Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Service delivery models
Supportive Care Needs of Adults Living with a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) at Home: A Qualitative Content Analysis
Examines the challenges and supportive care needs of adults living at home with a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC). Describes interview feedback from 15 participants focused on issues such as daily management of PICCs, physical and emotional impacts, and health literacy and supports. Includes information specific to adults living with PICCs in rural areas.
Author(s): Rebecca Sharp, Qunyan Xu, Robyn Pumpa, et al.
Citation: BMC Nursing, 23, 4
Date: 01/2024
Type: Document
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Examines the challenges and supportive care needs of adults living at home with a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC). Describes interview feedback from 15 participants focused on issues such as daily management of PICCs, physical and emotional impacts, and health literacy and supports. Includes information specific to adults living with PICCs in rural areas.
Author(s): Rebecca Sharp, Qunyan Xu, Robyn Pumpa, et al.
Citation: BMC Nursing, 23, 4
Date: 01/2024
Type: Document
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Implementation of a Mobile Health Clinic Framework for Hepatitis C Virus Screening and Treatment: A Descriptive Study
Examines the effectiveness of utilizing mobile health clinics (MHC) for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) treatment in underserved areas. Analyzes HCV screening and treatment rates of an MHC program initiated by Clemson Rural Health in South Carolina and discusses the impact of MHCs to provide healthcare access in rural and underserved areas.
Author(s): Lior Rennert, Kerry A. Howard, Caitlin M. Kickham, et al.
Citation: The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, 29
Date: 01/2024
Type: Document
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Examines the effectiveness of utilizing mobile health clinics (MHC) for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) treatment in underserved areas. Analyzes HCV screening and treatment rates of an MHC program initiated by Clemson Rural Health in South Carolina and discusses the impact of MHCs to provide healthcare access in rural and underserved areas.
Author(s): Lior Rennert, Kerry A. Howard, Caitlin M. Kickham, et al.
Citation: The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, 29
Date: 01/2024
Type: Document
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RPM for FQHCs and RHCs: 10 Things to Consider
Details issues related to remote patient monitoring (RPM) and remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) in Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Covers reimbursement and billing, implementation, and quality of care.
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Southeastern Telehealth Resource Center
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Details issues related to remote patient monitoring (RPM) and remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) in Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Covers reimbursement and billing, implementation, and quality of care.
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Southeastern Telehealth Resource Center
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Rural Mental Health in the United States 2006–2022: An Overview and Annotated Bibliography
Provides a comprehensive overview of mental health in the rural United States. Includes chapters focused on a rural perspective of mental health, the demographic profile of rural areas by race/ethnicity, substance abuse, mental health service delivery, workforce challenges and opportunities, comparative information about rural mental health outside the U.S., and the future of rural mental health in the U.S.
Author(s): Jasmine R. Davis, David Lambert, Sree Sinha, et al.
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
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Provides a comprehensive overview of mental health in the rural United States. Includes chapters focused on a rural perspective of mental health, the demographic profile of rural areas by race/ethnicity, substance abuse, mental health service delivery, workforce challenges and opportunities, comparative information about rural mental health outside the U.S., and the future of rural mental health in the U.S.
Author(s): Jasmine R. Davis, David Lambert, Sree Sinha, et al.
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
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The Task Force on Maternal Mental Health's Report to Congress
A report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on maternal mental health including barriers to care, federal programs doing relevant work, identifying best practices, and offering suggestions to improve federal infrastructure. Topics discussed include substance use, mortality, social determinants of health, data gathering, community engagement, telehealth, screening, violence, policy, access to care, stigma, and more. Highlights programs across the country addressing maternal mental health issues including some in rural areas. Discusses rural throughout.
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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A report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on maternal mental health including barriers to care, federal programs doing relevant work, identifying best practices, and offering suggestions to improve federal infrastructure. Topics discussed include substance use, mortality, social determinants of health, data gathering, community engagement, telehealth, screening, violence, policy, access to care, stigma, and more. Highlights programs across the country addressing maternal mental health issues including some in rural areas. Discusses rural throughout.
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Federally Qualified Health Centers Financial and Operational Performance Analysis 2019-2022
Examines financial and operational characteristics of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) from 2019-2022. Explores FQHC growth and expansion, patient and payer mix, financial performance, revenue and growth mix, quality of care, staffing, and more. Compares data on rural FQHCs to urban and national FQHC data. Requires name, email address, and organization information to download.
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Capital Link
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Examines financial and operational characteristics of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) from 2019-2022. Explores FQHC growth and expansion, patient and payer mix, financial performance, revenue and growth mix, quality of care, staffing, and more. Compares data on rural FQHCs to urban and national FQHC data. Requires name, email address, and organization information to download.
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Capital Link
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Telehealth and Delivery of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment in the Veterans Health Administration
Evaluated 138,619 Veterans Health Administration patients receiving alcohol use disorder treatment between March 2020 and February 2021 to determine characteristics associated with telehealth use during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlights rurality as one characteristics impacting telehealth modality and access in addition to other characteristics.
Author(s): Ponni V. Perumalswami, Megan A. Adams, Madeline C. Frost, et al.
Citation: Alcohol Clinical & Experimental Research, 48(5), 944-954
Date: 2024
Type: Document
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Evaluated 138,619 Veterans Health Administration patients receiving alcohol use disorder treatment between March 2020 and February 2021 to determine characteristics associated with telehealth use during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlights rurality as one characteristics impacting telehealth modality and access in addition to other characteristics.
Author(s): Ponni V. Perumalswami, Megan A. Adams, Madeline C. Frost, et al.
Citation: Alcohol Clinical & Experimental Research, 48(5), 944-954
Date: 2024
Type: Document
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Telehealth in Libraries: Pre-Implementation Workbook
A workbook that guides users through implementation of telehealth in libraries. Focuses on partnerships, assessment, data collection, and readiness.
Author(s): K. Hamann, Z. Ward, P.B. DeGuzman
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Rural Health Association
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A workbook that guides users through implementation of telehealth in libraries. Focuses on partnerships, assessment, data collection, and readiness.
Author(s): K. Hamann, Z. Ward, P.B. DeGuzman
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Rural Health Association
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Women Veterans: The Journey to Mental Wellness
Report discussing mental health for female veterans. Discusses topics including suicide prevention with a focus on rural issues, abuse and violence, substance use, eating disorders, social connectedness, maternity, and care coordination. Offers policy and research recommendations to the Veterans Health Administration.
Additional links: Quick Glance
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Disabled American Veterans
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Report discussing mental health for female veterans. Discusses topics including suicide prevention with a focus on rural issues, abuse and violence, substance use, eating disorders, social connectedness, maternity, and care coordination. Offers policy and research recommendations to the Veterans Health Administration.
Additional links: Quick Glance
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Disabled American Veterans
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Behavioral Health Workforce, 2023
Offers data on the supply and distribution of the behavioral health workforce and factors impacting that workforce. Includes projected workforce shortages to 2036 and compares rural and urban shortages. Discusses unmet needs for different populations, scope of practice, reimbursement rates, retention, and workforce wellbeing. Describes strategies to improve access to behavioral healthcare around integrated care, community health workers, and telehealth.
Date: 12/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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Offers data on the supply and distribution of the behavioral health workforce and factors impacting that workforce. Includes projected workforce shortages to 2036 and compares rural and urban shortages. Discusses unmet needs for different populations, scope of practice, reimbursement rates, retention, and workforce wellbeing. Describes strategies to improve access to behavioral healthcare around integrated care, community health workers, and telehealth.
Date: 12/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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