One creative approach to rural health is the concept of clinical peripherality. What does clinical peripherality encompass?
A) Remoteness from primary and secondary care
B) Low population density regions with remoteness from tertiary and specialty care
C) Inaccessibility of any primary and acute health care services in rural America
D) Rapid availability of services for decisions that might affect quality, cost, or access to care
Ans: B
One creative approach to rural health is the concept of "clinical peripherality," which encompasses not only low population density and remoteness from tertiary and specialty care, but also remoteness from the administrative offices where decisions are made that might affect quality, cost, or access to care.
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