Medicare patient deaths shortly after leaving the ER raise questions about rural hospitals

(By Casey Ross for STAT)

A new study on Medicare patients dying soon after emergency department discharges raises questions about staffing and treatment at rural hospitals and other providers who are under pressure to reduce health care costs. Continue reading article here…

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