Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
Report to Congress, 2013: Update on the Adoption of Health Information Technology and Related Efforts to Facilitate the Electronic Use and Exchange of Information
Describes efforts to facilitate the nationwide adoption and exchange of electronic health information and identifies barriers to the adoption and exchange of electronic clinical data. Includes information on how the HIT Regional Extension Centers are supporting rural healthcare facilities.
Date: 06/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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Describes efforts to facilitate the nationwide adoption and exchange of electronic health information and identifies barriers to the adoption and exchange of electronic clinical data. Includes information on how the HIT Regional Extension Centers are supporting rural healthcare facilities.
Date: 06/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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Overview of Children in the Emergency Department, 2010
Presents data on emergency department visits for children younger than 18 in 2010. Discusses rural throughout. Includes data by location of patient residence for urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Lauren M. Wier, Hao Yu, Pamela L. Owens, Raynard Washington
Date: 06/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Presents data on emergency department visits for children younger than 18 in 2010. Discusses rural throughout. Includes data by location of patient residence for urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Lauren M. Wier, Hao Yu, Pamela L. Owens, Raynard Washington
Date: 06/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Patterns of Care for Rural and Urban Children with Mental Health Problems
Examines the prevalence of mental health diagnoses in rural and urban children, as well as variation in treatment rates and psychotropic medication prescriptions. Addresses the effect of insurance type and income on mental health service use.
Additional links: Policy Brief: Rural Children Experience Different Rates of Mental Health Diagnosis and Treatment
Author(s): Nathaniel J. Anderson, Samantha J. Neuwirth, Jennifer D. Lenardson, David Hartley
Date: 06/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Examines the prevalence of mental health diagnoses in rural and urban children, as well as variation in treatment rates and psychotropic medication prescriptions. Addresses the effect of insurance type and income on mental health service use.
Additional links: Policy Brief: Rural Children Experience Different Rates of Mental Health Diagnosis and Treatment
Author(s): Nathaniel J. Anderson, Samantha J. Neuwirth, Jennifer D. Lenardson, David Hartley
Date: 06/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System, June 2013
Includes chapters on Medicare and ambulatory settings, bundling payments for post acute care, hospice, reducing hospital admissions, dual eligible beneficiaries, and Medicare payments for ambulance services, physicians, and outpatient therapy. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 06/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Includes chapters on Medicare and ambulatory settings, bundling payments for post acute care, hospice, reducing hospital admissions, dual eligible beneficiaries, and Medicare payments for ambulance services, physicians, and outpatient therapy. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 06/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Obstetric Services and Quality Among Critical Access, Rural, and Urban Hospitals in Nine States
Compares the characteristics and quality of obstetric care in Critical Access Hospitals, other rural hospitals, and their urban counterparts. Addresses the number of births, age and insurance status of mother, clinical conditions presented, and more.
Author(s): Katy Kozhimannil, Peiyin Hung, Maeve McClellan, et al.
Date: 06/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Compares the characteristics and quality of obstetric care in Critical Access Hospitals, other rural hospitals, and their urban counterparts. Addresses the number of births, age and insurance status of mother, clinical conditions presented, and more.
Author(s): Katy Kozhimannil, Peiyin Hung, Maeve McClellan, et al.
Date: 06/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Middle-Skill Jobs Remain More Common Among Rural Workers
Explores employment trends among middle-skill jobs including the healthcare sector and the recession's impact on middle-skill workers in rural compared to urban areas.
Author(s): Justin R. Young
Date: 06/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Explores employment trends among middle-skill jobs including the healthcare sector and the recession's impact on middle-skill workers in rural compared to urban areas.
Author(s): Justin R. Young
Date: 06/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Contrasts in Rural and Urban Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening
Reports the results of a study examining the knowledge, beliefs, barriers, and experiences related to colorectal cancer screening for rural and urban patients at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
Author(s): Terry C. Davis, Alfred Rademaker, Stacy Cooper Bailey, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Health Behavior, 37(3), 289-298
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
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Reports the results of a study examining the knowledge, beliefs, barriers, and experiences related to colorectal cancer screening for rural and urban patients at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
Author(s): Terry C. Davis, Alfred Rademaker, Stacy Cooper Bailey, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Health Behavior, 37(3), 289-298
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
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Variation in Access to Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Vending Machines Across Rural, Town and Urban High Schools
Describes variations in high school students' access to sugar-sweetened beverages through vending machines by geographic location, and offers an approach to analyze school vending machine foods. Includes rural versus urban data by vending machine beverage options and front advertisement.
Author(s): A. M. Adachi-Mejia, M. R. Longacre, M. Skatrud-Mickelson, et al.
Citation: Public Health, 127(5), 485-491
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
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Describes variations in high school students' access to sugar-sweetened beverages through vending machines by geographic location, and offers an approach to analyze school vending machine foods. Includes rural versus urban data by vending machine beverage options and front advertisement.
Author(s): A. M. Adachi-Mejia, M. R. Longacre, M. Skatrud-Mickelson, et al.
Citation: Public Health, 127(5), 485-491
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
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A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study of Health Service Deficits among U.S. Adults with Depressive Symptoms
Examines the prevalence of health service deficits in rural versus non-rural adults with depressive symptoms. Looks at factors contributing to health service deficits including: no health insurance, no health provider, deferred medical care due to cost, and no routine medical exam in the past year. Table 4 lists demographics of adults with current depressive symptoms by rural versus urban.
Author(s): Krista L Huot, May Nawal Lutfiyya, Michael F Akers, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 13, 160
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
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Examines the prevalence of health service deficits in rural versus non-rural adults with depressive symptoms. Looks at factors contributing to health service deficits including: no health insurance, no health provider, deferred medical care due to cost, and no routine medical exam in the past year. Table 4 lists demographics of adults with current depressive symptoms by rural versus urban.
Author(s): Krista L Huot, May Nawal Lutfiyya, Michael F Akers, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 13, 160
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
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Rural vs Urban Residence Affects Risk-Appropriate Colorectal Cancer Screening
Compares the effects of rural versus urban residence, travel time to colonoscopy providers, and other geographic factors on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and adherence to CRC screening in Utah. Figure 1 illustrates travel time to the nearest colonoscopy provider and Table 1 lists the demographic characteristics by rural versus urban residence.
Author(s): Allison E. Anderson, Kevin A. Henry, N. Jewel Samadder, Ray M. Merrill, Anita Y. Kinney
Citation: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 11(5), 526-533
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
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Compares the effects of rural versus urban residence, travel time to colonoscopy providers, and other geographic factors on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and adherence to CRC screening in Utah. Figure 1 illustrates travel time to the nearest colonoscopy provider and Table 1 lists the demographic characteristics by rural versus urban residence.
Author(s): Allison E. Anderson, Kevin A. Henry, N. Jewel Samadder, Ray M. Merrill, Anita Y. Kinney
Citation: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 11(5), 526-533
Date: 05/2013
Type: Document
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