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441. 2016-2020 South Dakota Primary Care Needs Assessment
Date: 2021

Findings of a comprehensive analysis and needs assessment of South Dakota counties and their potential areas of need in primary healthcare. Includes sections on tribal populations, Medicaid, telehealth, Health Professional Shortage Areas, Rural Health Clinics, Critical Access Hospitals, behavioral health, substance abuse, and educational opportunities for the primary care workforce. Features county-by-county statistics for various health indicators.

...telehealth, Health Professional Shortage Areas, Rural Health Clinics, Critical Access Hospitals, behavioral health, substance abuse...

442. Oversight Hearing – Addressing the Challenges of Rural America
Date: Mar 2023

Recording of a March 29, 2023, House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies regarding challenges rural communities face. Discussions include access to healthcare; rural workforce development, including the healthcare workforce; telehealth; and more.

...telehealth; and more. --- View more Oversight Hearing – Addressing the Challenges of Rural America Link View...

443. Restoring Access to Maternity Care in Rural America
Date: Sep 2021

Examines regional partnerships to build rural access to maternity care through hub-and-spoke models of education and support from urban healthcare organizations to rural maternity providers, investments in telehealth, and remote monitoring systems. Discusses barriers to maternity care access in rural areas and highlights local examples of maternal health provider networks, investments in the rural maternity workforce, and policy implications of developing rural maternity care.

...telehealth, and remote monitoring systems. Discusses barriers to maternity care access in rural areas and highlights...

444. Telemedicine for Tobacco Cessation and Prevention to Combat COVID-19 Morbidity and Mortality in Rural Areas
Date: Jan 2021

Discusses the use of telehealth to initiate tobacco cessation programs in rural areas as a means of limiting comorbidity and mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlights the rates of tobacco use in rural areas by type and compares rates to urban areas. Explores several examples of programs using telemedicine to implement successful models of tobacco cessation treatment in the U.S. and in Hong Kong.

...telehealth to initiate tobacco cessation programs in rural areas as a means of limiting comorbidity...

445. Combating Antimicrobial Resistance and Protecting the Miracle of Modern Medicine
Date: 2021

Examines antimicrobial resistance and the problems facing population health, discussing health, economic, and infection prevention burdens. Chapter 5 highlights the University of Washington Tele-ASP program, which connect experts with antimicrobial stewardship teams at rural hospitals through telehealth. Offers recommendations for national action to address antimicrobial resistance.

...telehealth. Offers recommendations for national action to address antimicrobial resistance. --- View more Combating Antimicrobial Resistance...

446. Full Committee Oversight Hearing: "Rural Access: Is VA Meeting All Veterans Where They Live?"
Date: Jan 2024

The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs full committee oversight hearing discusses rural veteran's access to healthcare through the VA. Features a discussion of the VA's role as both a healthcare provider and a payer via its Community Care Program. Highlights technological challenges related to telehealth, such as lack of broadband connections and technological literacy of older veterans. Presents testimony from the VA, the Government Accountability Office, the Navajo Nation, and veteran advocacy groups, among others.

...telehealth, such as lack of broadband connections and technological literacy of older veterans. Presents testimony...

447. Using GIS to Plan Specialty Health Services for Veterans: The Example of Acute Stroke Care
Date: May 2014

Examines access to stroke care for veterans who are age 65 and older and focuses on veterans' travel time to receive stroke care. Discusses improving access to care by building relationships with community partners and using telehealth equipment for stroke care.

...telehealth equipment for stroke care. --- View more Using GIS to Plan Specialty Health Services for Veterans...

448. Bridging a Care Gap: Policy Opportunities for Improving Access to Home-Based Primary Care
Date: Dec 2023

Recording of a panel discussion on home-based primary care for rural older adults and policies that could address challenges with offering and accessing home-based primary care. Discusses telehealth, broadband, community infrastructure, service models, community health workers, and more. Transcript available in the video description.

...telehealth, broadband, community infrastructure, service models, community health workers, and more. Transcript available in the video...

449. Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee Letter of Recommendations to Secretary, 2016
Date: Aug 2016

Details the recommendations of the Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Makes recommendations about the response time from the VA, reimbursement delays for non-VA providers, utilization of telehealth, and the implementation of quality care standards, among others.

...telehealth, and the implementation of quality care standards, among others. --- View more Veterans Rural Health...

450. Breaking the Barriers to Specialty Care: Practical Ideas to Improve Health Equity and Reduce Cost
Date: Jun 2016

Collection of briefs focused on how to improve access to specialty care for rural and low-income patients. Discusses telehealth, developing primary care capacity to provide appropriate specialty care, and coordinated specialist networks as approaches to improve specialty care access. Free, but registration required to download.

...telehealth, developing primary care capacity to provide appropriate specialty care, and coordinated specialist networks as approaches...