Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare needs and services
The Criminal Justice Experience of African American Cocaine Users in Arkansas
Examines associations between the involvement in the criminal justice system and drug use in urban and rural African American cocaine users in Arkansas between 2010 and 2012. Includes demographic statistics by gender, age, rurality, and route of administration.
Author(s): Nickolas Zaller, Ann M. Cheney, Geoffrey M. Curran, Brenda M. Booth, Tyrone F. Borders
Citation: Substance Use & Misuse, 51(12), 1566-1576
Date: 10/2016
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Examines associations between the involvement in the criminal justice system and drug use in urban and rural African American cocaine users in Arkansas between 2010 and 2012. Includes demographic statistics by gender, age, rurality, and route of administration.
Author(s): Nickolas Zaller, Ann M. Cheney, Geoffrey M. Curran, Brenda M. Booth, Tyrone F. Borders
Citation: Substance Use & Misuse, 51(12), 1566-1576
Date: 10/2016
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Trends in Hospital Inpatient Drug Costs: Issues and Challenges
Examines recent increases in inpatient drug prices and presents trends in hospital inpatient drug prices and spending. Discusses how drug prices affect hospitals' ability to manage the overall cost of patient care. Analysis use information from several types of hospitals, including rural hospitals, and focuses on price changes between fiscal years 2013-2015.
Date: 10/2016
Sponsoring organizations: American Hospital Association, Federation of American Hospitals, NORC at the University of Chicago
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Examines recent increases in inpatient drug prices and presents trends in hospital inpatient drug prices and spending. Discusses how drug prices affect hospitals' ability to manage the overall cost of patient care. Analysis use information from several types of hospitals, including rural hospitals, and focuses on price changes between fiscal years 2013-2015.
Date: 10/2016
Sponsoring organizations: American Hospital Association, Federation of American Hospitals, NORC at the University of Chicago
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Union General Hospital "It's a Girl Thing: Making Proud Choices"
Outlines Union General Hospital's "It's a Girl Thing: Making Proud Choices" program, which seeks to curb sexually transmitted diseases and teenage pregnancy in Farmerville, Louisiana. The program focuses on educating high school girls on topics such as self-esteem, dating and violence, finances, the consequences of teen pregnancy, and more. Also includes a brief discussion with one of the program developers.
Date: 10/2016
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Outlines Union General Hospital's "It's a Girl Thing: Making Proud Choices" program, which seeks to curb sexually transmitted diseases and teenage pregnancy in Farmerville, Louisiana. The program focuses on educating high school girls on topics such as self-esteem, dating and violence, finances, the consequences of teen pregnancy, and more. Also includes a brief discussion with one of the program developers.
Date: 10/2016
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Estimate the Economic Impact of a Rural Primary Care Physician
Provides estimates of, and the methodology used to determine, the economic impact of a primary care physician on a rural community. Shows that the economic impact is greater in communities that have a local hospital, where the physician can refer patients and provide inpatient services.
Author(s): Fred C Eilrich, Gerald A. Doeksen, Cheryl F. St. Clair
Date: 10/2016
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Rural Health Works
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Provides estimates of, and the methodology used to determine, the economic impact of a primary care physician on a rural community. Shows that the economic impact is greater in communities that have a local hospital, where the physician can refer patients and provide inpatient services.
Author(s): Fred C Eilrich, Gerald A. Doeksen, Cheryl F. St. Clair
Date: 10/2016
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Rural Health Works
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Innovations in Rural Health System Development: Service Delivery Advances in Care Coordination, Emergency Care, and Telehealth
Offers examples of emergency services, telehealth technology, and care coordination initiatives with a focus on Maine, and how they impact rural service delivery and safeguard rural access to critical health services.
Author(s): Amanda Burgess, Andrew F. Coburn
Date: 10/2016
Sponsoring organizations: Maine Health Access Foundation, Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Offers examples of emergency services, telehealth technology, and care coordination initiatives with a focus on Maine, and how they impact rural service delivery and safeguard rural access to critical health services.
Author(s): Amanda Burgess, Andrew F. Coburn
Date: 10/2016
Sponsoring organizations: Maine Health Access Foundation, Maine Rural Health Research Center
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National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2012 Emergency Department Summary Tables
Provides data on ambulatory care emergency department hospital visits. Table 1 includes brief metro/non-metro overview information, and Table 16 has metro/non-metro injury visit data.
Date: 10/2016
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Provides data on ambulatory care emergency department hospital visits. Table 1 includes brief metro/non-metro overview information, and Table 16 has metro/non-metro injury visit data.
Date: 10/2016
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Characteristics of Safety-Net Hospitals, 2014
Examines the characteristics of safety net hospitals and inpatient stays at these facilities in 2014, based on data from 40 states. Compares safety net hospitals to non-safety net hospitals. Includes information by hospital location for metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore (rural) areas.
Author(s): Janet Pagon Sutton, Raynard E. Washington, Kathryn R. Fingar, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 10/2016
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Examines the characteristics of safety net hospitals and inpatient stays at these facilities in 2014, based on data from 40 states. Compares safety net hospitals to non-safety net hospitals. Includes information by hospital location for metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore (rural) areas.
Author(s): Janet Pagon Sutton, Raynard E. Washington, Kathryn R. Fingar, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 10/2016
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Rural Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Depends on Family Physicians
Brief description of a study examining distribution of physicians approved to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder, by specialty and rurality. Features breakdowns by family medicine, emergency medicine, internal medicine, psychiatry, and all other specialties, and by urban or rural location.
Author(s): Peter Wingrove, Brian Park, Andrew Bazemore
Citation: American Family Physician, 94(7), 546
Date: 10/2016
Sponsoring organization: Robert Graham Center
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Brief description of a study examining distribution of physicians approved to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder, by specialty and rurality. Features breakdowns by family medicine, emergency medicine, internal medicine, psychiatry, and all other specialties, and by urban or rural location.
Author(s): Peter Wingrove, Brian Park, Andrew Bazemore
Citation: American Family Physician, 94(7), 546
Date: 10/2016
Sponsoring organization: Robert Graham Center
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Adequacy of EMS Systems of Care Protocols for Adults with OHCA, STEMI & Stroke in Oregon: A Structured Review
Examines the emergency medical services (EMS) treatment protocols practiced in ambulance agencies in Oregon. Focuses on how they align with evidence-based practices for EMS treatment for adult patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), STEMI (ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction), and stroke. Includes rural/urban comparisons.
Additional links: Executive Report
Author(s): Paul S. Rostykus
Date: 10/2016
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Office of Rural Health
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Examines the emergency medical services (EMS) treatment protocols practiced in ambulance agencies in Oregon. Focuses on how they align with evidence-based practices for EMS treatment for adult patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), STEMI (ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction), and stroke. Includes rural/urban comparisons.
Additional links: Executive Report
Author(s): Paul S. Rostykus
Date: 10/2016
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Office of Rural Health
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Geographic Accessibility of Pulmonologists for Adults with COPD
Examines county-level geographic access to pulmonologists for adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Includes statistics describing the distance in miles to a pulmonologist or primary care physician for adults living in rural areas. Figure 1 overlays locations of pulmonologists with county estimates of adults with COPD. Figure 2 overlays the locations of primary care physician locations with county estimates of adults with COPD.
Author(s): Janet B. Croft, Hua Lu, Xingyou Zhang, James B. Holt
Citation: Chest, 150(3), 544-553
Date: 09/2016
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Examines county-level geographic access to pulmonologists for adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Includes statistics describing the distance in miles to a pulmonologist or primary care physician for adults living in rural areas. Figure 1 overlays locations of pulmonologists with county estimates of adults with COPD. Figure 2 overlays the locations of primary care physician locations with county estimates of adults with COPD.
Author(s): Janet B. Croft, Hua Lu, Xingyou Zhang, James B. Holt
Citation: Chest, 150(3), 544-553
Date: 09/2016
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