Assessing health and health care in Prince George's County
By: Nicole Lurie... [et al.].
Contributors: Lurie, Nicole.; Rand Corporation.
Publisher: RAND; Rand Publishing; RAND Corporation
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9780833046949
Subjects: Health surveys -- Maryland -- Prince Georges County; Public health -- Maryland -- Prince Georges County; Health Services -- supply & distribution -- Maryland; Health Services -- utilization -- Maryland; Health Behavior -- Maryland -- Statistics; Health Services Accessibility -- Maryland -- Statistics; Health Services Needs and Demand -- Maryland -- Statistics; Health Status -- Maryland -- Statistics; Prince George's County (Md.) -- Statistics, Medical
Genres: Statistics.; Statistics, Medical.
Description: Prince George's County, Maryland, faces the ongoing challenge of ensuring the health of its residents in the context of severe fiscal constraints. To help policymakers address this challenge, this report describes the demographic and health characteristics of Prince George's County residents; assesses health care system access and capacity within the county; and analyzes patterns of hospital and emergency department use.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Demographic characteristics of Prince George's County residents; title: Health status; title: Health behaviors and use of preventive care; title: Barriers to health care access and utilization for adults; title: Physician supply; title: Hospital, emergency department, and safety-net clinic capacity; title: Hospital quality; title: Ambulatory care/sensitive hospitalizations and emergency department; title: Visits; title: Patterns of hospital inpatient and emergency department use; title: Summary and policy implications.