Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Access
The High Performance Rural Health Care System of the Future
Describes a future rural system that would provide affordable high-quality care that is accessible to all rural residents and tailored to the unique needs of the community. Includes information on policies and programs being tested to create such a system.
Author(s): Keith J. Mueller, Andrew F. Coburn, Jennifer P. Lundblad, et al.
Date: 09/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
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Describes a future rural system that would provide affordable high-quality care that is accessible to all rural residents and tailored to the unique needs of the community. Includes information on policies and programs being tested to create such a system.
Author(s): Keith J. Mueller, Andrew F. Coburn, Jennifer P. Lundblad, et al.
Date: 09/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
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Access to Mental Health Services at Indian Health Service and Tribal Facilities
Discusses the extent to which American Indians and Alaska Natives have access to mental health services at Indian Health Service and tribal facilities.
Date: 09/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Discusses the extent to which American Indians and Alaska Natives have access to mental health services at Indian Health Service and tribal facilities.
Date: 09/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Will Bundling Work in Rural America? Analysis of the Feasibility and Consequences of Bundled Payments for Rural Health Providers and Patients
Assesses how bundled payments may affect both healthcare quality and access among rural providers, and explains the financial and operational challenges associated with implementing bundled payments in low-volume providers such as Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs).
Author(s): Robert Town, Walter Gregg, Ira Moscovice, Shailendra Prasad, Jill Klingner
Date: 09/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Assesses how bundled payments may affect both healthcare quality and access among rural providers, and explains the financial and operational challenges associated with implementing bundled payments in low-volume providers such as Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs).
Author(s): Robert Town, Walter Gregg, Ira Moscovice, Shailendra Prasad, Jill Klingner
Date: 09/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Telephone-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Latino Patients Living in Rural Areas: A Randomized Pilot Study
Highlights a pilot study on a culturally competent cognitive-behavioral therapy that uses the telephone to connect with rural Latinos in Washington State. Compares treatment to an enhanced primary care treatment for depression. Breaks down data by age, gender, and nativity, among other factors.
Author(s): Megan Dwight-Johnson, Eugene Aisenberg, Daniela Golinelli, et al.
Citation: Psychiatric Services, 62(8), 936-942
Date: 08/2011
Type: Document
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Highlights a pilot study on a culturally competent cognitive-behavioral therapy that uses the telephone to connect with rural Latinos in Washington State. Compares treatment to an enhanced primary care treatment for depression. Breaks down data by age, gender, and nativity, among other factors.
Author(s): Megan Dwight-Johnson, Eugene Aisenberg, Daniela Golinelli, et al.
Citation: Psychiatric Services, 62(8), 936-942
Date: 08/2011
Type: Document
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Rural Hospital Charges Due to Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in the United States, by Insurance Type, 2000 to 2004
Examines the trends and regional variations of rural hospital charges due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions. Identifies differences by type of insurance.
Author(s): Wanqing Zhang, Li-Wu Chen, Tao Li, Keith Mueller
Date: 08/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Examines the trends and regional variations of rural hospital charges due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions. Identifies differences by type of insurance.
Author(s): Wanqing Zhang, Li-Wu Chen, Tao Li, Keith Mueller
Date: 08/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Development and Implementation of a Food System Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity in Rural Hawai'i
Report on the Healthy Foods Hawaii intervention trial in four rural communities, which aimed to improve the diets of children and decrease obesity rates. Includes information about the impacts of access to transportation, education, and healthy foods.
Author(s): Rachel Novotny, Vinutha Vijayadeva, Vicky Ramirez, et al.
Citation: Hawaii Medical Journal, 70(7 suppl 1), 42-46
Date: 07/2011
Type: Document
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Report on the Healthy Foods Hawaii intervention trial in four rural communities, which aimed to improve the diets of children and decrease obesity rates. Includes information about the impacts of access to transportation, education, and healthy foods.
Author(s): Rachel Novotny, Vinutha Vijayadeva, Vicky Ramirez, et al.
Citation: Hawaii Medical Journal, 70(7 suppl 1), 42-46
Date: 07/2011
Type: Document
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Trends in the Provision of Surgery by Rural Hospitals
Examines changes in the number of rural hospitals that provided surgery between 2001 and 2008. Shows results based on hospital location and Medicare payment classification.
Author(s): George M. Holmes, Saleema A. Karim, George H. Pink
Date: 07/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Examines changes in the number of rural hospitals that provided surgery between 2001 and 2008. Shows results based on hospital location and Medicare payment classification.
Author(s): George M. Holmes, Saleema A. Karim, George H. Pink
Date: 07/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Outcomes of Hepatitis C Treatment by Primary Care Providers
Examines the effectiveness of the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model to improve access to specialty care for complex health conditions such as hepatitis C virus (HCV) by training and supporting primary care clinicians who work with underserved populations in rural areas and prisons in New Mexico.
Author(s): Sanjeev Arora, Karla Thornton, Glen Murata,1 Paulina Deming, et al.
Citation: New England Journal of Medicine, 364, 2199-2207
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
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Examines the effectiveness of the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model to improve access to specialty care for complex health conditions such as hepatitis C virus (HCV) by training and supporting primary care clinicians who work with underserved populations in rural areas and prisons in New Mexico.
Author(s): Sanjeev Arora, Karla Thornton, Glen Murata,1 Paulina Deming, et al.
Citation: New England Journal of Medicine, 364, 2199-2207
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
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Medicaid and CHIP: Most Physicians Serve Covered Children but Have Difficulty Referring Them for Specialty Care
Examines children's access to care under Medicaid and CHIP. Discusses rural physicians and compares rural and urban primary physicians.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Examines children's access to care under Medicaid and CHIP. Discusses rural physicians and compares rural and urban primary physicians.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Rural vs. Urban Ambulatory Health Care Review
Examines evidence regarding potential disparities between rural and urban areas in healthcare provision and delivery, and how differences in health care may contribute to disparities in health outcomes of veterans that seek care in VA and non-VA health systems.
Author(s): Michele Spoont, Nancy Greer, Jenny Su
Date: 05/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Examines evidence regarding potential disparities between rural and urban areas in healthcare provision and delivery, and how differences in health care may contribute to disparities in health outcomes of veterans that seek care in VA and non-VA health systems.
Author(s): Michele Spoont, Nancy Greer, Jenny Su
Date: 05/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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