Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Service delivery models
Telephone-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Latino Patients Living in Rural Areas: A Randomized Pilot Study
Highlights a pilot study on a culturally competent cognitive-behavioral therapy that uses the telephone to connect with rural Latinos in Washington State. Compares treatment to an enhanced primary care treatment for depression. Breaks down data by age, gender, and nativity, among other factors.
Author(s): Megan Dwight-Johnson, Eugene Aisenberg, Daniela Golinelli, et al.
Citation: Psychiatric Services, 62(8), 936-942
Date: 08/2011
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Highlights a pilot study on a culturally competent cognitive-behavioral therapy that uses the telephone to connect with rural Latinos in Washington State. Compares treatment to an enhanced primary care treatment for depression. Breaks down data by age, gender, and nativity, among other factors.
Author(s): Megan Dwight-Johnson, Eugene Aisenberg, Daniela Golinelli, et al.
Citation: Psychiatric Services, 62(8), 936-942
Date: 08/2011
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Estimating the Economic Impact of Telemedicine in a Rural Community
Reports on site visits to 24 rural hospitals in the Midwest to develop a methodology for estimating the economic impact of telemedicine on a rural community.
Author(s): Brian E. Whitacre
Citation: Agricultural and Resource Economics, 40(2), 172-183
Date: 08/2011
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Reports on site visits to 24 rural hospitals in the Midwest to develop a methodology for estimating the economic impact of telemedicine on a rural community.
Author(s): Brian E. Whitacre
Citation: Agricultural and Resource Economics, 40(2), 172-183
Date: 08/2011
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A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Screening Program Designed to Reach Rural Residents of Maine
Reports the findings of a blood pressure (BP) and blood glucose screening program conducted from a mobile van that visited community events in order to bring screening services to rural Mainers.
Author(s): David Harris, Lois Hamel, AbouEl-Makarim Aboueissa, Deborah Johnson
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 11(3), 1727
Date: 08/2011
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Reports the findings of a blood pressure (BP) and blood glucose screening program conducted from a mobile van that visited community events in order to bring screening services to rural Mainers.
Author(s): David Harris, Lois Hamel, AbouEl-Makarim Aboueissa, Deborah Johnson
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 11(3), 1727
Date: 08/2011
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Outcomes of Hepatitis C Treatment by Primary Care Providers
Examines the effectiveness of the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model to improve access to specialty care for complex health conditions such as hepatitis C virus (HCV) by training and supporting primary care clinicians who work with underserved populations in rural areas and prisons in New Mexico.
Author(s): Sanjeev Arora, Karla Thornton, Glen Murata,1 Paulina Deming, et al.
Citation: New England Journal of Medicine, 364, 2199-2207
Date: 06/2011
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Examines the effectiveness of the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model to improve access to specialty care for complex health conditions such as hepatitis C virus (HCV) by training and supporting primary care clinicians who work with underserved populations in rural areas and prisons in New Mexico.
Author(s): Sanjeev Arora, Karla Thornton, Glen Murata,1 Paulina Deming, et al.
Citation: New England Journal of Medicine, 364, 2199-2207
Date: 06/2011
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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
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
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Bringing Broadband to Rural America: Update to Report on a Rural Broadband Strategy
Update to the 2009 Rural Broadband Report describing broadband deployment and adoption in rural areas. Discusses telecommunications needs of rural healthcare providers.
Date: 06/2011
Sponsoring organization: Federal Communications Commission
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Update to the 2009 Rural Broadband Report describing broadband deployment and adoption in rural areas. Discusses telecommunications needs of rural healthcare providers.
Date: 06/2011
Sponsoring organization: Federal Communications Commission
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Promising Practices for Rural Community Health Worker Programs
Identifies six rural community health worker models in the literature and in practice: promotora, member of the care delivery team, care coordinator, health educator, outreach and enrollment agent, and community organizer and capacity builder.
Author(s): Alycia Infante, Alana Knudson, Alexa Brown
Date: 03/2011
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Identifies six rural community health worker models in the literature and in practice: promotora, member of the care delivery team, care coordinator, health educator, outreach and enrollment agent, and community organizer and capacity builder.
Author(s): Alycia Infante, Alana Knudson, Alexa Brown
Date: 03/2011
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Care Transitions: "Time to Come Home"
Examines care coordination with a focus on transitions from inpatient care back to the rural community and suggests ways of measuring the quality of care coordination on discharge from the hospital.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Shailendra Prasad, Jill M. Klingner, Ira Moscovice
Date: 03/2011
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Examines care coordination with a focus on transitions from inpatient care back to the rural community and suggests ways of measuring the quality of care coordination on discharge from the hospital.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Shailendra Prasad, Jill M. Klingner, Ira Moscovice
Date: 03/2011
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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The 2011 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health and Human Services Issues
Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services focused on rural childhood obesity, place-based initiatives for rural early childhood development, and rural implications of accountable care organizations and payment bundling. Includes recommendations to address these issues and provides appendices describing the 2010 site visits.
Date: 03/2011
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services focused on rural childhood obesity, place-based initiatives for rural early childhood development, and rural implications of accountable care organizations and payment bundling. Includes recommendations to address these issues and provides appendices describing the 2010 site visits.
Date: 03/2011
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Continuing Education, Professional Development, and Lifelong Learning for the 21st Century Health Care Workforce
11th Annual Report to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the Congress of the United States. Focuses on continuing education for health professionals. Discusses video or web conferencing for providing continuing education to rural providers.
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
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11th Annual Report to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the Congress of the United States. Focuses on continuing education for health professionals. Discusses video or web conferencing for providing continuing education to rural providers.
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
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