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1271. Advancing Health Equity and Access Using Telemedicine: A Geospatial Assessment - Resources
Date: Aug 2019

Highlights a study on the effectiveness of a virtual urgent care (VUC) program in expanding healthcare access and addressing health equity in rural populations in North Carolina. Compares rural versus urban areas and breaks down data by rates of poverty, Medicare and Medicaid enrollment, and broadband access, among other measures.

...Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Telehealth · North Carolina...

1272. Assessing the Effectiveness of Policies to Improve Access to Primary Care for Underserved Populations: Case Study Analysis: Kanawha County, West Virginia - Resources
Date: Jun 2023

Case study of policy initiatives to increase access to primary care, focusing on Kanawha County, West Virginia. Discusses workforce shortages, healthcare access, structural barriers to primary care, healthcare affordability, and more.

...healthcare delivery · Policy · Primary care · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Schools · Telehealth · West Virginia...

1273. Telemedicine and the Carbon Footprint of Healthcare: An Empirical Analysis of Illinois Counties - Resources
Date: Jul 2023

Examines the impact of telemedicine on reducing carbon emissions in Illinois. Provides metro versus nonmetro estimates as well as county-level estimates of carbon emissions savings in both outpatient and hospital settings.

...Affairs County-by-county data · Environmental health · Hospitals · Outpatient care · Rural-urban differences · Telehealth · Illinois...

1274. Use of Telebehavioral Health Services by Critical Access Hospitals in the United States: A Qualitative Study of the Impacts of Medicare Flexibilities and Future Opportunities - Resources
Date: Jul 2025

Analyzes interviews with 22 Critical Access Hospital (CAH) administrators and providers to identify how telebehavioral health is used in CAHs, the impact of Medicare billing flexibility, and opportunities and challenges for telebehavioral healthcare moving forward.

...Heidi O'Connor, Yvonne Jonk Digital Health, 11 07/2025 Behavioral health · Critical Access Hospitals · Medicare · Telehealth...

1275. 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...

1276. Telemedicine Versus In-Person Primary Care: Impact on Visit Completion Rate in a Rural Appalachian Population - Resources
Date: May 2022

Explores telemedicine use in a primary care clinic in rural West Virginia and its impact on patient access and visit completion rates. Examines visit completion rates of 110,999 patients from January 2019 to November 2020, with patient data broken down by sex, age, marital status, and distance in miles from facility.

...Medicine, 35(3), 475-484 05/2022 Access · Appalachia · Primary care · Statistics and data · Telehealth · West Virginia...

1277. The Effectiveness of Policies to Improve Primary Care Access for Underserved Populations: An Assessment of the Literature - Resources
Date: Jan 2022

Review of research literature to assess whether policy initiatives targeting primary care access for rural and underserved populations has been effective in reducing healthcare disparities. Initiatives considered include availability, accessibility, accommodation, affordability, and acceptability.

...retention of health professionals · Reimbursement and payment models · Rural Health Clinics · Scope of practice · Telehealth...

1278. Disruptors, Essential Services, and Reflections on a Career in Rural Health, with John Supplitt - Resources
Date: Jul 2024

An episode of the Exploring Rural Health podcast featuring John Supplitt, Senior Director of Rural Health Services for the American Hospital Association. Focuses on the importance of maintaining rural essential services, along with insights from Supplitt's long career in rural health.

...Policy · Post-acute care · Reimbursement and payment models · Service delivery models · Swing bed services · Telehealth...

1279. Understanding the Impact of Health IT in Underserved Communities and those with Health Disparities - Resources
Date: May 2013

Reports on uses of health information technology in communities with health disparities. Includes findings from a literature review and expert panel, as well as summaries of nine case studies of community-based programs using health IT. Includes discussion of rural concerns throughout.

...concerns throughout. 05/2013 NORC at the University of Chicago Health disparities · Health information technology · Telehealth...

1280. 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...