Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Emergency department and urgent care services
CDC COVID Data Tracker
Provides access to maps, charts, and data from the CDC on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and issues related to COVID-19. Includes data on vaccinations, cases, deaths, and hospitalizations for each county and cases and deaths nationally for metropolitan compared to nonmetro counties. Includes metro/nonmetro data on vaccination levels, nationally, by state, and by county. Also includes rural, suburban, and urban data on vaccine confidence, nationally and by state. Also covers many other topics at the state and national level, including vaccination, testing, and more.
Additional links: COVID-19 Vaccination Equity (Metro/Nonmetro), COVID-19 Vaccinations by County, Trends in COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence in the US
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Provides access to maps, charts, and data from the CDC on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and issues related to COVID-19. Includes data on vaccinations, cases, deaths, and hospitalizations for each county and cases and deaths nationally for metropolitan compared to nonmetro counties. Includes metro/nonmetro data on vaccination levels, nationally, by state, and by county. Also includes rural, suburban, and urban data on vaccine confidence, nationally and by state. Also covers many other topics at the state and national level, including vaccination, testing, and more.
Additional links: COVID-19 Vaccination Equity (Metro/Nonmetro), COVID-19 Vaccinations by County, Trends in COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence in the US
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Emergency Department Transfer Communication
Provides an overview of the Emergency Department Transfer Communication (EDTC) quality measure for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP). Offers a data specifications manual and training video, as well as Excel-based data collection tools, manual, and training video. Includes a technical expert panel summary and final summary report.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Stratis Health
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Provides an overview of the Emergency Department Transfer Communication (EDTC) quality measure for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP). Offers a data specifications manual and training video, as well as Excel-based data collection tools, manual, and training video. Includes a technical expert panel summary and final summary report.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Stratis Health
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HCUP Fast Stats - Opioid-Related Hospital Use
Provides access to data on opioid-related inpatient stays and emergency department (ED) visits over a range of years. Data is available at the national and state level. To access rural data, select the Trend Graph or Trend Table view and select Patient location under Characteristics. Inpatient or ED data can be selected under Hospital Settings.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides access to data on opioid-related inpatient stays and emergency department (ED) visits over a range of years. Data is available at the national and state level. To access rural data, select the Trend Graph or Trend Table view and select Patient location under Characteristics. Inpatient or ED data can be selected under Hospital Settings.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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The Freestanding Emergency Department Financial Assessment Strategic Tool (FED FAST)
Provides a means to evaluate the financial feasibility of transforming a rural hospital into a rural freestanding emergency department (RFED) in high, medium, and low volume settings.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Provides a means to evaluate the financial feasibility of transforming a rural hospital into a rural freestanding emergency department (RFED) in high, medium, and low volume settings.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Rural Trauma Team Development Course (RTTDC)
Provides a one-day course, focused on a team approach, for medical personnel who may respond to the initial evaluation and resuscitation of a trauma patient at a rural facility. Audience includes nurses, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other hospital personnel who may provide support.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: American College of Surgeons
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Provides a one-day course, focused on a team approach, for medical personnel who may respond to the initial evaluation and resuscitation of a trauma patient at a rural facility. Audience includes nurses, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other hospital personnel who may provide support.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: American College of Surgeons
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Kansas County Profile Reports
Interactive data map for each county in Kansas, providing information on demographics, infrastructure, hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits, and environmental conditions.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Interactive data map for each county in Kansas, providing information on demographics, infrastructure, hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits, and environmental conditions.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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SIM - SD: Simulation in Motion - South Dakota
A mobile education program that brings technologically advanced training of emergency patient care to rural South Dakota's pre-hospital and hospital emergency care providers. Uses human-like, computerized mannequins.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: South Dakota Department of Health
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A mobile education program that brings technologically advanced training of emergency patient care to rural South Dakota's pre-hospital and hospital emergency care providers. Uses human-like, computerized mannequins.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: South Dakota Department of Health
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Rural Emergency Department Performance Improvement: A Compendium of Performance Topics
Provides rural hospital leaders a quick, easy-to-read primer about the emergency department.
Author(s): Clint MacKinney
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Stroudwater Associates
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Provides rural hospital leaders a quick, easy-to-read primer about the emergency department.
Author(s): Clint MacKinney
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Stroudwater Associates
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PubMed Search: Emergency Medical Services and Trauma in Rural Areas
Searches PubMed's collection of journal article citations on the combined topics of emergency medical services, trauma, and rural health.
Type: Literature Search
Sponsoring organization: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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Searches PubMed's collection of journal article citations on the combined topics of emergency medical services, trauma, and rural health.
Type: Literature Search
Sponsoring organization: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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Rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Trauma Topic Guide
Provides an overview of EMS and trauma services in rural areas. Answers frequently asked questions about funding, equipment, training, recruitment, continuing education, trauma systems, trauma care, and other topics relating to rural EMS.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Provides an overview of EMS and trauma services in rural areas. Answers frequently asked questions about funding, equipment, training, recruitment, continuing education, trauma systems, trauma care, and other topics relating to rural EMS.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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