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1271. 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...

1272. 2018 Report to Congress: Annual Update on the Adoption of a Nationwide System for the Electronic Use and Exchange of Health Information - Resources
Date: Dec 2018

Annual report to Congress describing progress related to the adoption of health information technology (HIT). Describes barriers to progress and recommendations related to interoperability, technical capacity, data transparency, and support for provider adoption.

...adoption. 12/2018 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Health information technology · Telehealth...

1273. Use of Telemedicine among Office-Based Physicians, 2021 - Resources
Date: Mar 2023

Details the usage of telemedicine by physicians who are office-based, self-employed or employed by a health system, including their specialty, participation in payment models, satisfaction with telemedicine, and continued use post-pandemic. Provides data on rural and urban physician use of telemedicine tools and platforms integrated with electronic health records (EHR).

...Physicians · Primary care · Reimbursement and payment models · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Surgery · Telehealth...

1274. Colorado's Health IT Roadmap - Resources
Date: Apr 2025

Report details Colorado's health information technology initiatives. Highlights initiative description, purpose, and outcomes, among other aspects. Features a timeline of the initiatives' implementation. Discusses how each initiative affects rural areas when applicable. Discusses the ongoing progress made towards the 2021 Roadmap goals.

...Innovation Infectious diseases · Population health · Public health · Technology for health and human services · Telehealth · Colorado...

1275. COVID-19: Federal Efforts to Support Behavioral Health Programs During the Pandemic - Resources
Date: Feb 2026

Describes how selected Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awardees provided behavioral health services during the COVID-19 pandemic and how SAMHSA supported awardees' response to the pandemic. Discusses how SAMHSA's advisory councils and Policy Lab supported the agency's COVID-19 response. Includes rural references throughout.

...Office Behavioral health · COVID-19 · Emergency preparedness and response · Funding · Policy · Service delivery models · Telehealth...

1276. The Special Registration for Telemedicine: In Brief - Resources
Date: Dec 2018

Describes changes to the Controlled Substance Act (CSA) authorizing special registration for telemedicine to increase access to healthcare providers that can prescribe controlled substances using telemedicine, with the goal of helping address the opioid crisis and shortage of mental health providers. Outlines the seven categories for the practice of telemedicine under the authority of the CSA. The Drug Enforcement Administration plans to publish the related proposed rule to finalize the registration process and procedures.

...Policy · Prescription drug misuse · Substance use and misuse · Telehealth · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

1277. Demand for Broadband in Rural Areas: Implications for Universal Access - Resources
Date: Dec 2019

Reports on the characteristics of demand for fixed broadband among households and small businesses in rural areas and how they affect private sector infrastructure investments. Discusses the role of schools and libraries as providers of broadband service and training to rural residents, and how broadband enabled services, such as telemedicine, may encourage rural households and small businesses to adopt the technology. Highlights federal programs and policies that may increase or impede broadband demand, and offers options for the U.S. Congress to consider as it addresses rural broadband demand.

...Congressional Research Service Broadband · Legislation and regulations · Policy · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

1278. A Rural Community Readiness Assessment of Prehospital Telestroke Services in the Ambulance - Resources
Date: Sep 2024

Assesses community perspectives on the acceptability of ambulance-based prehospital stroke telemedicine services in rural and urban communities in O'ahu, Hawai'i. Utilizes questionnaire results of 263 adults recruited from community events, with additional data from 29 follow-up interviews. Compares rural and urban attitudes toward ambulance telestroke services, local hospitals, and Hawai'i's healthcare system, and identifies positive and negative themes affecting acceptability.

...09/2024 Access · Cardiovascular disease · Emergency medical services · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Hawaii...

1279. Telecommunications: FCC's Performance Management Weaknesses Could Jeopardize Proposed Reforms of the Rural Health Care Program - Resources
Date: Nov 2010

Evaluates the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) management of the Rural Health Care Program. Focuses on how well the program is addressing the needs of rural healthcare providers, the impact of the FCC's pilot program design and implementation, and the FCC's performance goals and measures.

...implementation, and the FCC's performance goals and measures. 11/2010 Government Accountability Office Broadband · Funding · Policy · Telehealth...

1280. Medicaid and Rural Health - Resources
Date: Apr 2021

Provides an overview of rural residents, including socioeconomic characteristics, insurance status, and health status. Explores the availability of healthcare providers in rural areas, with a focus on primary care providers and hospitals. Discusses the role of Medicaid in rural health, as well as Medicaid policies and services that are important for providing healthcare in rural communities.

...supply and demand · Hospitals · Maternal health and prenatal care · Medicaid · Policy · Primary care · Telehealth · Transportation...