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1381. Ensuring Contact: Calling Rural Appalachian Older Adults During the COVID-19 Epidemic - Resources
Date: Jan 2021

Presents a study on the well-being and healthcare needs of socially isolated adults 75 years and older during the COVID-19 pandemic in rural West Virginia. Bases conclusions on telephone interviews with seniors from April 1-22, 2020. Breaks down data by demographic characteristics, mental and physical health conditions, and comfort with different forms of communication technology, among other factors.

...health conditions · Older adults · Public health · Telehealth · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · West Virginia...

1382. Common Problems, Common Solutions: Looking Across Sectors at Strategies for Supporting Rural Youth and Families Tool-Kit - Resources
Date: 2023

Provides an overview of barriers faced by rural communities in supporting youth and families, and innovative strategies to improve outcomes for youth, families, and communities. Informed by interviews and listening sessions with practitioners and leaders working in rural areas across the United States.

...system · Families · Health disparities · Medicaid · Mental health · Mobile and episodic healthcare delivery · Schools · Telehealth · Transportation...

1383. Perceptions About Dyadic Physical Activity Intervention for Rural-Dwelling People With Cognitive Impairment - Resources
Date: Mar 2025

Highlights themes from a focus group of 11 rural Nebraskans discussing the feasibility of a telerehabilitation physical activity behavioral intervention for rural people with cognitive impairment and their care partners. Topics discussed include demand, implementation, practicality, acceptability, adaptation, and integration. Includes rural-specific adaptations that could increase the chance of successful implementation.

...Aging and Physical Activity, 33(6), 548-556 03/2025 Dementia · Informal caregivers · Physical activity · Telehealth · Nebraska...

1384. A Retrospective Evaluation of Remote Pharmacist Interventions in a Telepharmacy Service Model Using a Conceptual Framework - Resources
Date: Oct 2014

Examines a telepharmacy service in Nebraska using a conceptual framework to compare documented telepharmacy interventions by year, hospital, and remote pharmacist and across rural hospitals with or without an onsite pharmacist. Includes data on rural hospitals using the telepharmacy service, levels and categories for care interventions, and the documented telepharmacy interventions.

...Health, 20(10), 893-901 10/2014 Hospitals · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Pharmacy workforce · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Nebraska...

1385. Tele‐ICUs for COVID‐19: A Look at National Prevalence and Characteristics of Hospitals Providing Teleintensive Care - Resources
Date: Jan 2021

Discusses a study on the prevalence of intensive care unit telemedicine (tele-ICUs) in hospitals across the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically in rural and Critical Access Hospitals. Compares hospitals by region, ICU beds, and emergency visits, among other measures.

...COVID-19 · Emergency department and urgent care services · Hospitals · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

1386. A Primary Care Response to COVID‐19 for Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder - Resources
Date: Jan 2021

Discusses the challenges of treating patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlights decisions made by primary care physicians regarding harm reduction related to COVID-19 that may have detrimental effects for OUD patient.

...Opioids · Prescription drug misuse · Primary care · Telehealth · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · North Carolina...

1387. 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...

1388. Advancing Diagnostic Excellence in Rural Areas: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief - Resources
Date: Jan 2026

Summarizes proceedings from an October 2025 workshop discussing current diagnostic challenges in rural areas and identifying strategies for improvement. Covers topics including access to diagnosis, diagnosis-related health disparities, new technologies and innovations, workforce training, education, and support, and other innovations in diagnosis and patient-centered care.

...demand · Healthcare quality · Population health · Service delivery models · Technology for health and human services · Telehealth...

1389. 2024 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report - Resources
Date: Dec 2025

Provides a comprehensive summary and data analysis of healthcare quality and access in the U.S. Addresses access to healthcare, care affordability, healthy living, effective treatment, person-centered care, care coordination, and more.

...quality · Hospitals · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Technology for health and human services · Telehealth...

1390. Telelactation via Mobile App: Perspectives of Rural Mothers, Their Care Providers, and Lactation Consultants - Resources
Date: Sep 2019

Analyzes the efficacy of direct-to-consumer (DTC) telelactation services in rural Pennsylvania in areas that lack in-person availability of international board-certified lactation consultants (IBCLCs). Discusses potential challenges such as lack of personal relationships, preference for local resources, and limited Wi-Fi in rural areas. Reflects on potential benefits including access to support and increased maternal breastfeeding confidence.

...Health, 25(9), 853-858 09/2019 Maternal health and prenatal care · Specialty care · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Women · Pennsylvania...