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1231. MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy, 2022 - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Annual review of Medicare payment policies, with recommendations to Congress. Includes discussion on Medicare payment policies directly affecting rural providers and beneficiaries. Addresses payment adequacy for healthcare facilities and services, improving Medicare payment for post-acute care, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, and the impact of healthcare provider consolidation.

...prescription drugs · Physicians · Policy · Post-acute care · Reimbursement and payment models · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

1232. Mobile Telemedicine for Buprenorphine Treatment in Rural Populations With Opioid Use Disorder - Resources
Date: Aug 2021

Results of a study conducted from June-October 2020 in Caroline County, Maryland, to evaluate the implementation of an initiative to extend access to telemedicine (TM) medications for opioid use disorder to rural communities, by bringing care via a TM mobile treatment unit (TM-MTU). Features demographics and statistics on opioid use during TM-MTU treatment.

...drug use · Mobile and episodic healthcare delivery · Prescription drug misuse · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Maryland...

1233. Stakeholder Perspectives on a Telemedicine Referral and Coordination Model To Expand Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Primary Care Clinics - Resources
Date: Jan 2024

Examines acceptability of utilizing an external telemedicine (TM) vendor to improve access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in rural areas. Analyzes interview data from 7 rural primary care clinics and a TM-MOUD vendor to explore themes such as logistical barriers, stigma, privacy, and access. Includes demographic data on survey respondents as well as acceptability ratings.

...01/2024 Access · Illicit drug use · Prescription drug misuse · Primary care · Statistics and data · Stigma · Telehealth...

1234. State Strategies to Address Opioid Use Disorder Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women and Infants Prenatally Exposed to Substances, Including Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome - Resources
Date: Sep 2019

Identifies state strategies to improve outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women with opioid use disorder and infants prenatally exposed to substances, including opioids. Discusses strategies focused on access to and coordination of quality services, including approaches such as telemedicine that are useful in rural areas. Also discusses strategies related to provider awareness and training and other topics.

...drug use · Maternal health and prenatal care · Maternal health workforce · Policy · Prescription drug misuse · Telehealth · Women...

1235. Tennessee Rural Health Care Task Force: Improving Rural Health Care Across Tennessee - Resources
Date: Jun 2023

Report from the Tennessee Rural Health Care Task Force. Offers recommendations to the state in the areas of access to care, workforce development, and social drivers of health. Discusses rural health research and advocacy, health insurance, telemedicine, workforce training, grants and loans, and more.

...education and training · Oral health · Scope of practice · Social determinants of health · Specialty care · Telehealth · Tennessee...

1236. Access Granted: Rural Broadband Options, Obstacles, and Solutions - Resources
Date: Jan 2022

Report describing the importance of broadband access for rural education, healthcare, economic development, equality, and climate impact. Discusses connectivity options and barriers to expanding broadband infrastructure, and examines consumer, community, and policy actions to reduce barriers and expand access.

...barriers and expand access. Molly Malone 01/2022 Center for Rural Affairs Access · Broadband · Infrastructure · Policy · Telehealth...

1237. Perceived Benefits of Geriatric Specialty Telemedicine among Rural Patients and Caregivers - Resources
Date: Feb 2023

Explores the perceived benefits of a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) geriatric specialty telemedicine service (GRECC Connect), which connects geriatric interdisciplinary teams in urban areas with older veterans in rural areas through videoconferencing platforms. Summarizes results of interviews 30 rural older adults enrolled in the VHA and their caregivers about the content and quality of their GRECC Connect visits.

...Research, 58(Suppl 1), 26-35 02/2023 Informal caregivers · Older adults · Specialty care · Telehealth · Veterans...

1238. Rural Caregivers: Identification of Informational Needs Through Telemedicine Questions - Resources
Date: Apr 2020

Explores the scope of dementia-related knowledge among attendees of a caregiving telemedicine program in rural Kentucky. Discusses the educational needs of participants regarding dementia as well as implications for the program and further research for similar programs.

...Journal of Rural Health, 1-6 04/2020 Aging and aging-related services · Informal caregivers · Telehealth...

1239. Health Information Technology: HHS is Taking Steps to Develop a National Strategy - Resources
Date: May 2005

Overview of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services efforts to develop a national health information technology (IT) strategy. Includes some information on rural health IT activities.

...information on rural health IT activities. 05/2005 Government Accountability Office Health information technology · Policy · Telehealth...

1240. Report to Congress: Current State of Technology-Enabled Collaborative Learning and Capacity Building Models - Resources
Date: Feb 2019

Reports on the impact of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models as required by the Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act. Examines how such models are being used to improve healthcare quality and address health workforce capacity, particularly in rural areas, the evidence behind model effectiveness, and evidence gaps. Provides recommendations on expanding model adoption and its use in continuing medical education. Appendix includes an inventory of Project ECHO models and other similar models by state and in several other countries.

...workforce education and training · Healthcare quality · Policy · State-by-state data · Telehealth · State-by-state...