Rural Health
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State Innovation Models (SIM) Initiative Evaluation: Model Test Year Two Annual Report
Second annual report detailing the findings of CMS's State Innovation Models (SIM) Initiative, which tests the ability of the governments in six states - Arkansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Vermont, and Oregon - to accelerate health system transformation in the areas of delivery systems, payment models, information technology, workforce development, and more. Presents results from the second of three planned site visits to the states, including interviews, focus groups, and surveys. Connections made throughout to issues specifically affecting rural healthcare.
Date: 08/2016
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, RTI International
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Second annual report detailing the findings of CMS's State Innovation Models (SIM) Initiative, which tests the ability of the governments in six states - Arkansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Vermont, and Oregon - to accelerate health system transformation in the areas of delivery systems, payment models, information technology, workforce development, and more. Presents results from the second of three planned site visits to the states, including interviews, focus groups, and surveys. Connections made throughout to issues specifically affecting rural healthcare.
Date: 08/2016
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, RTI International
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Population Health Strategies of Critical Access Hospitals
Provides examples of population health strategies developed by Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) from 8 different rural communities that have significantly contributed to the improvement of population health and the health of their community.
Author(s): John Gale, Andrew Coburn, Karen Pearson, Zachariah Croll, George Shaler
Date: 08/2016
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Provides examples of population health strategies developed by Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) from 8 different rural communities that have significantly contributed to the improvement of population health and the health of their community.
Author(s): John Gale, Andrew Coburn, Karen Pearson, Zachariah Croll, George Shaler
Date: 08/2016
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Rural-Urban Differences in Insurer Participation for Marketplace-Based Coverage
Policy brief examining differences between rural and urban counties in terms of the number of Federally Facilitated Marketplace insurers available to consumers in 2015 and showing variation in the composition of insurers serving counties, focusing on five insurers and ownership status. Features statistics with breakdowns by number of insurers in rural and urban counties, group affiliation, and ownership status.
Author(s): Jean Abraham, Coleman Drake, Jeffrey S. McCullough, Kosali Simon
Date: 08/2016
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Policy brief examining differences between rural and urban counties in terms of the number of Federally Facilitated Marketplace insurers available to consumers in 2015 and showing variation in the composition of insurers serving counties, focusing on five insurers and ownership status. Features statistics with breakdowns by number of insurers in rural and urban counties, group affiliation, and ownership status.
Author(s): Jean Abraham, Coleman Drake, Jeffrey S. McCullough, Kosali Simon
Date: 08/2016
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Report to Congress: E-health and Telemedicine
Reports the state of e-health and telemedicine after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Includes current policy challenges, discussion of federal level telehealth activity, and a legislative proposal for FY17.
Date: 08/2016
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Reports the state of e-health and telemedicine after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Includes current policy challenges, discussion of federal level telehealth activity, and a legislative proposal for FY17.
Date: 08/2016
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Fentanyl Law Enforcement Submissions and Increases in Synthetic Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths - 27 States, 2013-2014
Reports on drugs testing positive for fentanyl. Provides information on synthetic opioid-involved deaths other than methadone, including fentanyl deaths. For 27 states with death certificate reporting of drugs involved in overdoses, provides data for metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore areas.
Author(s): R. Matthew Gladden, Pedro Martinez, Puja Seth
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(33), 837-843
Date: 08/2016
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on drugs testing positive for fentanyl. Provides information on synthetic opioid-involved deaths other than methadone, including fentanyl deaths. For 27 states with death certificate reporting of drugs involved in overdoses, provides data for metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore areas.
Author(s): R. Matthew Gladden, Pedro Martinez, Puja Seth
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(33), 837-843
Date: 08/2016
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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A Work in Progress: Building Wisconsin's Future Physician Workforce
Provides updates to the previous 2011 report, 100 New Physicians a Year: An Imperative for Wisconsin, which focused on the need for recruitment and retention of physicians. Provides projections for future workforce needs. Includes workforce data and statistics by county. See WCMEW's 2018 Report for a forecast of primary care physicians and interviews with Wisconsin workforce partners.
Date: 08/2016
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Council on Medical Education and Workforce
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Provides updates to the previous 2011 report, 100 New Physicians a Year: An Imperative for Wisconsin, which focused on the need for recruitment and retention of physicians. Provides projections for future workforce needs. Includes workforce data and statistics by county. See WCMEW's 2018 Report for a forecast of primary care physicians and interviews with Wisconsin workforce partners.
Date: 08/2016
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Council on Medical Education and Workforce
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The Health Status of Northeast Texas
Describes health status of residents of a largely rural 35-county area, including mortality rates, prevalence of cigarette smoking, healthcare access, and percentage of people with health insurance. Features county-level statistics with breakdowns by population size, level of rurality, median income, and age-adjusted mortality rate.
Author(s): Eileen Nehme
Date: 08/2016
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Describes health status of residents of a largely rural 35-county area, including mortality rates, prevalence of cigarette smoking, healthcare access, and percentage of people with health insurance. Features county-level statistics with breakdowns by population size, level of rurality, median income, and age-adjusted mortality rate.
Author(s): Eileen Nehme
Date: 08/2016
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Teen Hospital Stays for Childbirth, 2004-2013
Data on hospital stays for childbirth among teenagers aged 15-19 years from 2004 through 2013. Includes data by location of patient's residence for metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural (noncore) areas.
Author(s): Kathryn R. Fingar, Megan M. Hambrick
Date: 08/2016
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Data on hospital stays for childbirth among teenagers aged 15-19 years from 2004 through 2013. Includes data by location of patient's residence for metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural (noncore) areas.
Author(s): Kathryn R. Fingar, Megan M. Hambrick
Date: 08/2016
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Change from the Inside Out: Ohio Wellness Program Inspires Healthy Bodies Through Healthy Minds
Profile of the Trinity Hospital Twin City's Fit for Life wellness program, which helps participants in rural Ohio lose weight and improve their health. Highlights how funding from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy has helped this program grow over time.
Author(s): Jenn Lukens
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 08/2016
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Profile of the Trinity Hospital Twin City's Fit for Life wellness program, which helps participants in rural Ohio lose weight and improve their health. Highlights how funding from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy has helped this program grow over time.
Author(s): Jenn Lukens
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 08/2016
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Evaluation of the Round Two Health Care Innovation Awards (HCIA R2): First Annual Report
Summarizes the first year evaluation results of the 39 Health Care Innovation Awards Round Two projects. Includes findings for the individual grantees, which include 14 projects that serve rural areas.
Date: 08/2016
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Mathematica Policy Research
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Summarizes the first year evaluation results of the 39 Health Care Innovation Awards Round Two projects. Includes findings for the individual grantees, which include 14 projects that serve rural areas.
Date: 08/2016
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Mathematica Policy Research
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