Transportation and Health Access
Measuring Transportation as a Barrier to Health Care No standard method has been used to assess transportation as a barrier to accessing health care. Nevertheless, there are similarities among the processes used, including measuring the following factors: Time spent traveling to a health care provider Distance between patients and available health care facilities Existing transportation infrastructure Cost of transportation services Knowledge, perception, and use of available transportation services HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS Finding transportation to health care services that is safe, timely, and affordable is an issue that impacts everyone; however, certain populations are more…continue reading →