Date: 2010 |
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Created Date: 2011-01-12 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8607378 Medline TA: Laryngoscope Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: S139 Citation Subset: IM |
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Tulane University Department of Otolaryngology, LA, USA. |
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