Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
Electronic Health Records: Number and Characteristics of Providers Awarded Medicare Incentive Payments for 2011
Reports on Medicare electronic health record incentive payments for 2011 to hospitals and healthcare providers. Compares incentive payments by geographic location including rural/urban breakdowns, hospital type including Critical Access Hospitals, and healthcare provider specialty.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 07/2012
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Reports on Medicare electronic health record incentive payments for 2011 to hospitals and healthcare providers. Compares incentive payments by geographic location including rural/urban breakdowns, hospital type including Critical Access Hospitals, and healthcare provider specialty.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 07/2012
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Missing the Handoff: Post-Hospitalization Follow-up Care Among Rural Medicare Beneficiaries With Diabetes
Presents findings of an analysis of urban – rural differences in 30 day post-discharge physician follow-up care for people with diabetes.
Author(s): Kevin Bennett, Janice Probst, Medha Vyavaharkar, Saundra Glover
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 12(3), 2097
Date: 07/2012
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Presents findings of an analysis of urban – rural differences in 30 day post-discharge physician follow-up care for people with diabetes.
Author(s): Kevin Bennett, Janice Probst, Medha Vyavaharkar, Saundra Glover
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 12(3), 2097
Date: 07/2012
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A Cross-Sectional Study of US Rural Adults' Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables: Do They Consume at Least Five Servings Daily?
Explores the prevalence differences between U.S. rural and non-rural adults in consuming at least five servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily. Provides state-by-state consumption percentages for both rural and non-rural adult residents, and discusses the link between rural status, fruit and vegetable consumption, chronic disease, and numerous other variables.
Author(s): M. Nawal Lutfiyya, Linda F. Chang, Martin S. Lipsky
Citation: BMC Public Health, 12(280)
Date: 06/2012
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Explores the prevalence differences between U.S. rural and non-rural adults in consuming at least five servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily. Provides state-by-state consumption percentages for both rural and non-rural adult residents, and discusses the link between rural status, fruit and vegetable consumption, chronic disease, and numerous other variables.
Author(s): M. Nawal Lutfiyya, Linda F. Chang, Martin S. Lipsky
Citation: BMC Public Health, 12(280)
Date: 06/2012
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Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Inpatient Stays for Bicycle-Related Injuries, 2009
Provides data on bicycle injuries resulting in emergency department visits and hospital stays. Includes information by location of patient residence for urban and rural locations.
Author(s): Elizabeth Stranges, Lori Uscher-Pines, Carol Stocks
Date: 06/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on bicycle injuries resulting in emergency department visits and hospital stays. Includes information by location of patient residence for urban and rural locations.
Author(s): Elizabeth Stranges, Lori Uscher-Pines, Carol Stocks
Date: 06/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Hospital Visits in the U.S. for Firearm-Related Injuries, 2009
Provides data on hospital visits for firearm-related injuries in 2009, with information related to assault, intentional self-injury, and unintentional injury. Table 2 includes data by location of patient residence, for urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Alison Evans Cuellar, Elizabeth Stranges, Carol Stocks
Date: 06/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on hospital visits for firearm-related injuries in 2009, with information related to assault, intentional self-injury, and unintentional injury. Table 2 includes data by location of patient residence, for urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Alison Evans Cuellar, Elizabeth Stranges, Carol Stocks
Date: 06/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Rural-Urban Differences in End-of-Life Nursing Home Care: Facility and Environmental Factors
Examines urban-rural difference in end-of-life (EOL) quality of care provided in nursing homes from 2005 to 2007 based on 3 quality measures: in-hospital death, hospice referral before death, and presence of severe pain.
Author(s): Helena Temkin-Greener, Nan Tracy Zheng, Dana B. Mukamel
Citation: Gerontologist, 52(3), 335-344
Date: 06/2012
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Examines urban-rural difference in end-of-life (EOL) quality of care provided in nursing homes from 2005 to 2007 based on 3 quality measures: in-hospital death, hospice referral before death, and presence of severe pain.
Author(s): Helena Temkin-Greener, Nan Tracy Zheng, Dana B. Mukamel
Citation: Gerontologist, 52(3), 335-344
Date: 06/2012
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Osteopathic Physicians and International Medical Graduates in the Rural Primary Care Physician Workforce
Provides state-level and national analyses of rural osteopathic (DO) and international medical graduate (IMG) primary care physicians by rural/urban location.
Author(s): Meredith A. Fordyce, Mark P. Doescher, Frederick M. Chen, L. Gary Hart
Citation: Family Medicine, 44(6), 396-403
Date: 06/2012
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Provides state-level and national analyses of rural osteopathic (DO) and international medical graduate (IMG) primary care physicians by rural/urban location.
Author(s): Meredith A. Fordyce, Mark P. Doescher, Frederick M. Chen, L. Gary Hart
Citation: Family Medicine, 44(6), 396-403
Date: 06/2012
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Serving Rural Medicare Beneficiaries
Chapter five of MedPAC's Report to Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System. Covers rural Medicare beneficiaries, access to health services, rural vs urban coverage of care, health care quality in rural areas, and rural payment adjustments.
Date: 06/2012
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Chapter five of MedPAC's Report to Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System. Covers rural Medicare beneficiaries, access to health services, rural vs urban coverage of care, health care quality in rural areas, and rural payment adjustments.
Date: 06/2012
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Emergency Department Visits and Inpatient Hospital Stays for All-Terrain-Vehicle-Related Injuries, 2009
Provides data on emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations for ATV-related injuries. Table 1 lists ED visits by location of patient residence, for urban and rural areas. Figure 2 shows the rate of ATV-related ED visits for rural compared to urban areas.
Author(s): Josh Breslau, Elizabeth Stranges, Matthew Gladden, Herbert Wong
Date: 05/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations for ATV-related injuries. Table 1 lists ED visits by location of patient residence, for urban and rural areas. Figure 2 shows the rate of ATV-related ED visits for rural compared to urban areas.
Author(s): Josh Breslau, Elizabeth Stranges, Matthew Gladden, Herbert Wong
Date: 05/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Pediatric Cancer Hospitalizations, 2009
Provides data on hospital stays for cancer care for children under 18 years of age. Table 2 includes information by location of patient residence for rural and urban areas, for cancer-related stays and all other hospitalizations.
Author(s): Rebecca Anhang Price, Elizabeth Stranges, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 05/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on hospital stays for cancer care for children under 18 years of age. Table 2 includes information by location of patient residence for rural and urban areas, for cancer-related stays and all other hospitalizations.
Author(s): Rebecca Anhang Price, Elizabeth Stranges, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 05/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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