Rural Health
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2015 National Quality Healthcare and Disparities Report: Chartbook for Health Care for Blacks
Summarizes and illustrates trends in healthcare for the Black population regarding access to healthcare and the priorities of National Quality Strategy (NQS). Includes a comparison of the rural and urban Black population and discusses poverty rates in rural areas.
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Summarizes and illustrates trends in healthcare for the Black population regarding access to healthcare and the priorities of National Quality Strategy (NQS). Includes a comparison of the rural and urban Black population and discusses poverty rates in rural areas.
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Impact of Swing Beds
Policy brief describes the value of swing beds as a critical healthcare service that provides quality care and can help reduce readmission rates. Discusses how swing beds can create additional revenue for small rural hospitals at risk of experiencing financial challenges.
Author(s): Jim Parrish, Ann Turner, Margaret Woeppel
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Policy brief describes the value of swing beds as a critical healthcare service that provides quality care and can help reduce readmission rates. Discusses how swing beds can create additional revenue for small rural hospitals at risk of experiencing financial challenges.
Author(s): Jim Parrish, Ann Turner, Margaret Woeppel
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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American Indian and Alaska Native Health
Identifies and discusses the adverse health issues affecting the health status of American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Offers policy recommendations to address these issues.
Additional links: Supplemental Document
Author(s): Linda Bane Frizzell, Kathleen Spencer
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Identifies and discusses the adverse health issues affecting the health status of American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Offers policy recommendations to address these issues.
Additional links: Supplemental Document
Author(s): Linda Bane Frizzell, Kathleen Spencer
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Rural Public Health
Policy paper discussing the critical need for public health services to positively impact the current health issues contributing to health disparities in rural communities. Offers recommendations to address the lack of adequate public health services by developing partnerships, supporting public health education and training, and strengthening communication and technology systems.
Author(s): Christine M. Eisenhauer, Michael Meit
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Policy paper discussing the critical need for public health services to positively impact the current health issues contributing to health disparities in rural communities. Offers recommendations to address the lack of adequate public health services by developing partnerships, supporting public health education and training, and strengthening communication and technology systems.
Author(s): Christine M. Eisenhauer, Michael Meit
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Living Well with a Disability, a Self-Management Program
Discusses a self-management program intended to support healthy living among people with mobility impairments and designed for compatibility with implementation in rural areas that may lack health promotion resources.
Author(s): Craig Ravesloot, Tom Seekins, Meg Traci, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(1), 61-67
Date: 02/2016
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Discusses a self-management program intended to support healthy living among people with mobility impairments and designed for compatibility with implementation in rural areas that may lack health promotion resources.
Author(s): Craig Ravesloot, Tom Seekins, Meg Traci, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(1), 61-67
Date: 02/2016
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AzCRH 2015 Safety Net Health Care in Arizona Report
Provides an analysis of data from a survey of Arizona's Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and county health departments. Addresses insurance coverage with breakdowns by county and for Latinos, American Indians, and adults with disabilities; hospital margins; access to healthcare; staffing FTE and recruitment issues; and services provided.
Author(s): Joe Tabor, Nick Jennings, Lindsay Kohler, et al.
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Provides an analysis of data from a survey of Arizona's Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and county health departments. Addresses insurance coverage with breakdowns by county and for Latinos, American Indians, and adults with disabilities; hospital margins; access to healthcare; staffing FTE and recruitment issues; and services provided.
Author(s): Joe Tabor, Nick Jennings, Lindsay Kohler, et al.
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Disparities in Individuals' Access and Use of Health Information Technology in 2014
Reports on patients' use of different types of health information technology (HIT) as of 2014, with a comparison to 2013. See figure 5 for data specific to rural patients' use of HIT.
Author(s): Vaishali Patel, Wesley Barker, Erin Siminerio
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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Reports on patients' use of different types of health information technology (HIT) as of 2014, with a comparison to 2013. See figure 5 for data specific to rural patients' use of HIT.
Author(s): Vaishali Patel, Wesley Barker, Erin Siminerio
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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AzCRH 2015 Supply and Demand Study of Arizona Health Practitioners and Professionals
Provides an update on Arizona's healthcare workforce data derived from licensing boards, state and federal agencies, surveys, and interviews. Compares rural and urban workforce data and identifies strategies to moderate the workforce demand for rural health services.
Author(s): Joe Tabor, Nick Jennings, Lindsay Kohler, et al.
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Provides an update on Arizona's healthcare workforce data derived from licensing boards, state and federal agencies, surveys, and interviews. Compares rural and urban workforce data and identifies strategies to moderate the workforce demand for rural health services.
Author(s): Joe Tabor, Nick Jennings, Lindsay Kohler, et al.
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Using Electronic Health Records to Examine Disease Risk in Small Populations: Obesity Among American Indian Children, Wisconsin, 2007-2012
Examines use of the Public Health Information Exchange (PHINEX) to describe obesity among Wisconsin American Indian children seeking care off-reservation. Also discusses usefulness of electronic health records as an alternative to other data collection methods when studying disease risk in a small population.
Author(s): Emily J. Tomayko, Bethany A. Weinert, Liz Godfrey, Alexandra K. Adams, Lawrence P. Hanrahan
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 13
Date: 02/2016
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Examines use of the Public Health Information Exchange (PHINEX) to describe obesity among Wisconsin American Indian children seeking care off-reservation. Also discusses usefulness of electronic health records as an alternative to other data collection methods when studying disease risk in a small population.
Author(s): Emily J. Tomayko, Bethany A. Weinert, Liz Godfrey, Alexandra K. Adams, Lawrence P. Hanrahan
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 13
Date: 02/2016
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Oral Health in Kentucky
Describes findings from a literature review and analyses of data about the status of oral health among particular population groups in Kentucky and ongoing efforts to improve outcomes. Features statistics including breakdowns by demographics, county economic level, access to dental services, and overall dental health.
Author(s): Simona Surdu, Margaret Langelier, Bridget Baker, et al.
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Describes findings from a literature review and analyses of data about the status of oral health among particular population groups in Kentucky and ongoing efforts to improve outcomes. Features statistics including breakdowns by demographics, county economic level, access to dental services, and overall dental health.
Author(s): Simona Surdu, Margaret Langelier, Bridget Baker, et al.
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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