Areas Rural Hospitals are Delivering Value

• Rural hospitals charge 63% less than their urban counterparts. • Spending per beneficiary for rural hospitals could save $6.8 billion if adopted by all. • Quality, patient safety, outcomes and satisfaction are equal, while price and efficiency in the emergency department are better. • Patients' total time in the rural emergency department is 56 minutes faster than in urban facilities. Fifty percent of those ED visits occurred during normal business hours and are for low acuity cases. Source: iVantage Health Analytics