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 Plan Year 2 Project Narrative
Provides proposed updates to the Kansas Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) for performance year 2. Describes the rural health landscape in the state, programs under each of the five initiatives, milestones for each initiative, evaluation and sustainability strategies, and more.
Additional links: Year 2 Budget Narrative
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Department of Health
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Provides proposed updates to the Kansas Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) for performance year 2. Describes the rural health landscape in the state, programs under each of the five initiatives, milestones for each initiative, evaluation and sustainability strategies, and more.
Additional links: Year 2 Budget Narrative
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Department of Health
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Kansas Rural Hospitals Optimizing Performance Events Calendar
Shares events hosted by the Kansas Rural Hospitals Optimizing Performance partnership, focusing on topics such as the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), swing beds, quality improvement, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Rural Hospitals Optimizing Performance
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Shares events hosted by the Kansas Rural Hospitals Optimizing Performance partnership, focusing on topics such as the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), swing beds, quality improvement, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Rural Hospitals Optimizing Performance
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Kansas Center for Rural Research Committee Research Brief Series
Provides a spotlight on research in rural Kansas. Includes an archive of research briefs focused on issues such as population health and healthcare delivery.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Center for Rural Health
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Provides a spotlight on research in rural Kansas. Includes an archive of research briefs focused on issues such as population health and healthcare delivery.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Center for Rural Health
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Kansas Rural Health Transformation Program
Provides information on Kansas's Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). Includes links to Kansas's application, approved program documents, webinar recordings, news, and details on the state RHTP funding opportunities.
Additional links: Application, Kansas RHT Program Annual Report - Year 1, Kansas Rural Health Transformation Plan Year 2 Project Narrative, Year 2 Budget Narrative
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Provides information on Kansas's Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). Includes links to Kansas's application, approved program documents, webinar recordings, news, and details on the state RHTP funding opportunities.
Additional links: Application, Kansas RHT Program Annual Report - Year 1, Kansas Rural Health Transformation Plan Year 2 Project Narrative, Year 2 Budget Narrative
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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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 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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