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1401. Telestroke Adoption among Community Hospitals in North Carolina: A Cross-sectional Study - Resources
Date: Sep 2018

Discusses the advantages of implementing telestroke in rural acute care hospitals, including Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), where stroke mortality is higher than in urban settings. Identifies the community and hospital characteristics associated with the adoption of the telestroke approach in acute care hospitals in North Carolina.

...Access Hospitals · Emergency department and urgent care services · Hospitals · Statistics and data · Telehealth · North Carolina...

1402. 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...

1403. MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy, 2022 - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Annual review of Medicare payment policies, with recommendations to Congress. Includes discussion on Medicare payment policies directly affecting rural providers and beneficiaries. Addresses payment adequacy for healthcare facilities and services, improving Medicare payment for post-acute care, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, and the impact of healthcare provider consolidation.

...prescription drugs · Physicians · Policy · Post-acute care · Reimbursement and payment models · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

1404. Factors Determining Patients' Choice Between Mobile Health and Telemedicine: Predictive Analytics Assessment - Resources
Date: Jun 2019

Results of a study to examine factors influencing the choice of communication medium for receiving healthcare, through analysis of mobile health versus telemedicine visits with a virtual urgent clinic. Features statistics including demographics of virtual urgent clinic users, with breakdowns by urban and rural settings.

...urgent care services · Mobile and episodic healthcare delivery · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

1405. Acceptability and Feasibility of a Mobile Behavioral Economic Health Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Use in Adults in Rural Areas - Resources
Date: Mar 2024

Presents results of a remotely-delivered alcohol use reduction pilot program focused on promoting use of behavioral economic strategies and participation in alternative activities among 75 rural people with at-risk alcohol use. Discusses the viability of service delivery via mobile phones and other internet-enabled devices to rural and remote areas.

...Access · Alcohol use · Behavioral health · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

1406. MedPAC Data Book: Health Care Spending and the Medicare Program, 2025 - Resources
Date: Jul 2025

Provides an overview of Medicare spending and highlights data on Medicare beneficiary demographics, dual-eligible beneficiaries, quality of care provided through the Medicare program, and other payer liability. Examines settings of care, including rural-specific provider sites, as they relate to spending, access to care, and profit margins. Compares rural and urban beneficiaries and providers throughout. Chart 6-2 addresses rural hospital closures and Rural Emergency Hospital conversions.

...Reimbursement and payment models · Rural-urban differences · Service delivery models · Specialty care · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

1407. 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...

1408. Arizona READI - Resources
Date: May 2021

Discusses the Arizona Rural EMS Advanced Telemedicine Demonstration Initiative (AzREADI) program, which uses telemedicine to support rural emergency services by connecting EMS with physicians during service calls. Discusses challenges of providing EMS services in rural Arizona.

...medical services · Emergency medical technicians and paramedics · Technology for health and human services · Telehealth · Arizona...

1409. MedPAC Comment on CMS's Proposed Rule on the Home Health Prospective Payment System for CY 2021 - Resources
Date: Aug 2020

Comments on a June 30, 2020, Federal Register proposed rule related to Medicare payment policies for home health agencies. Includes comments addressing the use of technology under the Medicare home health benefit and changes to geographic area delineations.

...Payment Advisory Commission Home health · Legislation and regulations · Medicare · Policy · Reimbursement and payment models · Telehealth...

1410. Health Care Artificial Intelligence Toolkit - Resources
Date: Jul 2024

Guide designed to help community health clinics and rural hospitals navigate information regarding artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. Discusses foundational considerations, governance for AI applications, and steps to assess and mitigate discriminatory impacts of AI systems in healthcare. Includes an AI tool vendor evaluation checklist for community health clinics and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs).

...Telehealth Resource Center Clinics · Critical Access Hospitals · Governance of healthcare organizations · Healthcare business and finance...