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71. Scoring Shortage Designations - Resources
Reviewed: Feb 2026

Provides an overview of the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designation scoring criteria, as well as Maternity Care Target Areas (MCTAs). Covers additional criteria and guidelines specific to each of the three types of designations: primary care, dental and mental health. Also covers scoring criteria for the Medically Underserved Area and Medically Underserved Population (MUA/P) designation.

...guidelines specific to each of the three types of designations: primary care, dental and mental...

72. Comparison of Discharge Disposition and AHA Prehospital Stroke Compliance among Urban, Suburban, and Rural EMS Agencies - Resources
Date: Sep 2025

Compares patient outcomes and compliance with quality of care guidelines among rural, suburban, and urban EMS agencies. Utilizes prehospital encounter data from 31 Colorado and Wyoming hospitals from 2020 to 2022.

...guidelines among rural, suburban, and urban EMS agencies. Utilizes prehospital encounter data from 31 Colorado...

73. Dissemination Toolkit - Resources
Reviewed: Feb 2026

Offers health services researchers a variety of approaches and products to help communicate research findings to their target audience. Provides general guidelines, as well as advice related to specific product types, such as fact sheets and policy briefs, and to particular methods of communication, including social media.

...guidelines, as well as advice related to specific product types, such as fact sheets and policy...

74. Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements at Small and Critical Access Hospitals - Resources
Date: Jul 2017

Presents strategies for implementing antibiotic stewardship programs in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Includes examples of improved antibiotic-use strategies and guidelines for the prescribing physician, nurses, and pharmacists.

...guidelines for the prescribing physician, nurses, and pharmacists. --- Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements at Small...

75. Critical Access Hospital Requirements: CMS Emergency Preparedness Final Rule - Resources
Date: Mar 2021

Provides a reference source for Critical Access Hospital (CAH) requirements related to the final rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), "Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers." Includes excerpts from the final rule as well as related CMS interpretive guidelines for CAHs. Addresses the development of an emergency plan, related policies and procedures, communications, training, and more.

...guidelines for CAHs. Addresses the development of an emergency plan, related policies and procedures, communications...

76. Rural Emergency Hospital Requirements: CMS Emergency Preparedness Final Rule - Resources
Date: Mar 2023

Provides a reference source for Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) requirements related to the final rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), "Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers." Includes excerpts from the REH Conditions of Participation regarding emergency preparedness, as well as CMS interpretive guidelines for 17 other provider types. Covers the development of an emergency plan, related policies and procedures, communications, training, and more.

...guidelines for 17 other provider types. Covers the development of an emergency plan, related policies...

77. Addressing Chronic Disease Through Community Health Workers: A Policy and Systems-Level Approach - Resources
Date: Apr 2015

Provides guidelines for the integration of community health workers (CHWs) into community based chronic disease prevention programs. Includes examples from a variety of CHW programs, some of which serve rural communities.

...guidelines for the integration of community health workers (CHWs) into community based chronic disease prevention...

78. Opioid Prescribing Rates in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Counties Among Primary Care Providers Using an Electronic Health Record System — United States, 2014–2017 - Resources
Date: Jan 2019

Examines opioid prescribing rates among primary care providers for six urban-rural classification categories of counties, before and after the March 2016 release of CDC's Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.

...Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. --- Opioid Prescribing Rates in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Counties...

79. Models of Success in Rural Maternity Care: ANGELS Network & Millard-Henry Clinic - Resources
Date: Nov 2020

Describes the Antenatal and Neonatal Guidelines, Education, and Learning System (ANGELS) program, a high-risk pregnancy program based at the University of Arkansas for Medical Science designed to improve the ability of tertiary care facilities in the state to deliver low birth weight babies. Discusses the importance of communication between ANGELS staff and partner clinics and the role of telehealth services for specialty care.

...Guidelines, Education, and Learning System (ANGELS) program, a high-risk pregnancy program based at the University...

80. Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public Settings, 2023 - Resources
Date: Sep 2023

Provides standardized guidelines for public health officials, veterinarians, animal venue operators and exhibitors, farmers, visitors, and those concerned with minimizing health risks from contact with animals. Describes risks from infections such as enteric diseases, rabies, influenza, and others.

...guidelines for public health officials, veterinarians, animal venue operators and exhibitors, farmers, visitors, and those...