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1271. 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...

1272. Comparing Three Ways to Offer a Weight Management Program to Patients Living in Rural Areas: The RE-POWER Study - Resources
Date: 2021

Presents the results of a study in 36 rural primary care practices, including Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Clinics, comparing Medicare Fee for Service behavioral therapy for obesity delivered to individual clients in clinics with an in-clinic group visit delivered by clinical providers; and phone-based group visits delivered by a centralized provider. Participants included 1,407 adults from rural areas over a 24 month period with the goal to identify the most effective therapy for rural settings.

...Research Institute Federally Qualified Health Centers · Medicare · Obesity and weight control · Rural Health Clinics · Telehealth...

1273. An Innovative Approach to Care: Integrating Mental Health Services Through Telemedicine in Rural School-Based Health Centers - Resources
Date: Dec 2019

Presents a study on the use of telemedicine to provide behavioral healthcare to rural children and adolescents through school-based health centers. Discusses the West Virginia Children's Access Network (WVCAN) and evaluates the successes and shortcomings of both the school-based health center model and telemedicine at providing behavioral healthcare to rural children.

...Children and youth · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Health disparities · Statistics and data · Telehealth · West Virginia...

1274. Society of Behavioral Medicine Statement on COVID-19 and Rural Health - Resources
Date: Feb 2021

Highlights the position of the Society of Behavioral Medicine on rural health disparities as they relate to the COVID-19 pandemic. Addresses shortages in rural health research, healthcare infrastructure, and other systemic disparities. Makes both short- and long-term recommendations to policymakers.

...02/2021 Access · Broadband · COVID-19 · Health disparities · Occupational health and safety · Policy · Public health · Telehealth...

1275. The Importance of Video Visits in the Time of COVID-19 - Resources
Date: Jan 2021

Highlights the importance of video-to-home telemedicine (VTH) for maintaining mental healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. Discusses the usefulness of VTH in expanding access to mental healthcare broadly, as well as some of the infrastructure-based limitations that currently exist.

...Health, 37(1), 242-245 01/2021 Access · COVID-19 · Infrastructure · Mental health · Telehealth · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

1276. Chronic Care Management - Care Management Reimbursement, RHIhub - Other

Information for rural providers on Medicare's Chronic Care Management (CCM) billing to support patients with two or more chronic conditions.

...Management Services: Implementation Guidance , Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center Last Updated: 02/20/2026 Last Reviewed: 02/20/2026...

1277. Economics of Using Telemedicine to Supplement Hospice Care in Rural Areas - Resources
Date: 2021

Describes a tele-hospice program implemented in 2015 by Hospice Services, Inc., a community-based hospice provider that serves rural and frontier counties in northwest and north central Kansas, in partnership with the University of Kansas Medical Center. Explores the financial impact of the tele-hospice intervention, comparing tele-hospice costs with costs of in-person services. Also identifies cost savings related to the use of virtual technology to conduct administrative meetings.

...Hospice and palliative care · Medicare · Reimbursement and payment models · Technology for health and human services · Telehealth...

1278. FCC Rural Health Care Support Mechanism: Second Report and Order, Order on Reconsiderations, & Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Resources
Date: Dec 2004

FCC report identifying the expansion of funding for rural telemedicine services to improve the effectiveness of the rural healthcare universal service support mechanism. The mechanism provides discounts to rural healthcare providers to access modern telecommunications for medical and health maintenance purposes. Defines "Rural Area."

...telecommunications for medical and health maintenance purposes. Defines "Rural Area." 12/2004 Federal Communications Commission Policy · Telehealth...

1279. Rural Michigan Farmers' Health Concerns and Experiences: A Focus Group Study - Resources
Date: 2021

Interviewed 14 members of the Michigan Farm Bureau in 2019 to explore their healthcare system experiences. Overall themes discussed include formal healthcare, well-being and health supports, health insurance, and virtual healthcare. Data show basic demographics of participants in addition to their access to Internet, cell phones, and virtual healthcare.

...Farmers and farmworkers · Health insurance · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Michigan...

1280. Bringing Broadband to Rural America: Update to Report on a Rural Broadband Strategy - Resources
Date: Jun 2011

Update to the 2009 Rural Broadband Report describing broadband deployment and adoption in rural areas. Discusses telecommunications needs of rural healthcare providers.

...areas. Discusses telecommunications needs of rural healthcare providers. 06/2011 Federal Communications Commission Broadband · Policy · Telehealth...