Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Pharmacy and prescription drugs
Update: Independently Owned Pharmacy Closures in Rural America, 2003-2013
Examines the closure of independently owned rural pharmacies in America from 2003-2013 and its impact on rural Americans' access to medications and other pharmacy services. Tables 1 and 2 provide data on state-by-state changes between 2003-2009 and 2003-2013. This report is an update to past publications from RUPRI.
Author(s): Fred Ullrich, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Examines the closure of independently owned rural pharmacies in America from 2003-2013 and its impact on rural Americans' access to medications and other pharmacy services. Tables 1 and 2 provide data on state-by-state changes between 2003-2009 and 2003-2013. This report is an update to past publications from RUPRI.
Author(s): Fred Ullrich, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Health, United States, 2013: With Special Feature on Prescription Drugs
Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access and expenditures. Includes data on rural areas - see index under "Metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data." 2013 edition includes a section on prescription drugs.
Date: 05/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access and expenditures. Includes data on rural areas - see index under "Metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data." 2013 edition includes a section on prescription drugs.
Date: 05/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Issue Brief: Medication Adherence and Health IT
Discusses how medication adherence and health information technology (HIT) can increase adherence rates to support wellness and population health. Highlights a project that facilitates coordination between hospital pharmacists and rural community pharmacists to provide patient medication management and consultation services pre- and post-discharge.
Author(s): Aja B. Williams
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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Discusses how medication adherence and health information technology (HIT) can increase adherence rates to support wellness and population health. Highlights a project that facilitates coordination between hospital pharmacists and rural community pharmacists to provide patient medication management and consultation services pre- and post-discharge.
Author(s): Aja B. Williams
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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Demographic and Economic Characteristics Associated with Sole County Pharmacy Closures, 2006-2010
Describes demographic and economic characteristics associated with counties experiencing closure of their sole pharmacy which results in patients having reduced access to key health services like drug dispensing, immunizations, patient assessments, and medication therapy management services.
Author(s): Paula Weigel, Fred Ullrich, Keith Mueller
Date: 11/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Describes demographic and economic characteristics associated with counties experiencing closure of their sole pharmacy which results in patients having reduced access to key health services like drug dispensing, immunizations, patient assessments, and medication therapy management services.
Author(s): Paula Weigel, Fred Ullrich, Keith Mueller
Date: 11/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Characteristics of Adverse Drug Events Originating During the Hospital Stay, 2011
Provides hospital inpatient data on the four most common adverse drug events (ADEs). Table 1 and Figure 4 list data on ADEs for rural compared to urban hospitals.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides hospital inpatient data on the four most common adverse drug events (ADEs). Table 1 and Figure 4 list data on ADEs for rural compared to urban hospitals.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Causes and Consequences of Rural Pharmacy Closures: A Multi-Case Study
Identifies factors that contributed to the closing of 6 rural pharmacies in different states. Describes how the affected communities adapted to losing locally based services.
Author(s): Kelli Todd, Katie Westfall, Bill Doucette, Fred Ullrich, Keith Mueller
Date: 08/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Identifies factors that contributed to the closing of 6 rural pharmacies in different states. Describes how the affected communities adapted to losing locally based services.
Author(s): Kelli Todd, Katie Westfall, Bill Doucette, Fred Ullrich, Keith Mueller
Date: 08/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Evidence-Based Medication Safety Quality Improvement Programs and Strategies for Critical Access Hospitals
Discusses evidence-based medication safety Quality Improvement (QI) programs and strategies that could be implemented in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Strategies address in person or telehealth staffing, staffing workflow, technology, quality, and effective reconciliation strategies.
Author(s): Jill Klingner, Shailendra Prasad
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Discusses evidence-based medication safety Quality Improvement (QI) programs and strategies that could be implemented in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Strategies address in person or telehealth staffing, staffing workflow, technology, quality, and effective reconciliation strategies.
Author(s): Jill Klingner, Shailendra Prasad
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Comparing Rural and Urban Medicare Part D Enrollment Patterns and Prescription Drug Coverage Rates
Examines Medicare Part D enrollment rates in rural and urban areas and the resulting impact on rural beneficiaries' overall prescription drug coverage rates.
Author(s): Yvonne Jonk, Heidi O'Connor, Michelle Casey, Ira Moscovice
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Examines Medicare Part D enrollment rates in rural and urban areas and the resulting impact on rural beneficiaries' overall prescription drug coverage rates.
Author(s): Yvonne Jonk, Heidi O'Connor, Michelle Casey, Ira Moscovice
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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June 2012: Rural MA Enrollment and Premium Update
Presents key findings on rural Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment and on rural Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) enrollment.
Author(s): Leah Kemper, Abigail Barker, Timothy D. McBride, Keith Mueller
Date: 02/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Presents key findings on rural Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment and on rural Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) enrollment.
Author(s): Leah Kemper, Abigail Barker, Timothy D. McBride, Keith Mueller
Date: 02/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Rural Pharmacy Closures: Implications for Rural Communities
Documents the closure of local retail pharmacies in which the pharmacist was the community's only clinical provider at the time the pharmacy closed. Describes the characteristics of each community and retail pharmacy in question.
Author(s): Kelli Todd, Fred Ullrich, Keith Mueller
Date: 01/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Documents the closure of local retail pharmacies in which the pharmacist was the community's only clinical provider at the time the pharmacy closed. Describes the characteristics of each community and retail pharmacy in question.
Author(s): Kelli Todd, Fred Ullrich, Keith Mueller
Date: 01/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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