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Resources by Topic: Healthcare needs and services

Medicare Learning Network: Acute Care Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System
Provides general information about the Medicare Acute Care Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (PPS). Includes information on Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSHs), Sole Community Hospitals (SCHs), Medicare Dependent Hospitals (MDHs), the Rural Referral Center (RRC) Program, and Low-Volume Hospitals (LVH).
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Medicare Learning Network: Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System
Provides general information about the Medicare Long-term Care Hospitals Prospective Payment System (PPS). Includes information about payment rates and the Long-term Care Hospitals Quality Reporting Program.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Medicare Learning Network: Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System
Provides general information about the Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (PPS). Includes information about payment rates, the SNF Quality Reporting Program, and the SNF Value-based Purchasing Program.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Medicare Learning Network: Hospice Payment System & Coverage
Provides an overview of the Medicare hospice program and services. Includes information regarding Conditions of Participation, Medicare certification, quality reporting, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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The Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey Dashboard
An interactive tool that shows tables, plots, and maps of the healthcare landscape in Ohio based on data from the Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey which focuses on both Medicaid and non-Medicaid populations. Customizes information according to population, age range, income, county, year of data, and health indicators, including health insurance status, chronic diseases, health behaviors, access to care, unmet healthcare needs, and economic distress.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey
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American Indian and Alaska Native Behavioral Health
Provides resources and information about mental health and substance use disorder services for American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Highlights information on tribal behavioral healthcare coverage, substance use disorders, and provides a service locator.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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COVID.gov
Provides guidance to communities on where to find COVID-19 resources. Includes information on masks, vaccines, testing, and treatment. Includes location information for the Test-to-Treat program, which offers quick access to appropriate COVID-19 treatments, including antivirals.
Additional links: COVID-19 Community Corps
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Public Health Strategies to Help Cancer Survivors in Rural Communities
Resource guide that describes the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, highlighting key steps to improving care for rural cancer survivors. Modules cover lessons learned regarding collaboration, tailoring program services to local needs, recruitment and education of healthcare providers, and monitoring and program evaluation.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Mapping The Mental Health Of Our Communities
A map tool that presents statistics on mental health risks on a state or county level, based on 2020 and 2021 mental health screening data from MHAScreening.org. Includes data on depression, suicidal ideation, PTSD, trauma, and psychosis.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Mental Health America
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Indiana Physician Workforce Dashboards
Presents information on the physician workforce in Indiana, including geographic supply trends, demographics, education, and practice and specialty. Provides population to provider ratios broken down by county and metro versus nonmetro.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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