Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Clinics
Maryland Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Designations for Dental Care as of 12/31/2015
Shows the location and designation type of Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) for dental health in Maryland.
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: Maryland State Office of Rural Health
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Shows the location and designation type of Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) for dental health in Maryland.
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: Maryland State Office of Rural Health
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Implementation of the Affordable Care Act and Rural Health Clinic Capacity in Iowa
Examines the results from an online survey of 142 Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) in Iowa to determine their potential to respond to the opportunities and challenges of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Discusses the capacity of RHCs to provide dental care and mental health services, recruit primary care providers, and participate in value-based healthcare delivery.
Author(s): Brad Wright, Peter C. Damiano, Suzanne E. Bentler
Citation: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 6(1), 61-65
Date: 2015
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Examines the results from an online survey of 142 Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) in Iowa to determine their potential to respond to the opportunities and challenges of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Discusses the capacity of RHCs to provide dental care and mental health services, recruit primary care providers, and participate in value-based healthcare delivery.
Author(s): Brad Wright, Peter C. Damiano, Suzanne E. Bentler
Citation: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 6(1), 61-65
Date: 2015
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Healthy Clinic Assessments (HCAs): Promising Practices: How Healthy Clinic Assessments Are Improving Business Operations and Internal Processes
Assesses the essential business operations of health clinics in rural, frontier, and urban areas in Colorado. Identifies which areas of improvement should be undertaken, and provides an action plan for change focusing on quality of care, clinic efficiency, and increased revenue.
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Rural Health Center
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Assesses the essential business operations of health clinics in rural, frontier, and urban areas in Colorado. Identifies which areas of improvement should be undertaken, and provides an action plan for change focusing on quality of care, clinic efficiency, and increased revenue.
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Rural Health Center
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Health Information Technology in the United States, 2015: Transition to a Post-HITECH World
Reports on health information technology (HIT) adoption over an 8-year period, and includes the results of programs supported by the HITECH Act. Exhibit 19 provides information on adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) and achievement of meaningful use for rural hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), and others who received technical assistance from the Regional Extension Centers.
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Reports on health information technology (HIT) adoption over an 8-year period, and includes the results of programs supported by the HITECH Act. Exhibit 19 provides information on adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) and achievement of meaningful use for rural hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), and others who received technical assistance from the Regional Extension Centers.
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Sustaining "Meaningful Use" of Health Information Technology in Low-Resource Practices
Discusses the barriers in maintaining electronic health records (EHRs) for compliance with the federal policy of meaningful use found in small practices located in rural and urban Michigan.
Author(s): Lee A. Green, Georges Potworowski, Anya Day, et al.
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 13(1), 17-22
Date: 2015
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Discusses the barriers in maintaining electronic health records (EHRs) for compliance with the federal policy of meaningful use found in small practices located in rural and urban Michigan.
Author(s): Lee A. Green, Georges Potworowski, Anya Day, et al.
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 13(1), 17-22
Date: 2015
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Rural Clinician Evaluation of Children's Health Care Quality Measures: An Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network (ORPRN) Study
Results of a survey in which 172 physicians identified which measures were most useful in reporting and improving care in their daily practice.
Author(s): Lyle J. Fagnan, LeAnn Michaels, Katrina Ramsey, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 28(5), 595-604
Date: 2015
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Results of a survey in which 172 physicians identified which measures were most useful in reporting and improving care in their daily practice.
Author(s): Lyle J. Fagnan, LeAnn Michaels, Katrina Ramsey, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 28(5), 595-604
Date: 2015
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How 3 Rural Safety Net Clinics Integrate Care for Patients: A Qualitative Case Study
Case study of two Rural Health Clinics and one rural Federally Qualified Health Center that were part of the Commonwealth Fund's Safety Net Medical Home Initiative (SNMHI), a project to implement and evaluate the patient-centered medical home (PCMH). Reports on challenges encountered related to a transition to team-based care and practical approaches for rural care coordination.
Author(s): Sarah Derrett, Kathryn E. Gunter, Robert S. Nocon, et al.
Citation: Medical Care, 52(11), S39-S47
Date: 11/2014
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Case study of two Rural Health Clinics and one rural Federally Qualified Health Center that were part of the Commonwealth Fund's Safety Net Medical Home Initiative (SNMHI), a project to implement and evaluate the patient-centered medical home (PCMH). Reports on challenges encountered related to a transition to team-based care and practical approaches for rural care coordination.
Author(s): Sarah Derrett, Kathryn E. Gunter, Robert S. Nocon, et al.
Citation: Medical Care, 52(11), S39-S47
Date: 11/2014
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CMS Has Yet to Enforce a Statutory Provision Related to Rural Health Clinics
A study to determine the extent to which Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) no longer meet the location requirements. Also discusses whether the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken steps to address a prior Office of Inspector General recommendation to issue regulations defining the criteria for RHCs to be deemed "essential providers."
Date: 09/2014
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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A study to determine the extent to which Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) no longer meet the location requirements. Also discusses whether the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken steps to address a prior Office of Inspector General recommendation to issue regulations defining the criteria for RHCs to be deemed "essential providers."
Date: 09/2014
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Healthcare Use and Prescription of Opioids in Rural Residents with Pain
Researches the factors affecting healthcare use and prescription of opioids in low-income individuals living in rural areas. Examines the relationship between rural residency, low socioeconomic status, and self-reported pain levels, along with the disparities caused by greater need and limited access. Findings are based on information collected from 64 rural, low-income individuals with chronic pain receiving treatment at Federally Qualified Health Centers.
Author(s): Shweta Kapoor, Beverly E. Thorn
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(3), 2879
Date: 09/2014
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Researches the factors affecting healthcare use and prescription of opioids in low-income individuals living in rural areas. Examines the relationship between rural residency, low socioeconomic status, and self-reported pain levels, along with the disparities caused by greater need and limited access. Findings are based on information collected from 64 rural, low-income individuals with chronic pain receiving treatment at Federally Qualified Health Centers.
Author(s): Shweta Kapoor, Beverly E. Thorn
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(3), 2879
Date: 09/2014
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The Role of Community Health Centers in Assessing the Social Determinants of Health for Planning and Policy: The Example of Frontier New Mexico
Discusses the use of the Tool for Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE) by a frontier-based community health center in New Mexico for evaluating and addressing social determinants of health.
Author(s): Sean Bruna, Lisa Cacari Stone, Susan Wilger, Jeremy Cantor, Carolina Guzman
Citation: Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 37(3), 258-268
Date: 07/2014
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Discusses the use of the Tool for Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE) by a frontier-based community health center in New Mexico for evaluating and addressing social determinants of health.
Author(s): Sean Bruna, Lisa Cacari Stone, Susan Wilger, Jeremy Cantor, Carolina Guzman
Citation: Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 37(3), 258-268
Date: 07/2014
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