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1381. 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...

1382. Health is Primary: Charting a Path to Equity and Sustainability - Resources
Date: Nov 2023

Examines factors driving the downward trends in primary care, including fewer clinicians practicing primary care, fewer available appointments, lower spending on primary care, and fewer adults reporting that they have a usual source of primary care. Features a literature review, supply and demand analysis, and recommendations for potential solutions. Mentions rural throughout.

...retention of health professionals · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

1383. The Empirical Foundations of Telemedicine Interventions for Chronic Disease Management - Resources
Date: Sep 2014

Examines the impact telemedicine has on cost, quality, and rural access to healthcare, focusing on three chronic diseases: congestive heart failure, stroke, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

...Cardiovascular disease · Chronic disease management · Chronic respiratory conditions · Telehealth · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

1384. Rural Challenges, Strategies, and Recommendations to Advance Value-Based Payment and Care During and Beyond the COVID-19 Crisis - Resources
Date: Nov 2020

Describes the key challenges rural primary care and behavioral health providers have faced in delivering care since COVID-19, in addition to the policy changes implemented in response to those challenges. Offers state-level policy recommendations for improving rural primary care and behavioral health services.

...Safety Net Behavioral health · Policy · Primary care · Reimbursement and payment models · Service delivery models · Telehealth...

1385. 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...

1386. Rural-Nonrural Differences in Telemedicine Use for Mental and Substance Use Disorders Among Medicaid Beneficiaries - Resources
Date: Apr 2020

Presents a study on the rural and urban differences in use of telemedicine for mental and substance use disorder treatment among Medicaid beneficiaries. Breaks down data by patient demographics, year studied, and behavioral health disorder, among other measures.

...health · Mental health conditions · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse · Telehealth...

1387. Rural Healthcare Surge Readiness - Resources
Date: Jul 2020

Resources for rural healthcare systems preparing for and responding to a COVID-19 surge. Includes resources for emergency medical services, inpatient and hospital care, ambulatory care, and long-term care settings. Addresses a wide range of topics including healthcare operations, space, supplies, funding, and more.

...facilities · Hospitals · Inpatient care · Long-term care · Occupational health and safety · Outpatient care · Policy · Telehealth...

1388. 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 · Mental health conditions · Public health · Telehealth · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · West Virginia...

1389. Patient Satisfaction with Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment via Telemedicine: Brief Literature Review and Development of a New Assessment - Resources
Date: Jan 2021

Study assessing patient satisfaction with telemedicine-delivered medications for opioid use disorder (tMOUD). Discusses barriers to delivery of medications for opioid use disorder in rural areas. Offers a literature review and pilot survey data from 65 patients at a treatment clinic on Maryland's Eastern Shore, addressing future directions for telemedicine use in opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment programs.

...Illicit drug use · Prescription drug misuse · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse · Telehealth · Maryland...

1390. Technical Assistance Helps Community #SilencetheShameTN - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Nov 24, 2021

When Henry County Medical Center (HCMC) and the community of Paris, Tennessee, wanted to combat behavioral and mental health challenges in their community, they used the technical assistance and resources provided by the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) program to address their needs. - The Rural Monitor

...telehealth. This project, because they are showing community members showing their emotions — people connected, and it gave...