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Resources by State: North Dakota

Frontier Community Health Integration Project (FCHIP) Demonstration Extension Fact Sheet
Provides an overview of the Frontier Community Health Integration Project (FCHIP) Demonstration Extension, which tests new healthcare delivery models in the most sparsely populated rural counties. Identifies participating Critical Access Hospitals and models tested.
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Intakes of Lean Proteins and Processed Meats and Differences in Mental Health between Rural and Metro Adults 50 Years and Older
Presents a study on the relationship between diet and mental health status of adults over 50 in rural and urban counties in North Dakota. Focuses specifically on lean versus processed protein intake and their correlation with reported rates of depression and anxiety. Breaks down data by demographic characteristics, including rural and urban location, and discusses food access issues in rural communities.
Author(s): Nathaniel R. Johnson, Sherri N. Stastny, Julie Garden-Robinson
Citation: Nutrients, 16(18), 3056
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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Exploring the State of Value-Based Care
Slides presented to the South Dakota Rural Health Equity Summit on September 5, 2024. Provides an overview of value-based care and payment models and progress toward value-based care models. Describes potential strategies state agencies and organizations may use to assist rural healthcare organizations to deliver value-based care and receive value-based payments. Highlights state-level engagements to advance rural value-based care and payment in North Dakota and Pennsylvania.
Author(s): Karla Weng
Date: 09/2024
Type: Presentation Slides
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Changes in Substance Use Diagnoses in the Great Plains during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Analyzed 109,671 patient visits for alcohol use disorder, opioid use disorder, or stimulant use disorder in 7 Great Plains states between March 2019 and March 2021 to report on demographic and geographic pattern disruptions in healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes discussion of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan residency on data and policy implications regarding access to care.
Author(s): Ahmed Nahian, Lisa M. McFadden
Citation: Healthcare, 12(16)
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
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Selected Rural Healthcare Facilities in North Dakota
Shows the state's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), as well as Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites and short term/PPS (Prospective Payment System) hospitals located in rural areas.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Reducing Rural Unintentional Injuries, with Amy Rosenfeld, Jessica Dayton, and Jane Strommen
An episode of the Exploring Rural Health podcast focused on rural unintentional injury prevention. Features Amy Rosenfeld, Senior Research Director of the NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis, Jessica Dayton, Executive Director of the Chautauqua Safety Village, and Jane Strommen, PhD, Gerontology Specialist at North Dakota State University.
Date: 06/2024
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Remote Patient Monitoring at a Rural FQHC
Presentation slides that discuss remote patient monitoring (RPM) at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in western North Dakota. Provides information on North Dakota Health Center locations, Critical Access Hospital (CAH) locations, and referral centers, as well as strategies for implementing RPM.
Author(s): Amber Brady
Date: 05/2024
Type: Presentation Slides
Sponsoring organization: Great Plains Telehealth Resource and Assistance Center
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State Innovations to Advance Respite Care: Policy Strategies Shared at the State-Federal Respite Summit
Presents strategies utilized by states to improve access to and quality of respite care services for family caregivers. Strategies cover awareness and outreach, respite workforce education, and serving diverse populations. Highlights strategies from Colorado, North Dakota, and Oklahoma focused on rural areas.
Author(s): Kimberly Hodges, Ella Taggart, Salom Teshale
Date: 05/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Academy for State Health Policy
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Health Wanted: Finding Care in Rural America
Series of videos highlighting challenges with access to quality healthcare for rural Americans. Discusses healthcare access in remote locations, food insecurity and cultural farming practices, transportation, wellness initiatives, and chronic health conditions in 5 states. Transcript available in video description.
Date: 05/2024
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: American Heart Association
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Health Care Coalitions: A Resource to Support Critical Access Hospital Emergency Preparedness Planning
Describes unique challenges Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) face regarding emergency preparedness planning. Presents findings from interviews with leaders from 8 statewide or regional healthcare coalitions (HCCs) regarding strategies and resources HCCs provide to support the CAH emergency preparedness planning process. Outlines the functions and roles of HCCs by the 4 Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) capability goals.
Author(s): John Gale, Karen Pearson, Rebecca Stearns
Date: 04/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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