Rural Health
Resources by State: State-by-state
Profile of Rural Health Clinics: Clinic & Medicare Patient Characteristics: Review of 2009 Medicare Outpatient Claims Data
Reports on the clinic-level characteristics and geographic distribution of rural health clinics, and overviews the Medicare beneficiaries they served.
Author(s): Andrea D. Radford, Denise A. Kirk, Hilda A. Howard, Mark Holmes
Date: 03/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Reports on the clinic-level characteristics and geographic distribution of rural health clinics, and overviews the Medicare beneficiaries they served.
Author(s): Andrea D. Radford, Denise A. Kirk, Hilda A. Howard, Mark Holmes
Date: 03/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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A Cross-Sectional Study of US Rural Adults' Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables: Do They Consume at Least Five Servings Daily?
Explores the prevalence differences between U.S. rural and non-rural adults in consuming at least five servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily. Provides state-by-state consumption percentages for both rural and non-rural adult residents, and discusses the link between rural status, fruit and vegetable consumption, chronic disease, and numerous other variables.
Author(s): M. Nawal Lutfiyya, Linda F. Chang, Martin S. Lipsky
Citation: BMC Public Health, 12(280)
Date: 06/2012
Type: Document
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Explores the prevalence differences between U.S. rural and non-rural adults in consuming at least five servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily. Provides state-by-state consumption percentages for both rural and non-rural adult residents, and discusses the link between rural status, fruit and vegetable consumption, chronic disease, and numerous other variables.
Author(s): M. Nawal Lutfiyya, Linda F. Chang, Martin S. Lipsky
Citation: BMC Public Health, 12(280)
Date: 06/2012
Type: Document
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Osteopathic Physicians and International Medical Graduates in the Rural Primary Care Physician Workforce
Provides state-level and national analyses of rural osteopathic (DO) and international medical graduate (IMG) primary care physicians by rural/urban location.
Author(s): Meredith A. Fordyce, Mark P. Doescher, Frederick M. Chen, L. Gary Hart
Citation: Family Medicine, 44(6), 396-403
Date: 06/2012
Type: Document
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Provides state-level and national analyses of rural osteopathic (DO) and international medical graduate (IMG) primary care physicians by rural/urban location.
Author(s): Meredith A. Fordyce, Mark P. Doescher, Frederick M. Chen, L. Gary Hart
Citation: Family Medicine, 44(6), 396-403
Date: 06/2012
Type: Document
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Understanding Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Distribution in Urban and Rural Areas of the United States Using National Provider Identifier Data
Examines the distribution of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) by state and by urban and rural areas. Describes provider characteristics and highlights states with a higher portion of APRNs in rural areas. Includes nurse practitioners, certified registered nurse anesthetists, certified nurse midwives, and clinical nurse specialists.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Susan M. Skillman, Louise Kaplan, Meredith A. Fordyce, Peter D. McMenamin, Mark P. Doescher
Date: 04/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Examines the distribution of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) by state and by urban and rural areas. Describes provider characteristics and highlights states with a higher portion of APRNs in rural areas. Includes nurse practitioners, certified registered nurse anesthetists, certified nurse midwives, and clinical nurse specialists.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Susan M. Skillman, Louise Kaplan, Meredith A. Fordyce, Peter D. McMenamin, Mark P. Doescher
Date: 04/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Rural Medicare Advantage 2011: Enrollment Trends and Plan Characteristics
Addresses the plans, characteristics, and enrollment trends of the Medicare Advantage program in 2011, specifically examining how these trends affect rural America.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Leah Kemper, Lisa Pollack, Abigail Barker, Timothy D. McBride, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 10/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Addresses the plans, characteristics, and enrollment trends of the Medicare Advantage program in 2011, specifically examining how these trends affect rural America.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Leah Kemper, Lisa Pollack, Abigail Barker, Timothy D. McBride, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 10/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Critical Access Hospital Year 6 Hospital Compare Participation and Quality Measure Results
Examines 2009 participation and quality measure results for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare public reporting database for hospital quality measures.
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Michele Burlew, Ira Moscovice
Date: 04/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Examines 2009 participation and quality measure results for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare public reporting database for hospital quality measures.
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Michele Burlew, Ira Moscovice
Date: 04/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Safety Net Activities of Independent Rural Health Clinics
Explores to what extent independent Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) are serving a safety net role and whether the proximity of a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) affects that role.
Additional links: Policy Brief: Are Rural Health Clinics Part of the Rural Safety Net?
Author(s): David Hartley, John A. Gale, Al Leighton, Stuart Bratesman
Date: 09/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Explores to what extent independent Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) are serving a safety net role and whether the proximity of a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) affects that role.
Additional links: Policy Brief: Are Rural Health Clinics Part of the Rural Safety Net?
Author(s): David Hartley, John A. Gale, Al Leighton, Stuart Bratesman
Date: 09/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Increases in Primary Care Physician Income due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010--Continued Tweaking of Physician Payment
Examines changes authorized by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) to the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) system aimed at increasing primary care physician personal income and reducing geographic variation in primary care payment. Looks at ACA-authorized primary care payment adjustments in a prototypical rural primary care practice to assess the potential impact on physician personal income and the likelihood that the changes will achieve the desired policy outcome.
Author(s): A. Clinton MacKinney
Date: 07/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Examines changes authorized by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) to the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) system aimed at increasing primary care physician personal income and reducing geographic variation in primary care payment. Looks at ACA-authorized primary care payment adjustments in a prototypical rural primary care practice to assess the potential impact on physician personal income and the likelihood that the changes will achieve the desired policy outcome.
Author(s): A. Clinton MacKinney
Date: 07/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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States' Use of Cost-Based Reimbursement for Medicaid Services at Critical Access Hospitals
Explains cost-based reimbursement for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Documents which of the 45 states with CAHs utilize a cost-based reimbursement methodology for Medicaid.
Author(s): Andrea Radford, Mike Hamon, Caitlin Nelligan
Date: 04/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Explains cost-based reimbursement for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Documents which of the 45 states with CAHs utilize a cost-based reimbursement methodology for Medicaid.
Author(s): Andrea Radford, Mike Hamon, Caitlin Nelligan
Date: 04/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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State Flex Program EMS/Trauma Activities and Integration of Critical Access Hospitals into Trauma Systems
Examines State Flex Program trauma-related and emergency medical system (EMS) activities and the designation of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) as trauma centers. Includes data by state on CAH trauma center designation.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Walter Gregg, Nicholas Jennings, Christopher Dickerson
Date: 03/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Examines State Flex Program trauma-related and emergency medical system (EMS) activities and the designation of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) as trauma centers. Includes data by state on CAH trauma center designation.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Walter Gregg, Nicholas Jennings, Christopher Dickerson
Date: 03/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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