Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health occupations
Geographic Variation in Shortfalls of Dementia Specialists in the United States
Reports on distribution of dementia specialists to identify potential dementia care shortage areas for the older adult population. Discusses the impact on rural residents.
Author(s): Jodi L. Liu, Lawrence Baker, Annie Yu-An Chen, Jue (Jessie) Wang
Citation: Health Affairs Scholar, 2(7)
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
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Reports on distribution of dementia specialists to identify potential dementia care shortage areas for the older adult population. Discusses the impact on rural residents.
Author(s): Jodi L. Liu, Lawrence Baker, Annie Yu-An Chen, Jue (Jessie) Wang
Citation: Health Affairs Scholar, 2(7)
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
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Rural Community Health Worker Programs: Proving Value and Finding Sustainability
Features four rural healthcare organizations describing the impact of their community health worker (CHW) programs and strategies for sustaining them. Discusses CHW roles, activities, reimbursement options, and more.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Features four rural healthcare organizations describing the impact of their community health worker (CHW) programs and strategies for sustaining them. Discusses CHW roles, activities, reimbursement options, and more.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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The Availability of Midwifery Care in Rural United States Communities
Describes the availability of midwifery care at rural hospitals in 2021. Presents results of a survey of 292 rural hospitals with current or recently closed childbirth services. Details whether rural hospitals with current or prior childbirth services had midwifery care with certified nurse-midwives available locally. Compares rural communities with and without midwifery care by hospital-level and county-level characteristics.
Author(s): Emily C. Sheffield, Alyssa H. Fritz, Julia D. Interrante, Katy B. Kozhimannil
Citation: Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
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Describes the availability of midwifery care at rural hospitals in 2021. Presents results of a survey of 292 rural hospitals with current or recently closed childbirth services. Details whether rural hospitals with current or prior childbirth services had midwifery care with certified nurse-midwives available locally. Compares rural communities with and without midwifery care by hospital-level and county-level characteristics.
Author(s): Emily C. Sheffield, Alyssa H. Fritz, Julia D. Interrante, Katy B. Kozhimannil
Citation: Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
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Rural-Urban Differences in Midwifery Care During Childbirth in the US
Compares rural and urban births that were midwife-attended. Highlights changes over time and locations of midwife-attended births including homes, hospitals, and more.
Author(s): Katy B. Kozhimannil, Emily C. Sheffield, Alyssa H. Fritz, Julia D. Interrante
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Compares rural and urban births that were midwife-attended. Highlights changes over time and locations of midwife-attended births including homes, hospitals, and more.
Author(s): Katy B. Kozhimannil, Emily C. Sheffield, Alyssa H. Fritz, Julia D. Interrante
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Understanding and Responding to Registered Nursing Shortages in Acute Care Hospitals in New York
Identifies factors that contribute to persistent registered nurse (RN) shortages, based on interviews with chief nursing officers or executives, nurse recruiters, and human resources staff from more than 50 New York hospitals. Describes promising strategies to improve the recruitment and retention of patient care RNs, with an emphasis on rural and safety-net hospitals.
Author(s): R Martiniano, S Shirey, J Moore
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Center for Health Workforce Studies, Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
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Identifies factors that contribute to persistent registered nurse (RN) shortages, based on interviews with chief nursing officers or executives, nurse recruiters, and human resources staff from more than 50 New York hospitals. Describes promising strategies to improve the recruitment and retention of patient care RNs, with an emphasis on rural and safety-net hospitals.
Author(s): R Martiniano, S Shirey, J Moore
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Center for Health Workforce Studies, Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
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How a Rural Health System Continues to Provide Essential Obstetric Services
Podcast episode describing how Kittitas Valley Healthcare in rural Washington State worked to continue to provide obstetric services at its Critical Access Hospital (CAH) amid the departure of its full-time obstetric providers. Discusses the involvement of the governing board and recruitment and retention efforts.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Podcast episode describing how Kittitas Valley Healthcare in rural Washington State worked to continue to provide obstetric services at its Critical Access Hospital (CAH) amid the departure of its full-time obstetric providers. Discusses the involvement of the governing board and recruitment and retention efforts.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Digital Navigation Toolkit
Provides links to resources to support digital health navigators, individuals who aid community members with connectivity, devices, and digital skills and facilitate access to healthcare.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
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Provides links to resources to support digital health navigators, individuals who aid community members with connectivity, devices, and digital skills and facilitate access to healthcare.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
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Wisconsin 2023 LPN Survey
Provides an overview of the licensed practical nurse (LPN) workforce in Wisconsin, identifies trends, and recommends strategies for improving the capacity and quality of Wisconsin's LPN workforce. Features statistics including demographics, geographic distribution, educational preparation, median income, and rural or urban location.
Author(s): Barbara Bowers, Jeffrey Henriques, Kristin Merss
Date: 06/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin Center for Nursing
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Provides an overview of the licensed practical nurse (LPN) workforce in Wisconsin, identifies trends, and recommends strategies for improving the capacity and quality of Wisconsin's LPN workforce. Features statistics including demographics, geographic distribution, educational preparation, median income, and rural or urban location.
Author(s): Barbara Bowers, Jeffrey Henriques, Kristin Merss
Date: 06/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin Center for Nursing
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South Carolina Health Professions Data Book
Provides information about the health status of South Carolina residents and the number of healthcare providers practicing in the state as of 2022, including a section with statistics for rural areas.
Author(s): Bo Fu, Cate Campbell, Katie Gaul, Ashlyn Chastain-Brown, Ali McMenamin
Date: 06/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium, South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce
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Provides information about the health status of South Carolina residents and the number of healthcare providers practicing in the state as of 2022, including a section with statistics for rural areas.
Author(s): Bo Fu, Cate Campbell, Katie Gaul, Ashlyn Chastain-Brown, Ali McMenamin
Date: 06/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium, South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce
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Nurse Staffing Estimates in US Nursing Homes, May 2024
Provides an overview of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 2024 final rule that established minimum nurse staffing requirements for nursing homes. Analyzes May 2024 data from Nursing Home Care Compare to examine current staffing levels in U.S. nursing homes relative to specific minimum staffing requirements in the final rule. Includes an illustrative example of a 100-bed facility to explore how many nurse staff would need to be added per shift during the final rule's implementation phase to meet or exceed the final rule's minimum requirements. Presents data by facility characteristics, including ownership type, rural or urban location, and bed size.
Author(s): Martin Blanco, Iara Oliveira, Marie Squillace, Damian Da Costa
Date: 06/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Provides an overview of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 2024 final rule that established minimum nurse staffing requirements for nursing homes. Analyzes May 2024 data from Nursing Home Care Compare to examine current staffing levels in U.S. nursing homes relative to specific minimum staffing requirements in the final rule. Includes an illustrative example of a 100-bed facility to explore how many nurse staff would need to be added per shift during the final rule's implementation phase to meet or exceed the final rule's minimum requirements. Presents data by facility characteristics, including ownership type, rural or urban location, and bed size.
Author(s): Martin Blanco, Iara Oliveira, Marie Squillace, Damian Da Costa
Date: 06/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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