Rural Health
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Annual Report on the New Hampshire Health Care Workforce and Data Collection: Calendar Year 2024
Includes aggregate data and information on current and projected New Hampshire primary workforce needs and the participation rate on surveys completed by clinicians for the Health Professions Data Center. Features a state map showing rural and nonrural New Hampshire regional public health networks, and statistics on demographics, barriers to care, substance use and mental health, and maternal health. Includes license renewal data for various providers types, and workforce data on physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants, including percentage in rural regions.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organizations: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, New Hampshire Rural Health & Primary Care
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Includes aggregate data and information on current and projected New Hampshire primary workforce needs and the participation rate on surveys completed by clinicians for the Health Professions Data Center. Features a state map showing rural and nonrural New Hampshire regional public health networks, and statistics on demographics, barriers to care, substance use and mental health, and maternal health. Includes license renewal data for various providers types, and workforce data on physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants, including percentage in rural regions.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organizations: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, New Hampshire Rural Health & Primary Care
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Physician Engagement in Addressing Health-Related Social Needs and Burnout
Results of a 2022 study exploring physicians' engagement in addressing health-related social needs and its association with burnout. Supplementary material features statistics including geographic location with breakdowns by greater or less than 20% rural patient care.
Author(s): Masami Tabata-Kelly, Xiaochu Hu, Michael J. Dill, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(12), e2452152
Date: 12/2024
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Results of a 2022 study exploring physicians' engagement in addressing health-related social needs and its association with burnout. Supplementary material features statistics including geographic location with breakdowns by greater or less than 20% rural patient care.
Author(s): Masami Tabata-Kelly, Xiaochu Hu, Michael J. Dill, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(12), e2452152
Date: 12/2024
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Select Committee on Advancing Rural and Small Town Health Care Final Report - To the General Assembly of Virginia
Recommendations for improvement in healthcare in rural Virginia, based on information from meetings with providers and citizens in rural areas. Areas of focus are health workforce, maternal health, dental care, obesity, telehealth, and transportation.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Commonwealth of Virginia, House Select Committee on Advancing Rural and Small Town Health Care
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Recommendations for improvement in healthcare in rural Virginia, based on information from meetings with providers and citizens in rural areas. Areas of focus are health workforce, maternal health, dental care, obesity, telehealth, and transportation.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Commonwealth of Virginia, House Select Committee on Advancing Rural and Small Town Health Care
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Dental Clinic Deserts in the US: Spatial Accessibility Analysis
Provides a spatial analysis of 205,762 active U.S. dentists and examines access to dental clinics cross the country. Includes maps that show county-level dental shortages as well as demographic breakdowns of residents, such as poverty, insurance status, rurality, and more.
Author(s): Shahinoor Rahman, Jeffrey C. Blossom, Ichiro Kawachi, Renuka Tipirneni, Hawazin W. Elani
Citation: JAMA Health Forum, 7(12)
Date: 12/2024
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Provides a spatial analysis of 205,762 active U.S. dentists and examines access to dental clinics cross the country. Includes maps that show county-level dental shortages as well as demographic breakdowns of residents, such as poverty, insurance status, rurality, and more.
Author(s): Shahinoor Rahman, Jeffrey C. Blossom, Ichiro Kawachi, Renuka Tipirneni, Hawazin W. Elani
Citation: JAMA Health Forum, 7(12)
Date: 12/2024
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An Enticing Offer: How Some Rural Communities Are Winning the Competition for New Clinicians
Discusses workforce shortages in rural communities, changing workforce demographics, and challenges to recruiting and retaining physicians in rural areas. Features strategies adopted by rural communities and providers to recruit and retain physicians, including leveraging relationships to promote retention and the promotion of rural fellowship and residency programs.
Author(s): Sarah Klein, Patricia Richardson Schoenbrun
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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Discusses workforce shortages in rural communities, changing workforce demographics, and challenges to recruiting and retaining physicians in rural areas. Features strategies adopted by rural communities and providers to recruit and retain physicians, including leveraging relationships to promote retention and the promotion of rural fellowship and residency programs.
Author(s): Sarah Klein, Patricia Richardson Schoenbrun
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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Low Birthweight Rate Differences Associated with Distinct Perinatal Staffing Mixes at Federally Funded Health Centers
Examines associations between health center staffing models and low birthweight (LBW), utilizing 2011-2021 Uniform Data System files of 1,385 health centers. Includes data on rural-urban differences in distribution of hospitals staffing certified nurse midwives (CNMs), obstetricians-gynecologists (OBs), both, or neither.
Author(s): Paula M. Kett, Grace A. Guenther, Marieke S. van Eijk, David G. Patterson, Bianca K. Frogner
Citation: Health Affairs Scholar, 2(12), qxae113
Date: 12/2024
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Examines associations between health center staffing models and low birthweight (LBW), utilizing 2011-2021 Uniform Data System files of 1,385 health centers. Includes data on rural-urban differences in distribution of hospitals staffing certified nurse midwives (CNMs), obstetricians-gynecologists (OBs), both, or neither.
Author(s): Paula M. Kett, Grace A. Guenther, Marieke S. van Eijk, David G. Patterson, Bianca K. Frogner
Citation: Health Affairs Scholar, 2(12), qxae113
Date: 12/2024
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Transforming Lives at the Border: How a Rural Library in San Elizario is Changing the Game
Describes how the Pete Herrera Library functions as a hub for healthcare, human services, education, and more in the rural, border community of San Elizario, Texas. Highlights the library's initiatives and strategies for supporting community health and wellness in a predominantly Spanish-speaking, under-resourced community.
Author(s): Rick Ybarra
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
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Describes how the Pete Herrera Library functions as a hub for healthcare, human services, education, and more in the rural, border community of San Elizario, Texas. Highlights the library's initiatives and strategies for supporting community health and wellness in a predominantly Spanish-speaking, under-resourced community.
Author(s): Rick Ybarra
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
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Health Information Technology Adoption and Utilization in Behavioral Health Settings
Explores the adoption and use of health information technology (HIT) among behavioral health providers. Presents findings from a literature review and focus group interviews regarding digital strategies that support integrated care models between physical health and behavioral health. Discusses how a lagging adoption and interoperability of HIT may affect community-based behavioral health providers working with underserved communities. Identifies policy considerations to increase interoperable HIT use among behavioral health providers. Includes rural references throughout.
Author(s): Michelle Dougherty, Rebecca McGavin, Meagan Pilar, Marc Horvath, Stephen Brown
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organizations: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, RTI International
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Explores the adoption and use of health information technology (HIT) among behavioral health providers. Presents findings from a literature review and focus group interviews regarding digital strategies that support integrated care models between physical health and behavioral health. Discusses how a lagging adoption and interoperability of HIT may affect community-based behavioral health providers working with underserved communities. Identifies policy considerations to increase interoperable HIT use among behavioral health providers. Includes rural references throughout.
Author(s): Michelle Dougherty, Rebecca McGavin, Meagan Pilar, Marc Horvath, Stephen Brown
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organizations: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, RTI International
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Texas Value-Based Payment and Quality Improvement Advisory Committee Recommendations to the 89th Texas Legislature
Identifies trends and provides policy recommendations related to value based care and quality improvement in Texas. Discusses rural healthcare access and workforce throughout and highlights key reports focusing on rural health.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Identifies trends and provides policy recommendations related to value based care and quality improvement in Texas. Discusses rural healthcare access and workforce throughout and highlights key reports focusing on rural health.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Quantifying Arizona's Primary Care Shortage Using Health Professional Shortage Data: Updated December 2024
Report describing the shortages of primary care physicians in Arizona. Includes data on shortages at the county level and in tribal nations.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Report describing the shortages of primary care physicians in Arizona. Includes data on shortages at the county level and in tribal nations.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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