Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Access
Access to Care for Rural People with Disabilities Toolkit
Resources and best practices to help rural communities improve access to care for people with disabilities. Identifies program models and examples, and discusses implementation, evaluation, sustainability, and dissemination of program results.
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Resources and best practices to help rural communities improve access to care for people with disabilities. Identifies program models and examples, and discusses implementation, evaluation, sustainability, and dissemination of program results.
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Rural Promising Practice Issue Brief: Telemental Health Clinics for Rural Native American Veterans
Describes a Veterans Health Administration program designed to increase access and quality of care for American Indian veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Author(s): Jay Shore, Buck Richardson, Nancy Dailey, et al.
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Describes a Veterans Health Administration program designed to increase access and quality of care for American Indian veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Author(s): Jay Shore, Buck Richardson, Nancy Dailey, et al.
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Healthcare Eligibility and Availability and Healthcare Reform: Are We Addressing Rural Women's Barriers to Accessing Care?
Reports the results from a focus group of women living in 7 rural Illinois counties to identify barriers in accessing healthcare prior to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Covers potential gaps in the legislation and how they can add to the existing barriers rural populations experience when accessing healthcare.
Author(s): Kristine Zimmermann, Leslie Carnahan, Ellen Paulsey, Yamile Molina
Citation: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 27(4A), 204-219
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
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Reports the results from a focus group of women living in 7 rural Illinois counties to identify barriers in accessing healthcare prior to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Covers potential gaps in the legislation and how they can add to the existing barriers rural populations experience when accessing healthcare.
Author(s): Kristine Zimmermann, Leslie Carnahan, Ellen Paulsey, Yamile Molina
Citation: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 27(4A), 204-219
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
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Rural Promising Practice Issue Brief: Telehealth Collaborative Care for Rural Veterans with HIV Infection
Features a report on promising practices in providing access to care for rural veterans with HIV via telehealth enabled collaborative care. Details an organizational model and implementation information.
Additional links: Overview
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Features a report on promising practices in providing access to care for rural veterans with HIV via telehealth enabled collaborative care. Details an organizational model and implementation information.
Additional links: Overview
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Rural Promising Practice Issue Brief: Geriatric Scholars Training Program
Details a Veterans Administration training program model for providers practicing in Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) or in home-based primary care serving elderly (65+) rural veterans. Features examples of promising results, implementation information, and adoption considerations.
Additional links: Overview
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Details a Veterans Administration training program model for providers practicing in Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) or in home-based primary care serving elderly (65+) rural veterans. Features examples of promising results, implementation information, and adoption considerations.
Additional links: Overview
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Rural Promising Practice Issue Brief: Using Clinical Video Telehealth to Provide Comprehensive Care to Rural Veterans with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Presents a report on the VHA's use of video telehealth in clinical settings to provide access to treatment for rural veterans with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Discusses implementation strategies and the roles of neurologists, physical therapists, and telehealth support staff.
Additional links: Overview
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Presents a report on the VHA's use of video telehealth in clinical settings to provide access to treatment for rural veterans with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Discusses implementation strategies and the roles of neurologists, physical therapists, and telehealth support staff.
Additional links: Overview
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Rural Promising Practice Issue Brief: Remote, Telephone-Based Delivery of Cardiac Rehabilitation
Presents a model from the VHA that uses telemedicine to provide cardiac rehabilitation to rural veterans. Highlights the three phases of the program that facilitate patient rehabilitation from hospitalization to regular check ups.
Additional links: Overview
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Presents a model from the VHA that uses telemedicine to provide cardiac rehabilitation to rural veterans. Highlights the three phases of the program that facilitate patient rehabilitation from hospitalization to regular check ups.
Additional links: Overview
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Rural Promising Practice Issue Brief: Training Community Clergy Partners to Increase Access to Care for Rural Veterans
Presents a toolkit and web-based module for the development, implementation, and evaluation of a mental health training program for clergy to help rural veterans. Discusses in-person and web-based training methods implemented in the pilot program. Includes outcomes regarding the increase of access to mental healthcare and clinical impact for rural veterans, among other factors.
Additional links: Overview
Author(s): James Goalder, Kristen Wing, Eric Crawford, Keith Ethridge
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Presents a toolkit and web-based module for the development, implementation, and evaluation of a mental health training program for clergy to help rural veterans. Discusses in-person and web-based training methods implemented in the pilot program. Includes outcomes regarding the increase of access to mental healthcare and clinical impact for rural veterans, among other factors.
Additional links: Overview
Author(s): James Goalder, Kristen Wing, Eric Crawford, Keith Ethridge
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Availability of Buprenorphine Treatment in Kentucky
Describes availability of opioid addiction treatment in Kentucky, with breakdowns by metropolitan, micropolitan, and other non-metropolitan areas, and distribution of various medical specialists authorized to prescribe buprenorphine in these areas.
Author(s): Elijah T. Myers, Tyrone F. Borders
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Kentucky Institute for Rural Health Policy
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Describes availability of opioid addiction treatment in Kentucky, with breakdowns by metropolitan, micropolitan, and other non-metropolitan areas, and distribution of various medical specialists authorized to prescribe buprenorphine in these areas.
Author(s): Elijah T. Myers, Tyrone F. Borders
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Kentucky Institute for Rural Health Policy
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Exploring Transit's Contribution to Livability in Rural Communities: Case Study of Valley City, ND, and Dickinson, ND
Examines the connection between transit and rural livability by conducting surveys and interviews in 2 rural North Dakota communities: Valley City and Dickinson. Criteria for the survey included rider diversity, trip purpose, transit utilization, transit patronage, service variety, and ease of outreach. Discussion covers several factors of livability including access to quality healthcare.
Author(s): Ranjit Godavarthy, Jeremy Mattson
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
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Examines the connection between transit and rural livability by conducting surveys and interviews in 2 rural North Dakota communities: Valley City and Dickinson. Criteria for the survey included rider diversity, trip purpose, transit utilization, transit patronage, service variety, and ease of outreach. Discussion covers several factors of livability including access to quality healthcare.
Author(s): Ranjit Godavarthy, Jeremy Mattson
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
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