Validation of Zip Code-Based Estimates of Ambulance Driving Distance to Control for Access to Care in Emergency Surgery Research.

Jarman, Molly P; Sturgeon, Daniel; Mathews, Ian; Uribe-Leitz, Tarsicio; Haider, Adil H · JAMA Surg · 2019

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

This study uses Medicaid data files to estimate the association of estimated driving distance and reported driven ambulance miles from an injury site to a hospital during emergency medical service calls as a means to assess data accuracy for use in future research.

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