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Mueller comments on challenges facing rural hospitals

Published on July 3, 2014

Keith Mueller
Keith Mueller

Keith Mueller, professor and chair of health management and policy, spoke recently at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines about challenges facing rural hospitals and surgeons, including recruitment, training, and quality of care. Collaboration is key, Mueller said, whether it’s through a regional approach, an affiliation with a larger hospital, or by bringing in insurance carriers who are likely to benefit from the data collected.