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431. Rural Chronic Disease Management Toolkit - RHIhub - Toolkits
Added: Jun 14, 2024

A step-by-step guide for improving chronic disease management in rural communities. Includes evidence-based examples and methods you can adapt to fit your program's needs.

...diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart disease, arthritis, chronic kidney disease, cancer, obesity, and chronic...

432. Relationships and Partnerships: How ACOs Are Improving Treatments for Super-Utilizers - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: May 30, 2018

Super-utilizers are those patients who are hospitalized multiple times each year and, due to circumstances outside their control, are unable to make the changes needed to keep them out of the ER. Three rural Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are working on reducing these readmissions and improving their super-utilizers' health. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes, chronic pain, PTSD, depression, adrenal insufficiency, and a heart transplant. This patient was a top super...

433. NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences: Involving Rural America in Research - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Oct 23, 2019

A new diagnosis of cancer? Of a rare disease? Or a chronic medical problem with seemingly no new treatment? The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences is supporting investigators and ensuring that their cutting-edge science gets to the people who need it. Translational science teams in Arkansas, Florida and Washington are making that happen in the rural areas of their states. - The Rural Monitor

...Diabetes . Another project, UF CTSI's Our Community, Our Health , uses a livestream Town Hall...

434. Population Considerations for Rural Oral Health Programs – Rural Oral Health Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: May 6, 2022

Identifying intended audiences to reach with oral health programs.

...diabetes or heart disease can worsen oral health and vice versa. Additionally, conditions associated with...

435. An 'Unseen' Struggle: Addressing Hoarding Disorder in Rural Communities - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Feb 7, 2024

Hoarding disorder can lead to serious health risks and a hazardous home environment, with older adults especially susceptible – but in rural places, diagnosing and treating the condition can be a challenge. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes, seizures, lung conditions, hematological conditions, and sleep apnea were especially common among the hoarding...

436. "Doing Something Exceptional": Rural Communities and Colorectal Cancer Screening - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Jul 12, 2017

Colorectal cancer stands out as a cancer with increased incidence and mortality rates in rural areas – rates that are likely influenced by lack of screening. Using different approaches, two rural healthcare organizations in Idaho and Kentucky show how they are saving lives by improving colorectal cancer screening rates in their communities. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes control. We learned, while working to make colon cancer a core topic, that we were...

437. The Association Between Primary Care Use and Potentially-Preventable Hospitalization Among Dual Eligibles Age 65 and Over - Resources
Date: Jul 2022

Examines the relationship between primary care and ambulatory care sensitive condition (ACSC) hospitalization among people age 65 and older who are dually-enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban or rural location.

...Diabetes · Hospitals · Medicaid · Medicare · Older adults · Primary care · Rural-urban differences · Specialty care · Statistics and data...

438. Case Study: Hospital and Fitness Center Join Forces for a Healthy Community - Resources
Reviewed: Oct 2025

Highlights a partnership between Columbus Community Hospital, located in Columbus, Nebraska, and the YMCA that resulted in a number of additional or improved health and wellness services in the community, including a new fitness center. Shares the key steps, project successes, lessons learned, and more.

...Diabetes · Networking and collaboration · Obesity and weight control · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Nebraska...

439. Educational Intervention to Increase COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Rural Patients with Chronic Diseases: Lessons Learned from An Innovative Academic–Community Partnership - Resources
Date: Jan 2024

Results of a study using an educational intervention to increase vaccine knowledge and vaccine acceptance in rural patients with chronic diseases in West Virginia. Uses data from an academic–community partnership comprising researchers, practitioners, community organizations, community-engaged partners, and patient stakeholders.

...Community and faith-based initiatives · Diabetes · Mental health conditions · Networking and collaboration · Vaccination · West Virginia...

440. Rural Healthcare Disparities in the United States: Can Our Payer Structures Help Us Get Upstream? - Resources
Date: Mar 2023

Describes a care model utilizing community health workers (CHWs) to engage patients by screening for diseases, and offering education and information to help them manage their chronic conditions in an accessible, non-traditional settings such as a food bank distribution centers, county fairs, livestock auctions, and educational events in rural Idaho. Discusses the value of CHWs, along with a primary care team, in improving outcomes for populations at risk, and the absence of payment models to support this model.

...coordination · Chronic disease management · Diabetes · Health screening · Mental health conditions · Reimbursement and payment models · Idaho...