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1241. More Employers Are Paying for Telemedicine, but Enrollee Take-Up Has Been Relatively Low - Resources
Date: Oct 2018

Analyzes 2018 Employer Health Benefit Survey (EHBS) data regarding telemedicine trends in employer health plan coverage. Includes discussion on telemedicine improving access to healthcare in rural areas. Covers statistics of telemedicine utilization between rural and urban large employer health plan enrollees.

...Matthew Rae, Cynthia Cox 10/2018 KFF Access · Health insurance · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

1242. Weight Loss Success of Participants Residing in Rural and Urban Areas - Resources
Date: Sep 2018

Compares the weight loss outcomes of residents in rural and urban areas of Arkansas and Vermont participating in an on-line behavioral weight loss intervention, and assesses any rural and urban differences in adherence to treatment goals.

...Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Arkansas · Vermont...

1243. Bridging the Gap: Health Challenges and Solutions in Rural Illinois - Resources
Date: Nov 2024

A podcast episode of a conversation between Kristen Nolen, Section Chief for the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Center for Rural Health, and Alan Morgan, CEO of the National Rural Health Association. Discusses healthcare deserts, telemedicine, medical infrastructure, and facility shortages in rural areas. Transcript available below description.

...Public Health Closures of healthcare facilities and services · Health workforce supply and demand · Telehealth · Illinois...

1244. Rural Health Quality: How CMS Initiatives Improve How We Measure and Address Gaps in Care - Resources
Date: Apr 2022

Recording of an April 2022 webinar regarding healthcare quality measurement in rural areas. Discusses measurement challenges in rural areas and how CMS is working to mitigate these issues. Presents resources and programs for rural providers to improve healthcare quality. Transcript is available in the video description.

...Medicare & Medicaid Services Access · Healthcare quality · Policy · Reimbursement and payment models · Rural Emergency Hospitals · Telehealth...

1245. Advancing Health Equity in Rural, Tribal, and Geographically Isolated Communities: FY2023 Year in Review - Resources
Date: Nov 2023

Summarizes Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) activities in fiscal year 2023 to advance health equity for people living in rural, tribal, and geographically isolated communities. Covers six priority focus areas: applying a community-informed geographic lens; increasing the collection and use of standardized data; strengthening and supporting healthcare professionals; optimizing medical and communication technology; expanding access to comprehensive healthcare coverage, benefits, and services and supports; and driving innovation and value-based care.

...Reimbursement and payment models · Service delivery models · Technology for health and human services · Telehealth · Tribal communities...

1246. Weight Management in Rural Health Clinics: The Midwest Diet and Exercise Trial - Resources
Date: Apr 2018

Analyzes the effectiveness of providing weight management programs through remote delivery offered at 5 primary care clinics serving rural populations. Remote weight management programs included group phone conferences (GP) and individual phones calls (IP), with comparisons to enhanced usual care (EUC) consisting of individual face-to-face meetings.

...04/2018 Obesity and weight control · Primary care · Rural Health Clinics · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Kansas...

1247. Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model: Final Evaluation Report - Resources
Date: Jan 2025

Presents quantitative and qualitative results from the evaluation of the Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model, a voluntary model that allowed ambulance care teams to use alternate models of emergency healthcare to improve quality and lower care costs. Describes the characteristics of ET3 participants, the extent to which ET3 interventions successfully prevented emergency department (ED) visits, and how average Medicare Parts A and B spending for patients that received ET3 interventions compared to patients who had low acuity ED visits. Discusses challenges and barriers to delivering ET3 interventions. Includes rural references throughout.

...technicians and paramedics · Healthcare quality · Medicare · Policy · Reimbursement and payment models · Service delivery models · Telehealth...

1248. Evaluation of Hospital-Setting HCIA Awards: First Annual Report, Final - Resources
Date: Mar 2015

Evaluations of 10 Health Care Innovation Awards Round One projects undertaken in a hospital inpatient or emergency department. Covers projects that involved Critical Access Hospitals and other rural hospitals. Includes projects focused on improved care for sepsis and projects using remote electronic intensive care unit (eICU) services.

...department and urgent care services · Health reform · Hospitals · Inpatient care · Medicare · Service delivery models · Telehealth...

1249. Evaluation of Hospital-Setting HCIA Awards: Third Annual Report, Final - Resources
Date: Nov 2016

Third and final report evaluating 10 Health Care Innovation Awards Round One projects undertaken in a hospital inpatient or emergency department. Presents awardee-specific information on program impact and lessons learned. Includes projects that involved Critical Access Hospitals and other rural hospitals. Includes projects focused on improved care for sepsis and projects using remote electronic intensive care unit (eICU) services.

...department and urgent care services · Health reform · Hospitals · Inpatient care · Medicare · Service delivery models · Telehealth...

1250. Disparities in Spatial Accessibility of Primary Care in Louisiana: From Physical to Virtual Accessibility - Resources
Date: 2023

Evaluates both physical and virtual accessibility to primary care physicians (PCPs) across Louisiana. Analyzes disparities in access between rural and urban areas, the Black population and the general population, and for Area Deprivation Index (ADI) areas.

...Physicians · Primary care · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Louisiana...