Rural vs. Urban Ancillary Services discussion

Health care services vary given a geographical location of an organization. All services are may not be provided in one area, furthermore, patients often must travel to obtain services whom live in rural areas. For example, according to Spasojevic, Vasilj, Hrabac, & Celik (2015), rural residents are more likely to travel more than 15 minutes to see their health facilities compared with urban residents. Based on the course readings and your own research discuss/answer the following: How does ancillary services offered in rural and urban areas differ? Regarding ancillary services, what are some disadvantages to consumers (patients) living in rural populated areas? What recommendations would you provide as a health care leader to lessen these disadvantages. Required Reading American Hospital Association. (2011). The Opportunities and Challenges for Rural Hospitals in an Era of Health Reform. Retrieved from http://www.aha.org/research/reports/tw/11apr-tw-rural.pdf Ancillary Medical Solutions. (2014). What are Ancillary Services in Health Care? Retrieved from http://www.ancillarymedsolutions.com/what-are-ancillary-services-in-health-care Barnet, S., Gamble, M., Punke, H., Rappleye, E., Rizzo, E., & Rosin, R. (2015). 10 Challenges and Opportunities for Hospitals in 2015. Retrieved from http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/10-challenges-and-opportunities-for-hospitals-in-2015.html Hooper, C. R. (2010). Ancillary care duties: The demands of justice. Journal of Medical Ethics, 36(11), 708. Georgetown University. (2003). Rural and Urban Health. Retrieved from https://hpi.georgetown.edu/agingsociety/pubhtml/rural/rural.html Page, L. (2012). Six Ancillary Services Worth Considering. Retrieved from http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/772417_4 Page, L. (2014). 9 Ancillary Services That Can Boost Practice Revenue. Retrieved from http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/828246 James, E. (2015). Ancillary services: A key to cutting costs? James, E. (2015). Ancillary services: A key to cutting costs? Property & Casualty 360 Schneider, J. E., Ohsfeldt, R. L., Scheibling, C. M., & Jeffers, S. A. (2012). Organizational boundaries of medical practice: The case of physician ownership of ancillary services. Health Economics Review, 2(1), 1-8 The Coker Group. (2005). Chapter 1: Envisioning the Opportunities. Physician Ancillary Services: Evaluation, Implementation, And Management Of New Practice Opportunities. Retrieved from http://www.jblearning.com/samples/0763730408/Chapter_01.pdf