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621. Rural Community Health Initiative: Compendium of Best Practices - Resources
Date: Jan 2022

Presents a collection of community-based health initiatives, including a school health initiative, a COVID-19 vaccine outreach and education program, and telehealth consortia, among others. Describes successful outcomes and sources of funding for each program.

...telehealth consortia, among others. Describes successful outcomes and sources of funding for each program. --- Rural...

622. Disparities in Mental Health Care and Outcomes: A Healthy Metric Report for Wisconsin 2023 - Resources
Date: Jun 2023

Provides an overview of mental health disparities in Wisconsin according to race/ethnicity, insurance type, age, and rural versus urban location. Utilizes 2021 Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (WCHQ) member organization data to report on mental health screenings, diagnoses, telehealth, and opportunities to improve mental healthcare in Wisconsin.

...telehealth, and opportunities to improve mental healthcare in Wisconsin. --- Disparities in Mental Health Care and Outcomes...

623. Review of Rural U.S. Economic and Health Care Trends - Resources
Date: Sep 2022

Reviews recent literature and publicly available data to explore important issues at the nexus of healthcare and local economic vibrancy, and explores the economic implications associated with COVID-19. Includes sections on rural hospitals, the rural healthcare workforce, emergency medical services, insurance, and telehealth. Features statistics with breakdowns by 6 levels of population density and county-level maps showing Health Professional Shortage Areas and rural counties without obstetrical services.

...telehealth. Features statistics with breakdowns by 6 levels of population density and county-level maps...

624. Use of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Among Adults With Past-Year Opioid Use Disorder in the US, 2021 - Resources
Date: Aug 2023

Evaluated 47,291 adults using the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health to determine whether rates of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) use changed following implementation of COVID-19 pandemic policies intended to increase availability. Discusses various demographics, telehealth, and metro versus nonmetro residence.

...telehealth, and metro versus nonmetro residence. --- Use of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Among Adults...

625. Changes in Healthcare Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Diabetes 2 Years Into the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
Date: Sep 2023

Examines changes in healthcare service use by people with diabetes over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, utilizing 2018-2021 Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiary data. Includes rural versus urban comparisons of month-by-month and year-by-year changes in usage of telehealth and inpatient services.

...telehealth and inpatient services. --- Changes in Healthcare Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Diabetes 2 Years...

626. Geographic Variations in Driving Time to U.S. Mental Health Care, Digital Access to Technology, & Household Crowdedness - Resources
Date: Dec 2023

Evaluated distance to mental health services, household crowdedness, and access to technology and broadband alongside rurality to determine barriers to mental healthcare for both rural and urban residents in 31,924 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs). Discusses implications for telehealth and policy measures addressing the digital divide.

...telehealth and policy measures addressing the digital divide. --- Geographic Variations in Driving Time to U.S. Mental...

627. Project ECHO's Complex Care Initiative: Building Capacity to Help "Superutilizers" in Underserved Communities - Resources
Date: Aug 2016

Describes a case study from the University of New Mexico's Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) program, which uses telehealth to support primary care clinicians in underserved areas. Focuses on a project targeting Medicaid beneficiaries with substance abuse and mental health issues, with details on two primary care teams being supported, including one in a rural New Mexico community.

...telehealth to support primary care clinicians in underserved areas. Focuses on a project targeting Medicaid...

628. Restoring Access to Maternity Care in Rural America - Resources
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...

629. Rural, Regional, Racial Disparities in Telemedicine Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among US Adults: 2021 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) - Resources
Date: Dec 2023

Analyzes telemedicine use among rural and urban adults in context of the COVID-19 pandemic using 2021 National Health Interview Survey data. Presents data on telemedicine use and level of rurality, region, income, and other demographic characteristics. Highlights access disparities, and discusses COVID-19's influence on telehealth adoption.

...telehealth adoption. --- Rural, Regional, Racial Disparities in Telemedicine Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among...

630. Realizing the Benefits of Rural Broadband: Challenges and Solutions - Resources
Date: Jul 2018

Presents the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the benefits, challenges, and solutions to rural broadband issues. Features testimony from an Associate Administrator and Chief Nursing Officer at Wallowa Memorial Hospital, a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital (CAH) in Enterprise, Oregon, on the role broadband plays in healthcare access via telehealth to rural and frontier areas.

...telehealth to rural and frontier areas. --- Realizing the Benefits of Rural Broadband: Challenges and Solutions...