Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare facilities
Emergency Department Visits in Rural and Non-Rural Community Hospitals, 2008
Presents data on the use of EDs in rural areas from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS). The information focuses on patient and hospital characteristics of rural and non-rural emergency department visits in the United States in 2008.
Author(s): Anika Hines, Taressa Fraze, Carol Stocks
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Presents data on the use of EDs in rural areas from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS). The information focuses on patient and hospital characteristics of rural and non-rural emergency department visits in the United States in 2008.
Author(s): Anika Hines, Taressa Fraze, Carol Stocks
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Collaboration with Rural Community Health Centers VISN 5, Task 4: Final Report
Outlines the implementation steps of a pilot project for community-based providers to improve coordination of care between rural community health centers (CHCs) and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Includes lessons learned and recommendations to increase enrollment and improve data collection, outreach, and education. Offers information on developing a framework for clinical coordination between VHA and rural CHCs at the local and national levels.
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
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Outlines the implementation steps of a pilot project for community-based providers to improve coordination of care between rural community health centers (CHCs) and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Includes lessons learned and recommendations to increase enrollment and improve data collection, outreach, and education. Offers information on developing a framework for clinical coordination between VHA and rural CHCs at the local and national levels.
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services Meeting Minutes, Traverse City, Michigan, June 15-17, 2011
Provides a summary of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services' (NACRHHS) 68th meeting, which included discussions on the following topics: rural health in Michigan, the Affordable Care Act's value-based purchasing demonstrations for rural hospitals, primary care training and placement, and aging.
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Provides a summary of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services' (NACRHHS) 68th meeting, which included discussions on the following topics: rural health in Michigan, the Affordable Care Act's value-based purchasing demonstrations for rural hospitals, primary care training and placement, and aging.
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Impacts of Regional Approaches to Rural Development: Initial Evidence on the Delta Regional Authority
Compares nonmetro counties covered by the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), which began funding rural development projects in 2002, with similar counties. Discusses the impact of DRA health programs. Examines funding for medical facilities and its J-1 visa waiver program.
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): John Pender, Richard Reeder
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Compares nonmetro counties covered by the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), which began funding rural development projects in 2002, with similar counties. Discusses the impact of DRA health programs. Examines funding for medical facilities and its J-1 visa waiver program.
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): John Pender, Richard Reeder
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Pneumonia Quality Improvement Programs and Strategies in Critical Access Hospitals
Discusses several quality improvement (QI) strategies that have been shown to improve pneumonia care and may be replicable in Critical Access Hospital (CAHs). Includes a reference table to help in determining which strategies may be useful for implementation in hospitals.
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Jill Klingner, Shailendra Prasad, Walter Gregg, Ira Moscovice
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Discusses several quality improvement (QI) strategies that have been shown to improve pneumonia care and may be replicable in Critical Access Hospital (CAHs). Includes a reference table to help in determining which strategies may be useful for implementation in hospitals.
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Jill Klingner, Shailendra Prasad, Walter Gregg, Ira Moscovice
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Improving Hospital Patient Safety Through Teamwork: The Use of TeamSTEPPS in Critical Access Hospitals
Provides information on how state Flex programs and Critical Access Hospital (CAHs) have successfully adapted and used TeamSTEPPS to improve patient safety through team training.
Author(s): Andrew Coburn, Zach Gage-Croll
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Provides information on how state Flex programs and Critical Access Hospital (CAHs) have successfully adapted and used TeamSTEPPS to improve patient safety through team training.
Author(s): Andrew Coburn, Zach Gage-Croll
Date: 06/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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The Rockcastle Project: A Case Study of Interprofessional Clinical Education and Practice in a Rural Medical Center
Describes a pilot project regarding an interprofessional, evidence-based learning experience for students in three disciplines during a four-week period in a rural hospital in Kentucky.
Author(s): Dana Howell, Lynn English, Judith Page
Citation: Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, 9(2)
Date: 04/2011
Type: Document
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Describes a pilot project regarding an interprofessional, evidence-based learning experience for students in three disciplines during a four-week period in a rural hospital in Kentucky.
Author(s): Dana Howell, Lynn English, Judith Page
Citation: Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, 9(2)
Date: 04/2011
Type: Document
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Missouri 2010-2013 Rural Health Plan
Identifies and addresses 4 priority rural health issues in Missouri, including: access to affordable health care, transportation, emergency services, and lack of rural health workforce.
Date: 04/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Identifies and addresses 4 priority rural health issues in Missouri, including: access to affordable health care, transportation, emergency services, and lack of rural health workforce.
Date: 04/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Trends in Skilled Nursing Facility and Swing Bed Use in Rural Areas Following the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003
Provides descriptive evidence on current trends in the availability and use of swing beds and skilled nursing facility services in rural areas.
Additional links: Findings Brief
Author(s): Kristin L. Reiter, Victoria A. Freeman
Date: 04/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Provides descriptive evidence on current trends in the availability and use of swing beds and skilled nursing facility services in rural areas.
Additional links: Findings Brief
Author(s): Kristin L. Reiter, Victoria A. Freeman
Date: 04/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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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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