Rural Health
Resources by State: Kansas
Scholars in Rural Health: Outcomes From an Assured Admissions Program
Describes a program in Kansas intended to recruit students from rural communities to medical school. Evaluates the success of the program in increasing the number of primary care physicians in underserved areas.
Author(s): K. James Kallail, Sandra McCurdy
Citation: Family Medicine, 42(10), 729-731
Date: 11/2010
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Describes a program in Kansas intended to recruit students from rural communities to medical school. Evaluates the success of the program in increasing the number of primary care physicians in underserved areas.
Author(s): K. James Kallail, Sandra McCurdy
Citation: Family Medicine, 42(10), 729-731
Date: 11/2010
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Models for Quality Improvement in Critical Access Hospitals: The Role of State Flex Programs
Examines the scope of multi-Critical Access Hospital (CAH) quality improvement and performance measurement reporting initiatives supported by the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex Program) in 9 states. Addresses how the Flex Program has been instrumental in funding and providing leadership for the development of Critical Access Hospital (CAH) quality improvement initiatives.
Additional links: Policy Brief: The Role of State Flex Programs in Supporting Quality Improvement in Critical Access Hospitals
Author(s): Andrew Coburn, John Gale, Melanie Race, Mark Richards, Anush Hansen
Date: 03/2010
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Examines the scope of multi-Critical Access Hospital (CAH) quality improvement and performance measurement reporting initiatives supported by the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex Program) in 9 states. Addresses how the Flex Program has been instrumental in funding and providing leadership for the development of Critical Access Hospital (CAH) quality improvement initiatives.
Additional links: Policy Brief: The Role of State Flex Programs in Supporting Quality Improvement in Critical Access Hospitals
Author(s): Andrew Coburn, John Gale, Melanie Race, Mark Richards, Anush Hansen
Date: 03/2010
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Providing Hospice and Palliative Care in Rural and Frontier Areas
Toolkit of resources and information to help support the development of hospice and palliative care in rural and frontier areas. Includes information on finance, staffing, outreach, quality and more. Describes programs in Idaho, Kansas, New Mexico, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Date: 10/2005
Sponsoring organizations: Center to Advance Palliative Care, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, National Rural Health Association
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Toolkit of resources and information to help support the development of hospice and palliative care in rural and frontier areas. Includes information on finance, staffing, outreach, quality and more. Describes programs in Idaho, Kansas, New Mexico, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Date: 10/2005
Sponsoring organizations: Center to Advance Palliative Care, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, National Rural Health Association
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Kansas Rural Health Transformation Program
Provides information on Kansas's application for the Rural Health Transformation Program. Includes links to Kansas's application and resources used for stakeholder and community engagement to inform the development of the state's application.
Additional links: Project Narrative
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Provides information on Kansas's application for the Rural Health Transformation Program. Includes links to Kansas's application and resources used for stakeholder and community engagement to inform the development of the state's application.
Additional links: Project Narrative
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Kansas Overdose Data Dashboard
An interactive data dashboard that provides information on drug overdose rates in Kansas. Includes county-level data on overdose emergency department (ED) visits and deaths.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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An interactive data dashboard that provides information on drug overdose rates in Kansas. Includes county-level data on overdose emergency department (ED) visits and deaths.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Kansas Cancer Data Dashboard
Provides interactive data on cancer incidence, mortality, screening, risk factors, and survivorship care in Kansas. Includes data breakdowns according to type of cancer, demographic variables, social indicators, and geography, including rural versus urban population density and Kansas region.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Provides interactive data on cancer incidence, mortality, screening, risk factors, and survivorship care in Kansas. Includes data breakdowns according to type of cancer, demographic variables, social indicators, and geography, including rural versus urban population density and Kansas region.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Information Hub: Digital Divide in Kansas
Presents information on the digital divide in Kansas as well as programs meant to improve digital access in rural and underserved communities. Includes a county-level map that shows households without a computer or broadband and corresponding demographic breakdowns available by county.
Author(s): Kaci Cink, Emma Wituk, Wen-Chieh Lin
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Health Institute
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Presents information on the digital divide in Kansas as well as programs meant to improve digital access in rural and underserved communities. Includes a county-level map that shows households without a computer or broadband and corresponding demographic breakdowns available by county.
Author(s): Kaci Cink, Emma Wituk, Wen-Chieh Lin
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Health Institute
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Kansas Regional Data Portal
Provides county, regional, and statewide data on issues such as demographics, housing, business and industry, healthcare, quality of life, infrastructure, and natural resources. Includes information on healthcare workforce statistics, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), number of hospital beds, income and poverty, education levels, broadband, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Institute for Policy & Social Research
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Provides county, regional, and statewide data on issues such as demographics, housing, business and industry, healthcare, quality of life, infrastructure, and natural resources. Includes information on healthcare workforce statistics, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), number of hospital beds, income and poverty, education levels, broadband, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Institute for Policy & Social Research
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Fiscal Transparency COVID-19 Federal Funding in Kansas
An interactive data dashboard that shows county-level per capita amounts of federal COVID-19 funding from various funding streams. Provides information on spending by category, such as economic revitalization, health, connectivity, and more, as well as the top 10 organizational recipients of funds.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Institute for Policy & Social Research
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An interactive data dashboard that shows county-level per capita amounts of federal COVID-19 funding from various funding streams. Provides information on spending by category, such as economic revitalization, health, connectivity, and more, as well as the top 10 organizational recipients of funds.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Institute for Policy & Social Research
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Using Project ECHO and Patient Navigation to Improve Care for Cancer Survivors in Rural Areas
Case study describing a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded pilot study to reduce health inequities among rural cancer survivors at National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) sites in Kansas, Montana, Nevada, and South Carolina. Discusses implementation of patient navigation and the Project ECHO telemonitoring platform in order to improve access to care and services.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Case study describing a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded pilot study to reduce health inequities among rural cancer survivors at National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) sites in Kansas, Montana, Nevada, and South Carolina. Discusses implementation of patient navigation and the Project ECHO telemonitoring platform in order to improve access to care and services.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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