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441. 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...

442. 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...

443. An Emerging Model for Community Health Worker-Based Chronic Care Management for Patients With High Health Care Costs in Rural Appalachia - Resources
Date: Feb 2020

Describes a community health worker-based chronic care management model implemented in rural counties in 3 central Appalachian states. Demonstrates how to engage health insurance companies to support and sustain this model.

...Community health workers · Diabetes · Health conditions · Health insurance · Statistics and data · Kentucky · Ohio · West Virginia...

444. Rural–Urban Health Disparities among US Adults Ages 50 and Older - Resources
Date: Oct 2021

Report examining health disparities for Americans ages 50 and older by rural/urban location and by race/ethnicity. Analyzes rates of healthcare access, health behaviors, and chronic health conditions based on 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data.

...Diabetes · Elderly population · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

445. Association Between Insurer Connectivity in Appalachian Population Health Networks and Preventable Hospitalizations: Evidence from Kentucky - Resources
Date: Aug 2023

Examines insurer connectivity in community networks across regions in Kentucky, and the association between connectivity and the probability of experiencing a preventable hospitalization. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban, rural non-Appalachian, and Appalachian locations.

...Diabetes · Health disparities · Hospitals · Human services · Inpatient care · Networking and collaboration · Rural-urban differences · Statistics...

446. Millions in US Live in Places Where Doctors Don't Practice and Telehealth Doesn't Reach - Resources
Date: Mar 2025

Discusses U.S. regions that experience healthcare workforce shortages and lack access to telehealth. Includes interactive county-level map showing behavioral healthcare deserts, primary care deserts, broadband deserts, dead zones, life expectancy, household income, and percentage of rural residents. Provides comparisons of chronic disease for those with and without digital access and showcases county-level dead zones in Alabama.

...Diabetes · Health workforce supply and demand · Income · Mortality · Primary care · Technology for health and human...

447. Description of Healthcare Needs at an Episodic Clinic in Rural Southwest Virginia - Resources
Date: Dec 2013

Describes the population served at an episodic clinic in Southwest Virginia to better understand patient needs at a yearly episodic Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic providing free healthcare services. Includes demographic information collected from RAM patient records, including age, sex, primary care physician access, tobacco use, and more.

...Health, 13(4), 2557 12/2013 Appalachia · Clinics · Diabetes · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Virginia...

448. Confronting Adverse Childhood Experiences to Improve Rural Kids' Lifelong Health - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Sep 20, 2017

Studies show that the more adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) one has, the higher the risk of chronic health conditions, anxiety disorders, low life potential, and even early death. A sense of urgency for early intervention spurred one western North Carolina school district and a tribe in Wisconsin to act. Read more about how their programs confront ACEs and build resiliency to overcome them. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes – some of the major causes of the widening rural-urban mortality gap. So, if we want...

449. Exploring High Infant and Maternal Mortality Rates in the Rural U.S. with Dr. Ali Mokdad - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Oct 5, 2016

Dr. Ali Mokdad uncovers reasons behind the United States' high infant and maternal mortality rates. A Professor of Global Health at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) and Head Faculty Member on U.S. Studies at the University of Washington, Dr. Mokdad shares his perspective on this issue through a rural lens. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, that are results of these risk factors. We have the medication...

450. Telehealth Brings Important Services to Rural Long-Term Care Facilities - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Aug 31, 2022

A skilled nursing facility in New Hampshire and national experts share the benefits telehealth services can bring to the residents and staff of rural long-term care facilities as well as the challenges some facilities face in providing these services. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes and their heart disease. But it's also the people that were homeless and couldn...