Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare business and finance
Authorities and Mechanisms for Purchased Care at the Department of Veterans Affairs
Presents an independent assessment of the Purchased Care component from the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014. Discusses the system used to fill in gaps in care for veterans that live in rural areas or far from a VA Medical Center (VAMC). Compares the VA's system to other payer models in the federal government.
Author(s): Michael D. Greenberg, Caroline Batka, Christine Buttorff, et al.
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Presents an independent assessment of the Purchased Care component from the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014. Discusses the system used to fill in gaps in care for veterans that live in rural areas or far from a VA Medical Center (VAMC). Compares the VA's system to other payer models in the federal government.
Author(s): Michael D. Greenberg, Caroline Batka, Christine Buttorff, et al.
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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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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Critical Access Hospital Financial Pro Forma
Financial modeling resource used to assist rural hospitals in projecting long-term finances under the Fee-For-Service (FFS)/cost-based reimbursement systems.
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Financial modeling resource used to assist rural hospitals in projecting long-term finances under the Fee-For-Service (FFS)/cost-based reimbursement systems.
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Meaningful Use Attestations Among U.S. Hospitals: The Growing Rural-Urban Divide
Provides an analysis of the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program adoption in metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural hospitals in the U.S. Compares rural and urban hospitals that were attesting to meaningful use and receiving federal incentive payments.
Author(s): Ryan H. Sandefer, David T. Marc, Paul Kleeberg
Citation: Perspectives in Health Information Management, 2015 (Spring), 1-10
Date: 2015
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Provides an analysis of the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program adoption in metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural hospitals in the U.S. Compares rural and urban hospitals that were attesting to meaningful use and receiving federal incentive payments.
Author(s): Ryan H. Sandefer, David T. Marc, Paul Kleeberg
Citation: Perspectives in Health Information Management, 2015 (Spring), 1-10
Date: 2015
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Coverage Rates Stabilize for Children's Health Insurance
Estimates children's health insurance coverage rates in the United States from 2008-2013 by geography and type of coverage. Provides graphs and statistics on rates of insurance coverage among children by rural, suburban, and central city location by state for states with sufficient data.
Author(s): Michael J. Staley
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Estimates children's health insurance coverage rates in the United States from 2008-2013 by geography and type of coverage. Provides graphs and statistics on rates of insurance coverage among children by rural, suburban, and central city location by state for states with sufficient data.
Author(s): Michael J. Staley
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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2013 Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): An Overview
Selected data and maps of health insurance coverage based on the 2013 Small Area Health Insurance Estimates. Maps show county-level data on uninsured adults, children, and uninsured by income level. Includes maps showing changes in uninsured rates from 2008 to 2013.
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Selected data and maps of health insurance coverage based on the 2013 Small Area Health Insurance Estimates. Maps show county-level data on uninsured adults, children, and uninsured by income level. Includes maps showing changes in uninsured rates from 2008 to 2013.
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Innovators' Guide to Navigating Medicare
Discusses processes used to determine coverage, coding, and payment for new technologies under the Medicare fee-for-service program. Guide is intended as a general summary.
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Discusses processes used to determine coverage, coding, and payment for new technologies under the Medicare fee-for-service program. Guide is intended as a general summary.
Date: 2015
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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The Effects of Expanding Public Insurance to Rural Low-Income Childless Adults
Details a study on the effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion on healthcare usage for rural adults without children in Wisconsin from 2007-2012. Discusses the frequency and type of care sought after participants gained coverage. Records visits in 3 categories: Emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and outpatient visits.
Author(s): Marguerite E. Burns, Laura Dague, Thomas DeLeire, et al.
Citation: Health Services Research, 49(s2), 2173-2187
Date: 12/2014
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Details a study on the effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion on healthcare usage for rural adults without children in Wisconsin from 2007-2012. Discusses the frequency and type of care sought after participants gained coverage. Records visits in 3 categories: Emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and outpatient visits.
Author(s): Marguerite E. Burns, Laura Dague, Thomas DeLeire, et al.
Citation: Health Services Research, 49(s2), 2173-2187
Date: 12/2014
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Evaluating the HCIA - Behavioral Health/Substance Abuse Awards: First Annual Report
Evaluations of 10 Health Care Innovation Awards Round One projects focused on mental health and substance abuse services. Provides information on whether and how each project addressed the needs of underserved areas, including rural areas. One rural-focused project used telehealth to deliver services. Other projects provided transportation to help meet rural needs.
Date: 12/2014
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Mathematica Policy Research
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Evaluations of 10 Health Care Innovation Awards Round One projects focused on mental health and substance abuse services. Provides information on whether and how each project addressed the needs of underserved areas, including rural areas. One rural-focused project used telehealth to deliver services. Other projects provided transportation to help meet rural needs.
Date: 12/2014
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Mathematica Policy Research
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Impact of Home Health Payment Rebasing on Beneficiary Access to and Quality of Care
Measures the impact of base-payment reductions mandated by the Affordable Care Act on beneficiary access to and the quality of care provided by home health agencies. Reports findings across geographic area (rural and urban).
Date: 12/2014
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Measures the impact of base-payment reductions mandated by the Affordable Care Act on beneficiary access to and the quality of care provided by home health agencies. Reports findings across geographic area (rural and urban).
Date: 12/2014
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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