Rural Health
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Scholars in Rural Health: Outcomes From an Assured Admissions Program
Describes a program in Kansas intended to recruit students from rural communities to medical school. Evaluates the success of the program in increasing the number of primary care physicians in underserved areas.
Author(s): K. James Kallail, Sandra McCurdy
Citation: Family Medicine, 42(10), 729-731
Date: 11/2010
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Describes a program in Kansas intended to recruit students from rural communities to medical school. Evaluates the success of the program in increasing the number of primary care physicians in underserved areas.
Author(s): K. James Kallail, Sandra McCurdy
Citation: Family Medicine, 42(10), 729-731
Date: 11/2010
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A Novel Emergency Medical Services-Based Program to Identify and Assist Older Adults in a Rural Community
Describes a program using EMS providers to screen older adults for common geriatric syndromes and provide referrals to case managers and community resources.
Author(s): Manish N. Shah, Thomas V. Caprio, Peter Swanson, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 58(11), 2205-2211
Date: 11/2010
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Describes a program using EMS providers to screen older adults for common geriatric syndromes and provide referrals to case managers and community resources.
Author(s): Manish N. Shah, Thomas V. Caprio, Peter Swanson, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 58(11), 2205-2211
Date: 11/2010
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Telecommunications: FCC's Performance Management Weaknesses Could Jeopardize Proposed Reforms of the Rural Health Care Program
Evaluates the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) management of the Rural Health Care Program. Focuses on how well the program is addressing the needs of rural healthcare providers, the impact of the FCC's pilot program design and implementation, and the FCC's performance goals and measures.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 11/2010
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Evaluates the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) management of the Rural Health Care Program. Focuses on how well the program is addressing the needs of rural healthcare providers, the impact of the FCC's pilot program design and implementation, and the FCC's performance goals and measures.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 11/2010
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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My Husband Would Not Help Me, So I Was Driving Over There: Older Rural Women Experiencing Breast Cancer With a Non-supportive Intimate Partner
Describes the experiences of older rural women diagnosed with breast cancer while in a non-supportive, and sometimes abusive, intimate relationship.
Author(s): Erika Metzler Sawin
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 10(4), 1536
Date: 11/2010
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Describes the experiences of older rural women diagnosed with breast cancer while in a non-supportive, and sometimes abusive, intimate relationship.
Author(s): Erika Metzler Sawin
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 10(4), 1536
Date: 11/2010
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Geographic Differences in Potentially Preventable Readmission Rates in Rural and Urban Hospitals
Presents results from a study that estimated potentially preventable hospital readmissions (PPRs) in three types of acute care hospitals: urban prospective payment system (PPS) hospitals, rural PPS hospitals, and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Focuses on rural/urban differences and whether patient demographics or health condition severity affects PPR rates.
Author(s): Marilyn G. Klug, Alana Knudson, Kyle Muus
Date: 11/2010
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Presents results from a study that estimated potentially preventable hospital readmissions (PPRs) in three types of acute care hospitals: urban prospective payment system (PPS) hospitals, rural PPS hospitals, and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Focuses on rural/urban differences and whether patient demographics or health condition severity affects PPR rates.
Author(s): Marilyn G. Klug, Alana Knudson, Kyle Muus
Date: 11/2010
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Emergency Department Visits for Adults in Community Hospitals, 2008
Uses statistics from the 2008 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample to analyze rates of emergency room visits. Compares data by demographics, acute vs. chronic care, rural vs. urban, high-income vs. low-income, and admissions vs. treat-and-release.
Author(s): Pamela L. Owens, Ryan Mutter
Date: 11/2010
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Uses statistics from the 2008 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample to analyze rates of emergency room visits. Compares data by demographics, acute vs. chronic care, rural vs. urban, high-income vs. low-income, and admissions vs. treat-and-release.
Author(s): Pamela L. Owens, Ryan Mutter
Date: 11/2010
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Local and Regional Food Systems for Rural Futures
Explores the opportunities for social, economic, and environmental challenges in the local and regional food movement and systems for rural populations.
Author(s): Jennifer Jensen
Date: 11/2010
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
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Explores the opportunities for social, economic, and environmental challenges in the local and regional food movement and systems for rural populations.
Author(s): Jennifer Jensen
Date: 11/2010
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
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Factors Influencing Rural Residents' Utilization of Urban Hospitals
Examines which patient, hospital, and county characteristics influence rural residents' use of urban hospitals.
Author(s): Margaret Jean Hall, Jill Marsteller, Maria Owings
Date: 11/2010
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Examines which patient, hospital, and county characteristics influence rural residents' use of urban hospitals.
Author(s): Margaret Jean Hall, Jill Marsteller, Maria Owings
Date: 11/2010
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Understanding the Impact of Health IT in Underserved Communities and those with Health Disparities
Focuses on how the integration of different types of information technology into healthcare delivery may influence processes and outcomes related to the overall health of residents in underserved and rural communities.
Date: 10/2010
Sponsoring organization: NORC at the University of Chicago
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Focuses on how the integration of different types of information technology into healthcare delivery may influence processes and outcomes related to the overall health of residents in underserved and rural communities.
Date: 10/2010
Sponsoring organization: NORC at the University of Chicago
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Impact of Employment Transitions on Health Insurance Coverage of Rural Residents
Explores the impact of changes in employment status on insurance coverage for rural and urban workers.
Additional links: Policy Brief: Many Urban and Rural Workers Lose Health Insurance During Job Transitions
Author(s): Nathaniel J. Anderson, Erika C. Ziller, Melanie M. Race, Andrew F. Coburn
Date: 10/2010
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Explores the impact of changes in employment status on insurance coverage for rural and urban workers.
Additional links: Policy Brief: Many Urban and Rural Workers Lose Health Insurance During Job Transitions
Author(s): Nathaniel J. Anderson, Erika C. Ziller, Melanie M. Race, Andrew F. Coburn
Date: 10/2010
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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