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731. Rural Telepsychology Program Spanning Across Iowa - News
Date: Oct 23, 2024

Discusses a telepsychology program at the University of Iowa that aims to work with rural Iowans and train psychologists. Discusses the benefits of telehealth in increasing access to care in workforce shortage areas, the culture of rural, and overcoming stigma. Source: The Daily Iowan.

...telehealth in increasing access to care in workforce shortage areas, the culture of rural, and overcoming...

732. 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. --- View more Realizing the Benefits of Rural Broadband: Challenges...

733. The Forgotten Population - Resources
Date: Nov 2006

Describes the use of telehealth and home-based healthcare interventions to address a mental health crisis among elderly Americans in rural areas.

...telehealth and home-based healthcare interventions to address a mental health crisis among elderly Americans...

734. Telebehavioral Health: An Effective Alternative to In-Person Care - Resources
Date: Oct 2020

Issue brief discussing telehealth treatment modalities based on a 2019 review of clinical outcomes related to telebehavioral health. Covers three state-level approaches: the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center Rural Telemental Health Program (VA RTMH), which serves rural Oregon veterans, and Medicaid policies in Texas and Massachusetts. Addresses telebehavioral health policy details, implementation, and considerations for states looking to develop new telebehavioral health policies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

...telehealth treatment modalities based on a 2019 review of clinical outcomes related to telebehavioral health...

735. Stroke Prevention and Management in Rural Georgia: Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Community Paramedicine Program - Resources
Date: Jul 2024

Evaluates the effectiveness of a community paramedicine service delivery model for improving stroke outcomes for high risk residents of 2 rural Georgia counties. Assesses hospital readmissions and mortality for 22 study participants compared to 621 nonparticipants. Discusses risk factors, telehealth, and pandemic related challenges.

...telehealth, and pandemic related challenges. --- View more Stroke Prevention and Management in Rural Georgia: Evaluating...

736. Breaking the Barriers to Specialty Care: Practical Ideas to Improve Health Equity and Reduce Cost - Resources
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...

737. Palliative Care Needs and Preferences of Older Adults with Advanced or Serious Chronic Illnesses and their Families in Rural Communities of Indiana, USA - Resources
Date: Aug 2023

Presents the experiences of caregivers in rural Indiana related to palliative care, the needs of older adults with chronic illnesses, and the impacts on their families. Discusses themes such as managing pain, caregiver trust, distance and access to care, managing difficult conversations, caregiver burden, and use of telehealth in rural areas.

...telehealth in rural areas. --- View more Palliative Care Needs and Preferences of Older Adults with...

738. Barriers to Rural Health Care From the Provider Perspective - Resources
Date: May 2023

Results of a study using data from interviews with 20 healthcare providers in rural areas of western Pennsylvania. Explores barriers to care, including cost and insurance, geographic dispersion, and provider shortage and burnout. Offers strategies for improvement, including use of telehealth, mobile clinics, and increased use of advanced practice providers.

...telehealth, mobile clinics, and increased use of advanced practice providers. --- View more Barriers to Rural...

739. COVID-19 Reveals Emerging Opportunities for Rural Public Health - Resources
Date: Sep 2020

Explores potential and existing public health innovations that rural communities can implement to address challenges brought on or exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic, including lack of funding for local health departments, insufficient broadband, and more. Describes the expansion of telehealth services, discusses rural/urban disparities, and offers recommendations for improvement.

...telehealth services, discusses rural/urban disparities, and offers recommendations for improvement. --- View more COVID-19 Reveals...

740. Behavioral Health Care Managers: An Approach to Integrating Behavioral Health in Rural Primary Care Practices - Resources
Reviewed: May 2024

Describes the benefits of integrating behavioral healthcare into rural primary care practice to improve access to mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, and improve health outcomes. Highlights the role of a behavioral health care manager (BHCM) to screen and monitor patients, coordinate care with other healthcare providers, track treatment response, and recommend patient medications. Discusses the advantage of providing behavioral healthcare via telehealth, and importance of establishing clinical support and guidance for the BHCM.

...telehealth, and importance of establishing clinical support and guidance for the BHCM. --- View more Behavioral...