Rural Health
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National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps Meeting Agenda, November 19-20, 2024
Agenda and meeting materials for the November 19-20, 2024 meeting, including Bureau of Health Workforce and National Health Services Corps updates, and presentations on limited English proficiency populations, achieving deaf health equity, and re-framing language as an opportunity to improve health equity.
Additional links: Achieving Deaf Equity: Best Practices, Language Access at Yakima Farm Workers Clinic, Language Testing International Assessments and Proficiency Overview, Limited English Proficiency Populations, Re-Framing Language as an Opportunity to Improve Health Equity
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps
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Agenda and meeting materials for the November 19-20, 2024 meeting, including Bureau of Health Workforce and National Health Services Corps updates, and presentations on limited English proficiency populations, achieving deaf health equity, and re-framing language as an opportunity to improve health equity.
Additional links: Achieving Deaf Equity: Best Practices, Language Access at Yakima Farm Workers Clinic, Language Testing International Assessments and Proficiency Overview, Limited English Proficiency Populations, Re-Framing Language as an Opportunity to Improve Health Equity
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps
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Identifying and Removing Fraudulent Attempts to Enroll in a Human Health Improvement Intervention Trial in Rural Communities
Examines processes to identify fraudulent attempts to enroll in rural health improvement trials and provides recommendations for minimizing fraudulent attempts in online recruitment techniques. Analyzes 19,665 attempts to enroll in the Change Club (CC) study and presents data on identifiable fraud.
Author(s): Karla L. Hanson, Grace A. Marshall, Meredith L. Graham, et al.
Citation: Methods and Protocols, 7(6), 93
Date: 11/2024
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Examines processes to identify fraudulent attempts to enroll in rural health improvement trials and provides recommendations for minimizing fraudulent attempts in online recruitment techniques. Analyzes 19,665 attempts to enroll in the Change Club (CC) study and presents data on identifiable fraud.
Author(s): Karla L. Hanson, Grace A. Marshall, Meredith L. Graham, et al.
Citation: Methods and Protocols, 7(6), 93
Date: 11/2024
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The Potential for Hospital System Integration to Improve the Financial Outlook of Rural Hospitals in the United States
Provides an overview of the current financial status of rural hospitals and their risk of closure, as defined by days of cash on hand and total margins. Discusses the impact of rural hospital closures on local communities, including on health outcomes, demographics, and the economy. Explores the extent to which affiliating with, merging with, or being acquired by a larger hospital system can impact the financial position of rural hospitals.
Author(s): Al Dobson, Michael Beins, Patrick McMahon, et al.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare, Dobson DaVanzo & Associates
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Provides an overview of the current financial status of rural hospitals and their risk of closure, as defined by days of cash on hand and total margins. Discusses the impact of rural hospital closures on local communities, including on health outcomes, demographics, and the economy. Explores the extent to which affiliating with, merging with, or being acquired by a larger hospital system can impact the financial position of rural hospitals.
Author(s): Al Dobson, Michael Beins, Patrick McMahon, et al.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare, Dobson DaVanzo & Associates
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Meeker Memorial Hospital: Bringing Sustainable Coordination of Care to its Patients and Community
Provides a profile of Meeker Memorial Hospital (MMH), a healthcare facility located in Minnesota and part of the 2022-2023 Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project (RHPTP). Discusses MMH's process to improve finances and operations, implement electronic medical record (EMR) training, partner with pharmacy schools, and more.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Provides a profile of Meeker Memorial Hospital (MMH), a healthcare facility located in Minnesota and part of the 2022-2023 Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project (RHPTP). Discusses MMH's process to improve finances and operations, implement electronic medical record (EMR) training, partner with pharmacy schools, and more.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Trends in North Carolina's Oral Health Workforce
Provides 2000-2022 data on the oral health workforce in North Carolina. Includes metro versus nonmetro supply of dentists and dental hygienists per 10,000 residents, county-level distribution of dentists added to the workforce, oral healthcare workforce demographics, dentistry and hygienist education programs, and more.
Author(s): Brooke Lombardi, Catherine Moore, Haley Simons, et al.
Citation: North Carolina Medical Journal, 85(6)
Date: 11/2024
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Provides 2000-2022 data on the oral health workforce in North Carolina. Includes metro versus nonmetro supply of dentists and dental hygienists per 10,000 residents, county-level distribution of dentists added to the workforce, oral healthcare workforce demographics, dentistry and hygienist education programs, and more.
Author(s): Brooke Lombardi, Catherine Moore, Haley Simons, et al.
Citation: North Carolina Medical Journal, 85(6)
Date: 11/2024
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Infant Mortality Alabama 2023
Reports trends in Alabama infant mortality and birth statistics through 2023. Provides county-level data for the years 2021-2023, and includes a map of infant mortality rates and totals by county of residence.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Department of Public Health
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Reports trends in Alabama infant mortality and birth statistics through 2023. Provides county-level data for the years 2021-2023, and includes a map of infant mortality rates and totals by county of residence.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Department of Public Health
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Evaluation of the Impact of the No Surprises Act on Health Care Market Outcomes: Exploring Pre-Implementation Trends - Second Annual Report
Provides an overview of the No Surprises Act, which aims to protect participants, beneficiaries, and enrollees in group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage from surprise medical bills. Updates key trends in factors that will be important to evaluate the effects of the No Surprises Act identified in the First Annual Report, including market consolidation and concentration, out-of-network billing, and potential surprise bills. Describes discussions with healthcare providers, private health plans and issuers, and patients regarding implementation and understanding of the No Surprises Act.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Provides an overview of the No Surprises Act, which aims to protect participants, beneficiaries, and enrollees in group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage from surprise medical bills. Updates key trends in factors that will be important to evaluate the effects of the No Surprises Act identified in the First Annual Report, including market consolidation and concentration, out-of-network billing, and potential surprise bills. Describes discussions with healthcare providers, private health plans and issuers, and patients regarding implementation and understanding of the No Surprises Act.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Influenza, COVID-19, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination Coverage Among Adults — United States, Fall 2024
Provides estimates of vaccination coverage and intent to vaccinate for influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among adults. Includes data for rural, suburban, and urban areas.
Additional links: Supplementary Table 1: Influenza, COVID-19, and RSV Vaccination Status and Intent for Vaccination among Adults by Demographic Characteristics
Author(s): Jennifer L. Kriss, Carla L. Black, Hilda Razzaghi, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(46), 1044-1051
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Provides estimates of vaccination coverage and intent to vaccinate for influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among adults. Includes data for rural, suburban, and urban areas.
Additional links: Supplementary Table 1: Influenza, COVID-19, and RSV Vaccination Status and Intent for Vaccination among Adults by Demographic Characteristics
Author(s): Jennifer L. Kriss, Carla L. Black, Hilda Razzaghi, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(46), 1044-1051
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Analysis of Different Populations Accessing Online Overdose Response Training and Harm Reduction Supplies (ADORES)
Compares demographic groups accessing an online mail order naloxone and harm reduction supply via the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy (UNIV) website versus the Rhode Island Department of Health (DOH) website. Analyzes website data from June 2020 through October 2023 to compare 1,662 UNIV and 4,121 DOH mail order request forms according to requestor's race/ethnicity, sex, age, income, rural versus urban location, and harm reduction supply type.
Author(s): Michaela Pacheco, Abiodun Ologunowa, Anita Jacobson
Citation: Harm Reduction Journal, 21, 202
Date: 11/2024
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Compares demographic groups accessing an online mail order naloxone and harm reduction supply via the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy (UNIV) website versus the Rhode Island Department of Health (DOH) website. Analyzes website data from June 2020 through October 2023 to compare 1,662 UNIV and 4,121 DOH mail order request forms according to requestor's race/ethnicity, sex, age, income, rural versus urban location, and harm reduction supply type.
Author(s): Michaela Pacheco, Abiodun Ologunowa, Anita Jacobson
Citation: Harm Reduction Journal, 21, 202
Date: 11/2024
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Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Investments: Fact Sheet
Provides an overview of Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) grant programs in Fiscal Year 2024. Summarizes and briefly describes funding awarded to support rural hospitals, address rural behavioral health, expand the rural health workforce, increase access to care, advance maternal health, and support rural health research and policy analysis.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Provides an overview of Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) grant programs in Fiscal Year 2024. Summarizes and briefly describes funding awarded to support rural hospitals, address rural behavioral health, expand the rural health workforce, increase access to care, advance maternal health, and support rural health research and policy analysis.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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