Rural-Urban mild cognitive impairment comparison in West Michigan through EHR.

Introduction: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a significant public health concern and a potential precursor to Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study leverages electronic health record (EHR) data to explore rural-urban differences in MCI incidence, risk factors, and healthcare navigation in West Michigan.

Methods: Analysis was conducted on 1,528,464 patients from Corewell Health West, using face-to-face encounters between 1/1/2015 and 7/31/2022.

Increased disparities in waitlist and post-heart transplantation outcomes according to socioeconomic status with the new heart transplant allocation system.

Background: The study objective was to assess disparities in outcomes in the waitlist and post-heart transplantation (HT) according to socioeconomic status (SES) in the old and new U.S. HT allocation systems.