Rural Health
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Social Isolation and Loneliness: Insights from Rural Clinical Providers and Other Experts
Provides an overview of social isolation and loneliness and the factors, such as limited transportation options, that can contribute to these problems in rural areas. Includes discussion of social risk assessments. Features rural clinicians, researchers, and other experts sharing their perspectives on addressing these concerns.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 07/2019
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Provides an overview of social isolation and loneliness and the factors, such as limited transportation options, that can contribute to these problems in rural areas. Includes discussion of social risk assessments. Features rural clinicians, researchers, and other experts sharing their perspectives on addressing these concerns.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 07/2019
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Team-Based Clinic Redesign of Opioid Medication Management in Primary Care: Effect on Opioid Prescribing
Study examines an opioid medication management redesign in 20 rural primary care clinics. Looks at daily opioid usage rates of long-term opioid therapy patients before and after the redesign.
Author(s): Michael L. Parchman, Robert B. Penfold, Brooke Ike, et al.
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 17(4), 319-325
Date: 07/2019
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Study examines an opioid medication management redesign in 20 rural primary care clinics. Looks at daily opioid usage rates of long-term opioid therapy patients before and after the redesign.
Author(s): Michael L. Parchman, Robert B. Penfold, Brooke Ike, et al.
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 17(4), 319-325
Date: 07/2019
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On the Path to Health Equity: Building Capacity to Measure Health Outcomes in Community Development
Report details the role of social determinants of health in perpetuating health inequities in communities. Highlights strategies for communities to address these inequities in both rural and urban areas.
Date: 07/2019
Sponsoring organizations: Enterprise Community Partners, NeighborWorks America
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Report details the role of social determinants of health in perpetuating health inequities in communities. Highlights strategies for communities to address these inequities in both rural and urban areas.
Date: 07/2019
Sponsoring organizations: Enterprise Community Partners, NeighborWorks America
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Level of Agreement on Health Information Technology Adoption and Use in Survey Data: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Ambulatory Clinics in 1 US State
Results of a study using 2016 data from 2 surveys of ambulatory providers in Minnesota, related to health information technology functionalities. Features statistics with breakdowns by rural and urban location.
Author(s): Robert S. Rudin, Yunfeng Shi, Shira H. Fischer, et al.
Citation: JAMIA Open, 2(2), 231-237
Date: 07/2019
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Results of a study using 2016 data from 2 surveys of ambulatory providers in Minnesota, related to health information technology functionalities. Features statistics with breakdowns by rural and urban location.
Author(s): Robert S. Rudin, Yunfeng Shi, Shira H. Fischer, et al.
Citation: JAMIA Open, 2(2), 231-237
Date: 07/2019
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Planning, Conducting and Leveraging Primary Care Office Needs Assessments
Issue brief highlighting components unique to primary care offices (PCOs) and offering resources on promising practices. Intended to build knowledge regarding PCO needs assessment.
Citation: NOSORH Issue Brief, 1(3)
Date: 07/2019
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Issue brief highlighting components unique to primary care offices (PCOs) and offering resources on promising practices. Intended to build knowledge regarding PCO needs assessment.
Citation: NOSORH Issue Brief, 1(3)
Date: 07/2019
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Guidance to States and School Systems on Addressing Mental Health and Substance Use Issues in Schools
Report provides guidance to school systems and state governments about mental health and substance use in schools. Highlights examples of methods to identify and address mental health issues and substance use in schools. Discusses state-level Medicaid funding for behavioral health.
Author(s): Elinore McCance-Katz, Calder Lynch
Date: 07/2019
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Report provides guidance to school systems and state governments about mental health and substance use in schools. Highlights examples of methods to identify and address mental health issues and substance use in schools. Discusses state-level Medicaid funding for behavioral health.
Author(s): Elinore McCance-Katz, Calder Lynch
Date: 07/2019
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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When Will the U.S. Territories Exhaust Federal Medicaid Funding?
Issue brief exploring the projected effects on healthcare expense funding in American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands if all sources of federal funding are allowed to expire in 2019. Features statistics for Medicaid funding and spending in the territories for fiscal year 2018, and sources of federal Medicaid funding and periods during which the funding is available.
Date: 07/2019
Sponsoring organization: Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
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Issue brief exploring the projected effects on healthcare expense funding in American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands if all sources of federal funding are allowed to expire in 2019. Features statistics for Medicaid funding and spending in the territories for fiscal year 2018, and sources of federal Medicaid funding and periods during which the funding is available.
Date: 07/2019
Sponsoring organization: Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
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The Role of Primary Care in Improving Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment for Rural Medicaid Enrollees with Opioid Use Disorder
Examines the utilization of primary care among rural Medicaid enrollees in rural Pennsylvania diagnosed with an opioid use disorder (OUD). Describes the relationship between primary care utilization, distance to a medication-assisted treatment (MAT) prescriber, and MAT utilization.
Author(s): Evan S. Cole, Ellen DiDomenico, Gerald Cochran, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34(6), 936-943
Date: 06/2019
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Examines the utilization of primary care among rural Medicaid enrollees in rural Pennsylvania diagnosed with an opioid use disorder (OUD). Describes the relationship between primary care utilization, distance to a medication-assisted treatment (MAT) prescriber, and MAT utilization.
Author(s): Evan S. Cole, Ellen DiDomenico, Gerald Cochran, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34(6), 936-943
Date: 06/2019
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Determining Spatial Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Emergency Medical Services in New Hampshire
Highlights a study on the effect of geospatial determinants on access to opioid use disorder treatment and emergency medical services in New Hampshire. Breaks down data by metropolitan, micropolitan, small town, and rural communities.
Author(s): Yanjia Cao, Kathleen Stewart, Eric Wish, et al.
Citation: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 101, 55-66
Date: 06/2019
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Highlights a study on the effect of geospatial determinants on access to opioid use disorder treatment and emergency medical services in New Hampshire. Breaks down data by metropolitan, micropolitan, small town, and rural communities.
Author(s): Yanjia Cao, Kathleen Stewart, Eric Wish, et al.
Citation: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 101, 55-66
Date: 06/2019
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Interdisciplinary Collaboration Needed in Obtaining High-Quality Medical Information in Child Abuse Investigations
Study addressing the lack of collaboration and reporting between healthcare providers and investigative professionals in cases of suspected child abuse in Wisconsin. Discusses the intervention of the Wisconsin Child Abuse Network and the barriers to providing and accessing medical information in abuse investigations, including rural-specific issues. Analyzes data from focus group interviews with providers, child protective services, judges, lawyers, and law enforcement with experience in child abuse cases.
Author(s): Elizabeth A. Cleek, Norah L. Johnson, Lynn K. Sheets
Citation: Child Abuse and Neglect, 92, 167-178
Date: 06/2019
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Study addressing the lack of collaboration and reporting between healthcare providers and investigative professionals in cases of suspected child abuse in Wisconsin. Discusses the intervention of the Wisconsin Child Abuse Network and the barriers to providing and accessing medical information in abuse investigations, including rural-specific issues. Analyzes data from focus group interviews with providers, child protective services, judges, lawyers, and law enforcement with experience in child abuse cases.
Author(s): Elizabeth A. Cleek, Norah L. Johnson, Lynn K. Sheets
Citation: Child Abuse and Neglect, 92, 167-178
Date: 06/2019
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