Rural Health
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Informal Caregiving and Technology in Rural America
Highlights the challenges caregivers face in rural communities. Discusses how technology can offer potential solutions and identifies barriers to those solutions, such as broadband connectivity. Features Avera Health's eCare Senior Care, which provides a range of technology-assisted care services for assisted living and senior housing programs, as well as long-term care facilities.
Author(s): Tami Lichtenberg
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 01/2020
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Highlights the challenges caregivers face in rural communities. Discusses how technology can offer potential solutions and identifies barriers to those solutions, such as broadband connectivity. Features Avera Health's eCare Senior Care, which provides a range of technology-assisted care services for assisted living and senior housing programs, as well as long-term care facilities.
Author(s): Tami Lichtenberg
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 01/2020
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Patients' Experiences in CAHs: HCAHPS Results, 2018
Provides results from the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey for calendar year 2018. Summarizes reporting rates and performance among all U.S. Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Includes detailed tables that allow state-by-state comparison of response rates and overall CAH performance.
Author(s): Mariah Quick, Megan Lahr, Tongtan Chantarat, Ira Moscovice
Date: 01/2020
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Provides results from the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey for calendar year 2018. Summarizes reporting rates and performance among all U.S. Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Includes detailed tables that allow state-by-state comparison of response rates and overall CAH performance.
Author(s): Mariah Quick, Megan Lahr, Tongtan Chantarat, Ira Moscovice
Date: 01/2020
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Trends in Opioids Prescribed at Discharge From Emergency Departments Among Adults: United States, 2006–2017
Examines trends in emergency department (ED) discharge opioid prescribing for adults from 2006–2007 through 2016–2017. Provides data by selected patient and hospital characteristics and the type of opioids prescribed. Table 1 includes data on the percent of ED patients prescribed an opioid at discharge by location of patient residence for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.
Author(s): Pinyao Rui, Loredana Santo, Jill J. Ashman
Date: 01/2020
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Examines trends in emergency department (ED) discharge opioid prescribing for adults from 2006–2007 through 2016–2017. Provides data by selected patient and hospital characteristics and the type of opioids prescribed. Table 1 includes data on the percent of ED patients prescribed an opioid at discharge by location of patient residence for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.
Author(s): Pinyao Rui, Loredana Santo, Jill J. Ashman
Date: 01/2020
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Public Transportation: Enhanced Federal Information Sharing on Coordination Could Improve Rural Transit Services
Report details the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) efforts in improving rural public transit coordination and identifies areas for improvement. Highlights some of the challenges affecting the FTA's ability to effectively coordinate transportation for rural and tribal areas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 01/2020
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Report details the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) efforts in improving rural public transit coordination and identifies areas for improvement. Highlights some of the challenges affecting the FTA's ability to effectively coordinate transportation for rural and tribal areas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 01/2020
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Student Interest in a Primary Care of Underserved Populations Course
Results of a study assessing students' interest in a potential Michigan State University course on skills needed to care for and advocate for rural patients and the underserved. Features demographic statistics on survey respondents, with breakdowns by rural or metropolitan hometowns.
Author(s): Jennifer Edwards-Johnson, Julie P. Phillips, Andrea Wendling
Citation: Family Medicine, 52(1), 17-23
Date: 01/2020
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Results of a study assessing students' interest in a potential Michigan State University course on skills needed to care for and advocate for rural patients and the underserved. Features demographic statistics on survey respondents, with breakdowns by rural or metropolitan hometowns.
Author(s): Jennifer Edwards-Johnson, Julie P. Phillips, Andrea Wendling
Citation: Family Medicine, 52(1), 17-23
Date: 01/2020
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Texas Rural Acute Care Hospital Closures
Identifies rural hospital closures by year and county for Texas between 1965-2019. Includes notes on whether they later reopened with full or partial services.
Date: 01/2020
Sponsoring organization: Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals
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Identifies rural hospital closures by year and county for Texas between 1965-2019. Includes notes on whether they later reopened with full or partial services.
Date: 01/2020
Sponsoring organization: Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals
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Missouri Oral Health State Snapshot
Provides state and regional snapshots and trends related to oral health in Missouri for children, Medicaid recipients, people with disabilities, older adults, and more.
Additional links: Kansas City Metro Region Totals, Northeast Region Totals, Northwest Region Totals, Southeast Region Totals, Southwest Region Totals, St. Louis Metro Region Totals
Date: 2020
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
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Provides state and regional snapshots and trends related to oral health in Missouri for children, Medicaid recipients, people with disabilities, older adults, and more.
Additional links: Kansas City Metro Region Totals, Northeast Region Totals, Northwest Region Totals, Southeast Region Totals, Southwest Region Totals, St. Louis Metro Region Totals
Date: 2020
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
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Minority Population by County, Nebraska, 2020
Provides data on the minority population in Nebraska by county, utilizing 2020 Census data.
Additional links: Percentage Map, Population Count Map
Date: 2020
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
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Provides data on the minority population in Nebraska by county, utilizing 2020 Census data.
Additional links: Percentage Map, Population Count Map
Date: 2020
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
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Connecting Rural Older Americans with Technology: Lessons from Senior Planet
Highlights an initiative aiming to increase technology literacy among rural older adults in New York through the launch of technology centers, local partnerships, and training. Discusses implementation and lessons learned, including adapting the program to offer a home-based component.
Date: 2020
Sponsoring organization: Senior Planet
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Highlights an initiative aiming to increase technology literacy among rural older adults in New York through the launch of technology centers, local partnerships, and training. Discusses implementation and lessons learned, including adapting the program to offer a home-based component.
Date: 2020
Sponsoring organization: Senior Planet
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Georgia Physicians by Specialty by County, 2020
Table providing county-level data on physician specialties in Georgia for the year 2020. Covers total physicians and rate per 100,000 residents by specialty for each county, and presents county rankings.
Date: 2020
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Table providing county-level data on physician specialties in Georgia for the year 2020. Covers total physicians and rate per 100,000 residents by specialty for each county, and presents county rankings.
Date: 2020
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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