Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare needs and services
Abstinence Reinforcement Therapy (ART) for Rural Veterans: Methodology for an mHealth Smoking Cessation Intervention
Determines the effectiveness of Abstinence Reinforcement Therapy (ART), a smoking cessation intervention, among rural veterans. ART combines evidenced-based cognitive-behavioral telephone counseling (TC), a telemedicine clinic for access to nicotine replacement (NRT), and mobile contingency management (mCM) compared to TC and NRT alone.
Author(s): Sarah M. Wilson, Lauren P. Hair, Jeffery S. Hertzberg, et al.
Citation: Contemporary Clinical Trials, 50, 157-165
Date: 09/2016
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Determines the effectiveness of Abstinence Reinforcement Therapy (ART), a smoking cessation intervention, among rural veterans. ART combines evidenced-based cognitive-behavioral telephone counseling (TC), a telemedicine clinic for access to nicotine replacement (NRT), and mobile contingency management (mCM) compared to TC and NRT alone.
Author(s): Sarah M. Wilson, Lauren P. Hair, Jeffery S. Hertzberg, et al.
Citation: Contemporary Clinical Trials, 50, 157-165
Date: 09/2016
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Where did North Dakota Primary Care Physicians Graduate from Medical School and Where Have North Dakota Medical School Graduates Gone?
Uses 2013 data from the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile to show the migration tendencies of North Dakota's primary care physicians, including physicians who graduated from the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Author(s): Gary Hart, Mandi-Leigh Peterson, Abdimajid Ahmed
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Uses 2013 data from the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile to show the migration tendencies of North Dakota's primary care physicians, including physicians who graduated from the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Author(s): Gary Hart, Mandi-Leigh Peterson, Abdimajid Ahmed
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Do Residencies That Aim to Produce Rural Family Physicians Offer Relevant Training?
Examines the differences in skills training and program content for allopathic, osteopathic, and dual-accredited family medicine residency programs that offer rural-centric training tracks. Also examines rural/urban training configurations and the differences in requirements for time spent training in rural locations.
Author(s): David V. Evans, Davis G. Patterson, Holly A. Andrilla, David Schmitz, Randall Longenecker
Citation: Family Medicine, 48(8), 596-602
Date: 09/2016
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Examines the differences in skills training and program content for allopathic, osteopathic, and dual-accredited family medicine residency programs that offer rural-centric training tracks. Also examines rural/urban training configurations and the differences in requirements for time spent training in rural locations.
Author(s): David V. Evans, Davis G. Patterson, Holly A. Andrilla, David Schmitz, Randall Longenecker
Citation: Family Medicine, 48(8), 596-602
Date: 09/2016
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Opioid Addiction: Laws, Regulations, and Other Factors Can Affect Medication-Assisted Treatment Access
Examines current federal laws and regulations related to the medication-assisted treatment (MAT) of opioid dependency, and discusses how these laws affect access to treatment, including in rural areas. Also explores other factors that affect access to treatment such as cost, insurance coverage, practitioner availability, and perceived value. Provides detailed descriptions about the uses and concerns of the three medications currently approved by the FDA for use in opioid MAT - methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Examines current federal laws and regulations related to the medication-assisted treatment (MAT) of opioid dependency, and discusses how these laws affect access to treatment, including in rural areas. Also explores other factors that affect access to treatment such as cost, insurance coverage, practitioner availability, and perceived value. Provides detailed descriptions about the uses and concerns of the three medications currently approved by the FDA for use in opioid MAT - methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Behavioral Health Among American Indian and Alaska Natives: An Overview
Describes Indian Health Service (IHS) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) programs designed to address behavioral health problems in the American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) population. Provides background information about risk factors, prevalence, and limited access to care.
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Describes Indian Health Service (IHS) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) programs designed to address behavioral health problems in the American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) population. Provides background information about risk factors, prevalence, and limited access to care.
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Aging in Rural and Frontier Oregon: Challenges Facing Rural and Frontier Home Health Agencies
Provides an overview of the services and challenges affecting home health agencies offering assistance to the aging population in rural Oregon by county. Includes discussion on healthcare access, home health agency regulation and reimbursement, recruitment and retention of healthcare providers, and physician compliance.
Author(s): Callie Walsh-Bailey, Jamie Horst
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Office of Rural Health
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Provides an overview of the services and challenges affecting home health agencies offering assistance to the aging population in rural Oregon by county. Includes discussion on healthcare access, home health agency regulation and reimbursement, recruitment and retention of healthcare providers, and physician compliance.
Author(s): Callie Walsh-Bailey, Jamie Horst
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Office of Rural Health
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Supply and Distribution of the Behavioral Health Workforce in Rural America
Discusses and compares the provider to population ratios of the behavioral health workforce in metropolitan and nonmetro (micropolitan and non-core) U.S. counties. A state-level analysis of the study is also available with information for all states.
Author(s): Eric H. Larson, Davis G. Patterson, Lisa A. Garberson, C. Holly A. Andrilla
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Discusses and compares the provider to population ratios of the behavioral health workforce in metropolitan and nonmetro (micropolitan and non-core) U.S. counties. A state-level analysis of the study is also available with information for all states.
Author(s): Eric H. Larson, Davis G. Patterson, Lisa A. Garberson, C. Holly A. Andrilla
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Variation in the Rate of Cesarean Section Across U.S. Hospitals, 2013
Provides data on the rate of total and low-risk C-sections across U.S. hospitals in 2013, looking at variations in C-section rates by hospital characteristics. Figure 3 provides data for metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural hospitals.
Author(s): Kamila Mistry, Kathryn R. Fingar, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on the rate of total and low-risk C-sections across U.S. hospitals in 2013, looking at variations in C-section rates by hospital characteristics. Figure 3 provides data for metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural hospitals.
Author(s): Kamila Mistry, Kathryn R. Fingar, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Long-Term Care Providers and Services Users in the United States--State Estimates Supplement: National Study of Long-Term Care Providers, 2013-2014
Companion report to Long-Term Care Providers and Services Users in the United States: Data From the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers, 2013-2014. Provides state-level estimates of topics covered in Appendix B of that report, including providers by geographical area and organizational characteristics, staff types, service types, and user characteristics.
Author(s): M. Sengupta, R. Valverde, J.P. Lendon, et al.
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Companion report to Long-Term Care Providers and Services Users in the United States: Data From the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers, 2013-2014. Provides state-level estimates of topics covered in Appendix B of that report, including providers by geographical area and organizational characteristics, staff types, service types, and user characteristics.
Author(s): M. Sengupta, R. Valverde, J.P. Lendon, et al.
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Characteristics of Hospital Stays Involving Malnutrition, 2013
Reports national estimates of malnutrition during non-maternal and non-neonatal hospital inpatient stays in 2013, with information for six different categories of malnutrition. Includes data by location of patient residence for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Kathryn R. Fingar, Marguerite L. Barret, et al.
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Reports national estimates of malnutrition during non-maternal and non-neonatal hospital inpatient stays in 2013, with information for six different categories of malnutrition. Includes data by location of patient residence for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Kathryn R. Fingar, Marguerite L. Barret, et al.
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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