biostudies-literatureUnknown24(1)Pfeuffer NUniversitätsmedizin Greifswald<h4>Background</h4>Due to unidentified geriatric needs, elderly patients have a higher risk for developing chronic conditions and acute medical complications. Early geriatric screenings and assessments help to identify geriatric needs. Holistic and coordinated therapeutic approaches addressing those needs maintain the independence of elderly patients and avoid adverse effects. General practitioners are important for the timely identification of geriatric needs. The aims of this study are to examine the spatial distribution of the utilization of outpatient geriatric services in the very rural Federal State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the Northeast of Germany and to identify regional disparities.<h4>Methods</h4>Geographical analysis and cartographic visualization of the spatial distrBMC health services research458https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11010346biostudies-literatureOutpatient geriatric health care in the German federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: a population-based spatial analysis of claims data.PMC11010346Hoffmann WRadicke FPfeuffer NLeiz MMoon Kvan den Berg NfalseOutpatient geriatric health care in the German federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: a population-based spatial analysis of claims data.<h4>Background</h4>Due to unidentified geriatric needs, elderly patients have a higher risk for developing chronic conditions and acute medical complications. Early geriatric screenings and assessments help to identify geriatric needs. Holistic and coordinated therapeutic approaches addressing those needs maintain the independence of elderly patients and avoid adverse effects. General practitioners are important for the timely identification of geriatric needs. The aims of this study are to examine the spatial distribution of the utilization of outpatient geriatric services in the very rural Federal State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the Northeast of Germany and to identify regional disparities.<h4>Methods</h4>Geographical analysis and cartographic visualization of the spatial distr2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Apr2025-04-04T09:33:56.242Z2025-04-04T09:33:56.242ZS-EPMC110103463860997210.1186/s12913-024-10888-2