Higher Rate of Opioid-Related Stays in Urban Than Rural Hospitals

In most parts of the country, hospitals in metropolitan areas had a higher average rate of opioid-related inpatient stays than hospitals in rural areas, according to a recent analysis of 2016 data by the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), which is sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Source: JAMA - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research