Assessing health and health care in Prince George's County /
Nicole Lurie ... [et al.].
- xliii, 174 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm
"RAND Health."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-174).
Introduction -- Demographic Characteristics of Prince George's County Residents -- Health Status -- Health Behaviors and Use of Preventive Care -- Barriers to Health Care Access and Utilization for Adults -- Physician Supply -- Hospital, Emergency Department, and Safety-Net Clinic Capacity -- Hospital Quality -- Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits -- Patterns of Hospital Inpatient and Emergency Department Use -- Summary and Policy Implications -- Appendix 1: Description of Data Sources -- Appendix 2: Existing Studies on Prince George's County -- Appendix 3: Detailed Method Descriptions for Selected Chapters -- Appendix 4: Measures of Physician Capacity -- Appendix 5: Trends in Hospital and Emergency Department Capacity -- Appendix 6: Hospital Quality Figures -- Appendix 7: Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Across Prince George's County by Age Group -- Appendix 8: Patterns of Hospital Inpatient and Emergency Department Use for Specific Hospitals.
Prince George's County, Maryland, faces the ongoing challenge of ensuring the health of its residents in the context of severe fiscal constraints. This challenge has grown more complex in the past decade, as the county's population has become increasingly diverse, demographically and socio-demographically. 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. The authors review existing studies on the health and health service utilization of Prince George's County residents; synthesize the findings; and report on their original analyses of data about residents' health behaviors, the county's physician workforce, and hospital discharge rates.
Delivery of Health Care--statistics & numerical data. Health Care Surveys. Health Plan Implementation. Health Services Accessibility--organization & administration. Public Health Administration. Quality of Health Care.