Rural Health
Resources by Type: Document
Addressing the Health Care Needs of Rural Veterans: A Guide for State Offices of Rural Health
Acts as a manual to assist the State Offices of Rural Health (SORHs) in addressing the healthcare needs of rural veterans. Includes information from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rural health programs. Covers statistics on the healthcare needs of rural veterans and recommends actions for SORHs to support the healthcare needs of rural veterans.
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Acts as a manual to assist the State Offices of Rural Health (SORHs) in addressing the healthcare needs of rural veterans. Includes information from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rural health programs. Covers statistics on the healthcare needs of rural veterans and recommends actions for SORHs to support the healthcare needs of rural veterans.
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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REC Program Evaluation Interim Report: Round 1 Case Studies, Regional Extension Center Program
Evaluates the Health Information Technology (HIT) Regional Extension Center (REC) program. Covers 9 case studies exploring the experiences and challenges of REC grantees as they adopt and meaningfully use electronic health records. Contains a section on RECs operating in rural areas and how they structured their programs to maximize the impact of limited human and financial capital.
Author(s): Brandy Farrar, Grace Wang, David Schneider, et al.
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: American Institutes for Research, Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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Evaluates the Health Information Technology (HIT) Regional Extension Center (REC) program. Covers 9 case studies exploring the experiences and challenges of REC grantees as they adopt and meaningfully use electronic health records. Contains a section on RECs operating in rural areas and how they structured their programs to maximize the impact of limited human and financial capital.
Author(s): Brandy Farrar, Grace Wang, David Schneider, et al.
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: American Institutes for Research, Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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The Intersection of Rural Poverty and Federal Human Services Programs
Discusses challenges faced by federal human services programs in addressing rural poverty. Highlights two case studies offering different approaches for meeting these challenges, one from Montana and one from Colorado.
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Discusses challenges faced by federal human services programs in addressing rural poverty. Highlights two case studies offering different approaches for meeting these challenges, one from Montana and one from Colorado.
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Rural Implications of the Affordable Care Act Outreach, Education, and Enrollment
Outlines opportunities for rural communities to benefit from the Affordable Care Act and discusses the importance of efforts aimed at furthering outreach, education, and enrollment in health insurance in rural areas.
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Outlines opportunities for rural communities to benefit from the Affordable Care Act and discusses the importance of efforts aimed at furthering outreach, education, and enrollment in health insurance in rural areas.
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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2012 Rural Medicare Advantage Quality Ratings and Bonus Payments
Analyzes differences in rural Medicare Advantage (MA) quality ratings and payments and suggests reasons why quality ratings vary by geography. Compares the quality rating of MA plans in rural areas to urban areas and discusses differences in the composition of MA market enrollment and plan availability. Addresses the potential impact of quality bonus payments on MA plan quality.
Author(s): Leah Kemper, Abigail R. Barker, Timothy D. McBride, Keith Mueller
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Analyzes differences in rural Medicare Advantage (MA) quality ratings and payments and suggests reasons why quality ratings vary by geography. Compares the quality rating of MA plans in rural areas to urban areas and discusses differences in the composition of MA market enrollment and plan availability. Addresses the potential impact of quality bonus payments on MA plan quality.
Author(s): Leah Kemper, Abigail R. Barker, Timothy D. McBride, Keith Mueller
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Private Health Insurance: The Range of Base Premiums for Individuals Age 19 and 64 in the Individual Market by State in January 2013
Reports on the range of health insurance premiums offered to different categories of consumers in the individual market in the month of January 2013. As of 2014, insurers are no longer able to use gender or health status to set premiums and are restricted in the amount they can vary premiums based on age and tobacco use. Enclosure II, beginning on page 107, reports base premiums for an urban and rural zip code in four select states, one from each census region: Illinois, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Reports on the range of health insurance premiums offered to different categories of consumers in the individual market in the month of January 2013. As of 2014, insurers are no longer able to use gender or health status to set premiums and are restricted in the amount they can vary premiums based on age and tobacco use. Enclosure II, beginning on page 107, reports base premiums for an urban and rural zip code in four select states, one from each census region: Illinois, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Financing Capital Investments in Rural Health Care: A Resource Overview
Helps hospital administrators, board members, rural administrators, state associations, community lenders, and community leaders better understand and identify federally sponsored healthcare financing options.
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Helps hospital administrators, board members, rural administrators, state associations, community lenders, and community leaders better understand and identify federally sponsored healthcare financing options.
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Time to Act: Investing in the Health of Our Children and Communities - Recommendations From the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America
Presents recommendations from the Commission to Build a Healthier America. Topics include experiences in early childhood, opportunities that communities provide for people to make healthy choices, and the mission and incentives of health professionals and health care institutions. Includes discussion on low-income children, as well as children living in rural areas and tribal areas, who have difficulty accessing early childhood programs.
Author(s): Elaine Arkin, Paula Braveman, Susan Egerter, David Williams
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Presents recommendations from the Commission to Build a Healthier America. Topics include experiences in early childhood, opportunities that communities provide for people to make healthy choices, and the mission and incentives of health professionals and health care institutions. Includes discussion on low-income children, as well as children living in rural areas and tribal areas, who have difficulty accessing early childhood programs.
Author(s): Elaine Arkin, Paula Braveman, Susan Egerter, David Williams
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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The Four Pillars for Primary Care Physician Workforce Reform: A Blueprint for Future Activity
Presents a framework to guide efforts to increase the supply of primary care physicians. The framework covers four areas: workforce pipeline, medical education, practice transformation, and payment reform. The first pillar discusses the importance of the medical school admissions committee. Selecting applicants from rural backgrounds and those students with lower income expectations or from lower socioeconomic status is just one predictor of medical students who will eventually pursue a career in primary care.
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 12(1), 83-87
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
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Presents a framework to guide efforts to increase the supply of primary care physicians. The framework covers four areas: workforce pipeline, medical education, practice transformation, and payment reform. The first pillar discusses the importance of the medical school admissions committee. Selecting applicants from rural backgrounds and those students with lower income expectations or from lower socioeconomic status is just one predictor of medical students who will eventually pursue a career in primary care.
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 12(1), 83-87
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
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Issue Brief: Medication Adherence and Health IT
Discusses how medication adherence and health information technology (HIT) can increase adherence rates to support wellness and population health. Highlights a project that facilitates coordination between hospital pharmacists and rural community pharmacists to provide patient medication management and consultation services pre- and post-discharge.
Author(s): Aja B. Williams
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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Discusses how medication adherence and health information technology (HIT) can increase adherence rates to support wellness and population health. Highlights a project that facilitates coordination between hospital pharmacists and rural community pharmacists to provide patient medication management and consultation services pre- and post-discharge.
Author(s): Aja B. Williams
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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