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Training Psychiatrists in New Mexico: Reflections from Psychiatry Residents Who Participated in a Rural Track Versus a Traditional Program Alone over the Past Decade
Presents results of a survey of 74 University of New Mexico psychiatry residents, comparing responses from those who participated in the school's Rural Psychiatry Track (RPT) to non-RPT residents. Describes the experiences of the residents and the RPT program's impacts on the likelihood of residents moving into rural practice.
Author(s): Cynthia Killough, Erin Rush Ortegon, Rahul Vasireddy, et al.
Citation: Academic Psychiatry, 46, 470-474
Date: 01/2022
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Presents results of a survey of 74 University of New Mexico psychiatry residents, comparing responses from those who participated in the school's Rural Psychiatry Track (RPT) to non-RPT residents. Describes the experiences of the residents and the RPT program's impacts on the likelihood of residents moving into rural practice.
Author(s): Cynthia Killough, Erin Rush Ortegon, Rahul Vasireddy, et al.
Citation: Academic Psychiatry, 46, 470-474
Date: 01/2022
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"I was Unsure at First": A Qualitative Evaluation of Patient Perceptions of VA Clinical Video Telehealth Visits in the V-IMPACT Program
Features a study evaluating a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) program using video-based telehealth to expand access to primary care to rural veterans. Draws conclusions based on interviews with patients who utilized the program.
Author(s): Ashley C. Mog, Megan Moldestad, Rachael Kenney, et al.
Citation: Journal of Patient Experience, 9
Date: 01/2022
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Features a study evaluating a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) program using video-based telehealth to expand access to primary care to rural veterans. Draws conclusions based on interviews with patients who utilized the program.
Author(s): Ashley C. Mog, Megan Moldestad, Rachael Kenney, et al.
Citation: Journal of Patient Experience, 9
Date: 01/2022
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The Indian Health Service and American Indian/Alaska Native Health Outcomes
Offers an overview of the history of the U.S. Indian Health Service, describing the agency's efforts to address public health and healthcare needs of American Indian and Alaska Native populations as well as challenges related to meeting those needs. Presents data from various publications on life expectancy, health outcomes, and health disparities.
Author(s): Gina Kruse, Victor A. Lopez-Carmen, Anpotowin Jensen, Lakotah Hardie, Thomas D. Sequist
Citation: Annual Review of Public Health, 43, 559-576
Date: 01/2022
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Offers an overview of the history of the U.S. Indian Health Service, describing the agency's efforts to address public health and healthcare needs of American Indian and Alaska Native populations as well as challenges related to meeting those needs. Presents data from various publications on life expectancy, health outcomes, and health disparities.
Author(s): Gina Kruse, Victor A. Lopez-Carmen, Anpotowin Jensen, Lakotah Hardie, Thomas D. Sequist
Citation: Annual Review of Public Health, 43, 559-576
Date: 01/2022
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A Pilot Study Examining Access to and Satisfaction with Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment via Telemedicine
Highlights a study on the role telemedicine plays in increasing access to mental health and substance use treatment for women who are pregnant or have recently given birth. The study received a high percentage of participants from rural areas and breaks down the demographic data by rural, as well as several other factors such as age, race, and diagnosis, to name a few.
Author(s): Constance Guille, Emily Johnson, Edie Douglas, et al.
Citation: Telemedicine Reports, 3(1), 24-29
Date: 01/2022
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Highlights a study on the role telemedicine plays in increasing access to mental health and substance use treatment for women who are pregnant or have recently given birth. The study received a high percentage of participants from rural areas and breaks down the demographic data by rural, as well as several other factors such as age, race, and diagnosis, to name a few.
Author(s): Constance Guille, Emily Johnson, Edie Douglas, et al.
Citation: Telemedicine Reports, 3(1), 24-29
Date: 01/2022
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Community Health Needs and Opportunities in Western New York's Southern Tier
Details the healthcare needs of of the largely rural Southern Tier of western New York. Explores the needs of people residing in Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua counties. Highlights socioeconomic and racial inequities.
Date: 01/2022
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Details the healthcare needs of of the largely rural Southern Tier of western New York. Explores the needs of people residing in Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua counties. Highlights socioeconomic and racial inequities.
Date: 01/2022
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Geographic Disparities in Access to Specialty Care Programs for Early Psychosis in Washington State
Presents a study on the accessibility by neighborhood characteristics to mental health services in areas served by the Community Mental Health Block grant in Washington State. Compares neighborhood characteristics by metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural/small town areas, such as the rate of African American and Hispanic residents, the rate of population aged 15-40, and the rate of socioeconomic neighborhood deprivation.
Author(s): Oladunni Oluwoye, Solmaz Amiri, Gordon Kordas, et al.
Citation: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 49, 5-12
Date: 01/2022
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Presents a study on the accessibility by neighborhood characteristics to mental health services in areas served by the Community Mental Health Block grant in Washington State. Compares neighborhood characteristics by metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural/small town areas, such as the rate of African American and Hispanic residents, the rate of population aged 15-40, and the rate of socioeconomic neighborhood deprivation.
Author(s): Oladunni Oluwoye, Solmaz Amiri, Gordon Kordas, et al.
Citation: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 49, 5-12
Date: 01/2022
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Nebraska Center for Nursing 2022 Biennial Report
Provides data on Nebraska's registered nurse (RN) and licensed practical nurse (LPN) workforce, including county-specific supply and rural and urban distribution by age group, race/ethnicity, education level, and employment setting. Projects the expected nursing workforce growth through 2025 by region and includes the anticipated nursing shortage for each region.
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Center for Nursing
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Provides data on Nebraska's registered nurse (RN) and licensed practical nurse (LPN) workforce, including county-specific supply and rural and urban distribution by age group, race/ethnicity, education level, and employment setting. Projects the expected nursing workforce growth through 2025 by region and includes the anticipated nursing shortage for each region.
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Center for Nursing
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Rural Wisconsin Demographics
Provides a rural versus urban breakdown of Wisconsin residents by age, sex, race, living arrangements, education, health, and more. Includes a Wisconsin map showing rural counties.
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Provides a rural versus urban breakdown of Wisconsin residents by age, sex, race, living arrangements, education, health, and more. Includes a Wisconsin map showing rural counties.
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Exceptional Survival Among Kentucky Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients: Appalachian Versus Non-Appalachian Populations
Explores a study on rates of exceptional survival (5 years or more post-diagnosis) of stage IV lung cancer patients in Appalachian and non-Appalachian Kentucky. Breaks down data by insurance type, treatment type, and length of survival, among other measures.
Author(s): Vira Pravosud, Nathan L. Vanderford, Bin Huang, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 38(1), 14-27
Date: 01/2022
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Explores a study on rates of exceptional survival (5 years or more post-diagnosis) of stage IV lung cancer patients in Appalachian and non-Appalachian Kentucky. Breaks down data by insurance type, treatment type, and length of survival, among other measures.
Author(s): Vira Pravosud, Nathan L. Vanderford, Bin Huang, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 38(1), 14-27
Date: 01/2022
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January 2022 MedPAC Meeting Transcript
Transcript from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) January 2022 meeting. Covers payment adequacy and updates for hospital inpatient and outpatient services, physician and other health professional services, outpatient dialysis services and improving the ESRD payment system, skilled nursing facility services, home health agency services, long-term care hospital services, inpatient rehabilitation facility services, hospice services, and ambulatory surgical center services. Includes rural references throughout.
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Transcript from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) January 2022 meeting. Covers payment adequacy and updates for hospital inpatient and outpatient services, physician and other health professional services, outpatient dialysis services and improving the ESRD payment system, skilled nursing facility services, home health agency services, long-term care hospital services, inpatient rehabilitation facility services, hospice services, and ambulatory surgical center services. Includes rural references throughout.
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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