Patient Travel Distance to Neurologist Visits
Lin C, Hill C, Kerber K, Burke J, Skolarus L, Esper G, de Havenon A, De Lott L, Callaghan B. Patient Travel Distance to Neurologist Visits. Neurology 2023, 101: e1807-e1820. PMID: 37704403, PMCID: PMC10634641, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisPatient travel distanceNeurologist visitNeurologic conditionsCancer careMedicare beneficiariesPrimary care physician visitsCoordinated multidisciplinary careMedian driving distanceClustering of patientsHospital referral regionsCross-sectional analysisLocal neurologistsNeurologist carePhysician visitsClinical outcomesMultidisciplinary careMedicare sampleReferral regionsLateral sclerosisNeurologic carePatientsTravel burdenNeurologistsVisits