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. 1997 Spring;42(1):49-66.

Trends and implications of visiting medical consultant outpatient clinics in rural hospital communities

D S Wakefield  1 , R Tracy, J Einhellig
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  • PMID: 10164898

Trends and implications of visiting medical consultant outpatient clinics in rural hospital communities

D S Wakefield et al. Hosp Health Serv Adm. 1997 Spring.

Abstract

The emergence of visiting consultant clinics (VCC) represents an unstudied but potentially important mechanism for importing specialty physician services into rural areas. An analysis of five years of one state's VCC experience reveals a substantial increase in both availability and geographic accessibility. This study documents the market's response to the oversupply and hypercompetition among urban-based physician specialists. Patterns of VCC growth have varied markedly for different specialties.

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