Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Policy
The State of Human Services in Rural America
Provides an overview of the types of human service programs serving rural communities and the challenges they face. Suggests a research agenda for rural America.
Citation: Perspectives: On Poverty, Policy, and Place, 5(Winter), 3-6
Date: 2009
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
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Provides an overview of the types of human service programs serving rural communities and the challenges they face. Suggests a research agenda for rural America.
Citation: Perspectives: On Poverty, Policy, and Place, 5(Winter), 3-6
Date: 2009
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
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Implementation of Telepharmacy in Rural Hospitals: Potential for Improving Medication Safety
Describes successful telepharmacy activities being implemented in rural hospitals and analyzes policy issues related to the implementation of telepharmacy projects in rural hospitals.
Additional links: Policy Brief, March 2009
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Walter Elias, Alana Knudson, Walter Gregg
Date: 12/2008
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Describes successful telepharmacy activities being implemented in rural hospitals and analyzes policy issues related to the implementation of telepharmacy projects in rural hospitals.
Additional links: Policy Brief, March 2009
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Walter Elias, Alana Knudson, Walter Gregg
Date: 12/2008
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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North Dakota Flex Program and Critical Access Hospital State Rural Health Plan
Assesses and identifies pressing current conditions of rural health services and systems, focusing on Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). These conditions are workforce, access, finance, health information technology, community and economic development, quality, emergency medical and trauma services, networking, and system reform. Report also recommends strategic approaches to address these topics of concern.
Author(s): Marlene Miller, Brad Gibbens, Christine Lennon, Mary Wakefield
Date: 12/2008
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Assesses and identifies pressing current conditions of rural health services and systems, focusing on Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). These conditions are workforce, access, finance, health information technology, community and economic development, quality, emergency medical and trauma services, networking, and system reform. Report also recommends strategic approaches to address these topics of concern.
Author(s): Marlene Miller, Brad Gibbens, Christine Lennon, Mary Wakefield
Date: 12/2008
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Rural Policy Research Institute Health Panel Response to CMS' Report to Congress: Plan to Implement a Medicare Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program
Shares RUPRI Rural Health Panel recommendations related to CMS's plans for value-based purchasing and discusses the potential impact on rural hospitals.
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, A. Clinton MacKinney, Timothy D. McBride, et al.
Date: 10/2008
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
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Shares RUPRI Rural Health Panel recommendations related to CMS's plans for value-based purchasing and discusses the potential impact on rural hospitals.
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, A. Clinton MacKinney, Timothy D. McBride, et al.
Date: 10/2008
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
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An Examination of the Healthcare Workforce Issues in Rural America
8th Annual Report to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Congress. Focuses on rural health workforce issues. Discusses improving rural healthcare through interdisciplinary training and quality improvement. Examines the rural health workforce by profession and looks at health workforce issues and trends.
Date: 09/2008
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
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8th Annual Report to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Congress. Focuses on rural health workforce issues. Discusses improving rural healthcare through interdisciplinary training and quality improvement. Examines the rural health workforce by profession and looks at health workforce issues and trends.
Date: 09/2008
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services Meeting Minutes, Brainerd, Minnesota, September 24-26, 2008
Reports on a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services. Addresses workforce and community development, serving at-risk children, and medical homes.
Date: 09/2008
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Reports on a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services. Addresses workforce and community development, serving at-risk children, and medical homes.
Date: 09/2008
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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The Trend Toward the Clinical Doctorate in Allied Health: Implications for Rural Communities
Examines how the transition to the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree has affected the supply and quality of rural physical therapy care.
Author(s): Janet K. Freburger, Jennifer King, Rebecca Slifkin
Date: 08/2008
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Examines how the transition to the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree has affected the supply and quality of rural physical therapy care.
Author(s): Janet K. Freburger, Jennifer King, Rebecca Slifkin
Date: 08/2008
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA)
Provides the full text of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA), which extended various Medicare provisions that were set to expire and focused heavily on improving or maintaining access to care in rural areas.
Date: 07/2008
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Congress
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Provides the full text of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA), which extended various Medicare provisions that were set to expire and focused heavily on improving or maintaining access to care in rural areas.
Date: 07/2008
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Congress
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CMS and State Efforts to Interact with the Indian Health Service and Indian Tribes
Discusses the interactions between the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) to provide support to IHS-funded facilities and tribes in their access to Medicare and Medicaid and to address broader policy concerns.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 07/2008
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Discusses the interactions between the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) to provide support to IHS-funded facilities and tribes in their access to Medicare and Medicaid and to address broader policy concerns.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 07/2008
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Rural Hospitals: Are You Missing out on Drug Savings?
Outlines the 340B Drug Pricing Program with a focus on cost saving capability for rural organizations.
Author(s): Andrea Radford, Rebecca Slifkin, Claudia Schur, Karen Cheung, Marianne Baernholdt
Citation: Healthcare Financial Management, 62(6), 82-85
Date: 06/2008
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Outlines the 340B Drug Pricing Program with a focus on cost saving capability for rural organizations.
Author(s): Andrea Radford, Rebecca Slifkin, Claudia Schur, Karen Cheung, Marianne Baernholdt
Citation: Healthcare Financial Management, 62(6), 82-85
Date: 06/2008
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