Cody Lendon Mullens
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Cody Lendon Mullens
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West Virginian | WVU alum x2, Penn alum x1 | Obsessed with improvement | Passionate about rural health | PGY-4 general surgery resident @ Michigan, current National Clinician Scholars Fellow.
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Rural hospital closures in recent years may have contributed to something that @codymullens.bsky.social & colleagues documented in two recent studies:

That many Americans live more than an hour's drive away from a high-quality hospital, and the number is rising: ihpi.umich.edu/news-events/...
Illustration of a pickup truck driving to a hospital in a mountainous area
May 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Promotion of new findings from a team exploring rural surgical care issues. Bottom line: rural hospitals that are part of systems have more favorable pricing.
@codymullens.bsky.social

#PowerOfRuralCats
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Negotiated Prices for Care at Independent and System-Affiliated Rural Hospitals
This cohort study assesses whether negotiated prices for procedural and imaging services differ at independent vs system-affiliated rural hospitals.
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May 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Shared by Sam the rural health advoCATe, with gritted teeth. Rural hospital closures have consequences.

@codymullens.bsky.social @ruralhealth.bsky.social

#PowerOfRuralCats
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The percentage of rural patients traveling more than 60 minutes to obtain surgical care increased between 2010 and 2020 for both low- and high-risk operations.

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Trends in Travel Time to Obtain Surgical Care for Rural Patients
This study investigates changes in travel time for rural and nonrural US patients undergoing surgical care from 2010 to 2020.
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April 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Read the @jama.com research letter "Trends in Travel Time to Obtain Surgical Care for Rural Patients," featured in this
@washingtonpost.com article.

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Many rural patients drive an hour or more for surgery, study finds
One study looked at about 12.3 million surgery admissions overall, 2.6 million of which were in rural areas.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Reposted by Cody Lendon Mullens
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Sharing more analysis of @codymullens.bsky.social 's studies.
#PowerOfRuralCats

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February 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Reposted by Cody Lendon Mullens
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Today in @jama.com , @codymullens.bsky.social & team find it is increasingly harder for Medicare rural beneficiaries to get common operations done. In 2020, 44% of rural Medicare recipients had to travel >60min for care, up from 37% in 2010.
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February 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Reposted by Cody Lendon Mullens
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Bottom line: Travel times for surgical care increased between 2010 & 2020 for rural Medicare beneficiaries. Sam the rural health advoCATe continues to be distressed.
#PowerOfRuralCats
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Trends in Travel Time to Obtain Surgical Care for Rural Patients
This study investigates changes in travel time for rural and nonrural US patients undergoing surgical care from 2010 to 2020.
jamanetwork.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Reposted by Cody Lendon Mullens
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The percentage of rural patients traveling more than 60 minutes to obtain surgical care increased between 2010 and 2020 for both low- and high-risk operations.

ja.ma/3QhmDiU

#MedSky
February 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM