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731. State Strategies to Address Opioid Use Disorder Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women and Infants Prenatally Exposed to Substances, Including Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Date: Sep 2019

Identifies state strategies to improve outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women with opioid use disorder and infants prenatally exposed to substances, including opioids. Discusses strategies focused on access to and coordination of quality services, including approaches such as telemedicine that are useful in rural areas. Also discusses strategies related to provider awareness and training and other topics.

...drug use · Maternal health and prenatal care · Maternal health workforce · Policy · Prescription drug misuse · Telehealth · Women...

732. Improving Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care for Veterans: Proceedings of a Workshop
Date: 2023

Presents a workshop focusing on mental healthcare access for veterans. Discusses some of the challenges the VA faces in delivering mental healthcare to veterans, particularly those in rural and low-income communities. Explores methods to improve mental health access and highlights best practices.

...health · Mental health conditions · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Veterans · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

733. Rural Health and COVID-19
Date: Aug 2020

Information to help hospital and health system emergency planners and state and local public health emergency planners understand the challenges rural communities face related to COVID-19. Addresses issues facing healthcare facilities and those related to at-risk residents. Includes proposed solutions and mitigation steps.

...Healthcare business and finance · Healthcare facilities · Occupational health and safety · Substance use and misuse · Telehealth...

734. Rural Health Quality: How CMS Initiatives Improve How We Measure and Address Gaps in Care
Date: Apr 2022

Recording of an April 2022 webinar regarding healthcare quality measurement in rural areas. Discusses measurement challenges in rural areas and how CMS is working to mitigate these issues. Presents resources and programs for rural providers to improve healthcare quality. Transcript is available by clicking the three dots above the video description, then selecting Show Transcript.

...Services Tagged as Access · Healthcare quality · Policy · Reimbursement and payment models · Rural Emergency Hospitals · Telehealth...

735. Paying for Telemedicine in Smaller Rural Hospitals: Extending the Technology to Those Who Benefit Most
Date: Aug 2021

Viewpoint article discussing the positive financial impacts of telemedicine in emergency departments (EDs) and barriers to using telemedicine in small rural hospitals related to patient volume, high upfront costs, and reimbursement issues. Outlines policy interventions to support rural telemedicine.

...Tagged as Access · Emergency department and urgent care services · Hospitals · Policy · Reimbursement and payment models · Telehealth...

736. Substance Use in Rural Central Appalachia: Current Status and Treatment Considerations
Date: Apr 2017

Examines the factors in rural Central Appalachia that influence substance misuse and the treatments, strategies, and interventions to curb drug misuse and improve treatment outcomes. Discusses how the combination of poverty, work-related distress, lack of healthcare coverage, and the shortage of qualified providers of substance use treatments affect the need for a multifaceted policy approach in the region.

...Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse · Telehealth · North Carolina · Ohio · Tennessee · Virginia · West Virginia...

737. COVID-19 and Rural Hospital Struggles
Date: May 2020

Recording of a May 14, 2020, webinar on healthcare delivery and financial challenges facing rural hospitals as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Features leaders from health systems in Iowa, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Transcript available by clicking the dots above the video description, then selecting Show Transcript.

...business and finance · Hospitals · Infectious diseases · Rural-urban differences · Telehealth · Iowa · New Hampshire · Pennsylvania · Wisconsin...

738. The Future of Remote Patient Monitoring
Date: Jan 2024

Provides an overview of remote monitoring, including evidence-based use cases, coverage and utilization across payers, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation of remote monitoring devices, equity implications, and data security and privacy. Offers policy recommendations regarding ways to improve the use of remote monitoring services, ensure equitable access to these services across populations, and enhance data security and privacy standards. Includes rural references throughout.

...Policy · Reimbursement and payment models · Statistics and data · Technology for health and human services · Telehealth...

739. Reinventing Rural Health Care: A Case Study of Seven Upper Midwest States
Date: Jan 2018

Examines the state of rural healthcare in seven states - Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming - and uses the findings to determine the impact of existing federal policies, understand ongoing healthcare challenges, and identify opportunities for improvement in rural healthcare access and delivery. Addresses rightsizing healthcare services to fit community needs, creating rural funding mechanisms, building and supporting the primary care physician workforce, and expanding telemedicine services. Analysis is based on interviews with over 90 national thought leaders and key stakeholders.

...payment models · Service delivery models · Telehealth · Iowa · Minnesota · Montana · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · Wyoming...

740. Tackling America's Mental Health and Addiction Crisis Through Primary Care Integration
Date: Mar 2021

Explores how primary and behavioral healthcare integration can overcome the unmet needs for mental health and substance use services. Discusses barriers to integrated care delivery. Offers policy recommendations to improve the integration of primary and behavioral healthcare services through enhanced payments, training, and technical assistance, and improving access to behavioral health providers for consultation and referral.

...Interprofessional training of the health workforce · Medicare · Policy · Primary care · Reimbursement and payment models · Telehealth...