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1241. Staving Off One's Mortality: Rural Kidney Health and Its Disparities - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Jun 15, 2022

For the 240,000 rural Americans with complete kidney failure, it's likely that very few knew they even had kidney disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, kidney disease is usually silent; 90% of people with kidney disease don't know they have it. With research pointing to the high costs of kidney disease for pediatric and adult patients alike — mostly covered by Medicare — experts and researchers discuss rural disparities around access to disease-stabilizing treatment and to renal replacement therapies. - The Rural Monitor

...telehealth program for their patients in Orofino and Cottonwood . He shared patient perceptions around the themes...

1242. The Role of Public Health and Health Systems, Facilities, and Providers in Emergency Preparedness and Response - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Learn about the importance of rural healthcare delivery systems, which include public health and health systems, facilities, and providers, and important considerations for before, during, and after an emergency.

...telehealth and telemedicine for reaching patients at home in rural areas. Hurricane Katrina illustrated the need...

1243. Closing the Distance in Rural Primary Care: Evidence, Stories and Solutions - Resources
Date: Nov 2025

Explores the state of rural primary care in the United States. Describes recent federal legislation that may impact rural primary care, healthcare access, and health outcomes. Discusses trends in rural primary care, including comparisons between rural and urban primary care spending relative to all total spending, primary care workforce availability, and comprehensiveness of primary care. Presents five case studies highlighting rural primary care practices and practice models.

...care · Reimbursement and payment models · Rural-urban differences · Service delivery models · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

1244. Telepharmacy Rules and Statutes: A 3-Year Update for all 50 States - Resources
Date: Jul 2020

Surveys the legislative and administrative activity authorizing community-based telepharmacy. Includes a table identifying states that have permitted telepharmacy services through legislation, regulation, or waiver or pilot programs, and states with limitations, prohibitions, or no guidance on these services. Provides an overview of state rules and regulations that limit aspects of telepharmacy implementation. Explores areas for further research and evaluation, including the relationship between telepharmacy and rural pharmacy closures.

...Legislation and regulations · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · State-by-state data · Telehealth · State-by-state...

1245. 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 Elderly population · Informal caregivers · Specialty care · Telehealth · Veterans...

1246. Grantee Sourcebook: Rural Health Network Development Planning Program, 2020 - Resources - Archive
Date: Jul 2021

Detailed descriptions of 20 Rural Health Network Development Planning Program grant projects funded in fiscal year 2020. Reports on each grantee's network infrastructure development, plans for sustaining the network after the grant, and program activities addressing topics such as integrated service delivery, creating efficiencies, integrating health services, chronic disease management, and care coordination. Grantee profiles identify the geographic areas served, network partners, and primary contact person.

...Healthcare networks · Integrated service delivery · Planning and strategy methods and resources · Sustainability of programs · Telehealth...

1247. Security Risk Assessment Tool - Resources
Reviewed: Nov 2025

A tool for medium and small healthcare providers that guides them through conducting a security risk assessment as required by the HIPAA Security Rule. The risk assessment will help identify areas where protected health information could be at risk.

...Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Health information technology · Healthcare facilities · Patient privacy · Telehealth...

1248. RPHWTN Grantees Help Rural Healthcare Facilities Keep Local Talent - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Aug 23, 2023

The FORHP Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network works to expand public health capacity in rural and tribal areas through job development, training, and placement. Three grantees — a career ladder program in Missouri, a respiratory therapy program in Texas, and a health IT program in Virginia — share stories of changing individuals' lives as well as keeping local talent in their healthcare facilities and communities. - The Rural Monitor

...telehealth technical support, community paramedicine, and case management and/or respiratory therapy. Three grantees — the WORC...

1249. Health Disparities in Rural America: Current Challenges and Future Solutions - Resources
Date: Feb 2020

Describes health risks experienced by rural people and the problems they face in accessing healthcare in shortage areas, and offers possible solutions. Includes a map showing Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas by county, and a list of states allowing full practice authority for nurse practitioners as of 2019.

...Rural-urban differences · Scope of practice · Sexual and reproductive health · Substance use and misuse · Telehealth...

1250. Caregiver Recruitment Strategies for Interventions Designed to Optimize Transitions from Hospital to Home: Lessons from a Randomized Trial - Resources
Date: Jul 2024

Compares in-person and virtual recruitment strategies for a video-based intervention for family caregivers (FCGs) to improve transitional palliative care for critically ill patients in rural Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Includes data on effectiveness of each strategy and diversity of recruited FCGs.

...delivery models · Statistics and data · Technology for health and human services · Telehealth · Iowa · Minnesota · Wisconsin...