Patricia Ketsche, MBA, PhD

Phone: 404.651.2993
E-mail: pketsche@gsu.edu

Georgia Health Policy Center
Georgia State University

Completed Projects

Rural Safety Net Provision and Hospital Care in 11 States, Lead researcher
Research center: ORHP-funded Individual Grantees
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Chronic diseases and conditions, Health services, Hospitals and clinics
This project evaluated whether access to primary care is more effective at improving health outcomes and reducing costs in rural than urban markets, and identified the characteristics of communities which contribute to improved health outcomes and reducing preventable hospitalizations. This research informs policy relating funding access provision through public clinics to reduce the burden of uncompensated or under-compensated care on financially strained rural hospitals.