Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
Prenatal Alcohol and Other Drug Exposures in Child Welfare Study: Final Report
Reports the findings of a study examining 22 child welfare agencies in 5 states to determine how agencies obtain information about prenatal substance exposure (PSE) when a child is involved with the child welfare system and how agencies use PSE information to provide services and support for affected children and their families. Exhibit 4 describes the characteristics and key features of the states and child welfare agencies involved in the study, including a breakdown of rural and urban counties.
Author(s): E. Ingoldsby, T. Richards, K. Usher, et al.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Reports the findings of a study examining 22 child welfare agencies in 5 states to determine how agencies obtain information about prenatal substance exposure (PSE) when a child is involved with the child welfare system and how agencies use PSE information to provide services and support for affected children and their families. Exhibit 4 describes the characteristics and key features of the states and child welfare agencies involved in the study, including a breakdown of rural and urban counties.
Author(s): E. Ingoldsby, T. Richards, K. Usher, et al.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Inequities in the Geographic Accessibility of COVID-19 Biomedical Therapeutic Trials in the United States
Research report examining geographic proximity to COVID-19 biomedical therapeutic trial sites, breaking down U.S. clinical trial data by rural/urban location, age, and race/ethnicity. Charts depict drive times to trial sites for each demographic group, comparing rural and urban populations.
Author(s): Rohan Khazanchi, Samuel D. Powers, Elizabeth T. Rogawski McQuade, Kathleen A. McManus
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine
Date: 09/2021
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Research report examining geographic proximity to COVID-19 biomedical therapeutic trial sites, breaking down U.S. clinical trial data by rural/urban location, age, and race/ethnicity. Charts depict drive times to trial sites for each demographic group, comparing rural and urban populations.
Author(s): Rohan Khazanchi, Samuel D. Powers, Elizabeth T. Rogawski McQuade, Kathleen A. McManus
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine
Date: 09/2021
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An Evaluation of Telehealth Use by Medicare Beneficiaries in 2020
Research brief examining telehealth use for outpatient evaluation and management from January 2019 to December 2020 based on a 20% sample of fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries. Charts monthly trends for in-person and telehealth visits and compares rural and urban telehealth use, offering policy implications related to rural access to services.
Author(s): Chad Ellimoottil, Ziwei Zhu, Rod Dunn, et al.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
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Research brief examining telehealth use for outpatient evaluation and management from January 2019 to December 2020 based on a 20% sample of fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries. Charts monthly trends for in-person and telehealth visits and compares rural and urban telehealth use, offering policy implications related to rural access to services.
Author(s): Chad Ellimoottil, Ziwei Zhu, Rod Dunn, et al.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
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Outcome Comparison of High-Risk Native American Patients Who Did or Did Not Receive Monoclonal Antibody Treatment for COVID-19
Results of a monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatment program for high-risk Native American patients at a rural acute care facility on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in eastern Arizona. Features demographics and statistics comparing 30-day outcomes among patients who did or did not receive mAb treatment between December 2020 and February 2021.
Author(s): Ryan M. Close, T. Shaifer Jones, Christopher Jentoft, James B. McAuley
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 4(9)
Date: 09/2021
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Results of a monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatment program for high-risk Native American patients at a rural acute care facility on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in eastern Arizona. Features demographics and statistics comparing 30-day outcomes among patients who did or did not receive mAb treatment between December 2020 and February 2021.
Author(s): Ryan M. Close, T. Shaifer Jones, Christopher Jentoft, James B. McAuley
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 4(9)
Date: 09/2021
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Asthma Surveillance — United States, 2006–2018
Reports on asthma prevalence by population demographics, poverty level, and geographic location, including rural and metro comparisons. Examines trends based on 2006-2018 data from the National Heath Interview Survey (NHIS), National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
Author(s): Cynthia A. Pate, Hatice S. Zahran, Xiaoting Qin, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 70(5), 1-32
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on asthma prevalence by population demographics, poverty level, and geographic location, including rural and metro comparisons. Examines trends based on 2006-2018 data from the National Heath Interview Survey (NHIS), National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
Author(s): Cynthia A. Pate, Hatice S. Zahran, Xiaoting Qin, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 70(5), 1-32
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reenvisioning Rural America
Examines census tracts designated as micropolitan, small town, and isolated rural by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) code system, offering a typology of tracts based on assets and strengths. Organizes rural census tracts into categories including accessible, energy-rich hubs; high-employment agricultural areas; centers of wealth and health; and more. Includes a data map with information on each category of rural census tract and population, government, and geographic information for each tract.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Urban Institute
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Examines census tracts designated as micropolitan, small town, and isolated rural by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) code system, offering a typology of tracts based on assets and strengths. Organizes rural census tracts into categories including accessible, energy-rich hubs; high-employment agricultural areas; centers of wealth and health; and more. Includes a data map with information on each category of rural census tract and population, government, and geographic information for each tract.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Urban Institute
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Utilization of Z Codes for Social Determinants of Health among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries, 2019
Discusses how Z codes help report and track social determinants of health and reduce health disparities. Describes Z code claim data collected from 2016-2019, including the top 5 Z codes used in 2019 and the propositions of Medicare beneficiaries with Z codes across demographic characteristics. Highlights potential strategies to increase Z code utilization.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Discusses how Z codes help report and track social determinants of health and reduce health disparities. Describes Z code claim data collected from 2016-2019, including the top 5 Z codes used in 2019 and the propositions of Medicare beneficiaries with Z codes across demographic characteristics. Highlights potential strategies to increase Z code utilization.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Federal Data for Conducting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research on Economic Outcomes
Examines 29 federal and federally-funded healthcare data sources relevant to patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) on economic outcomes to find gaps to aid future data collection efforts. Exhibit 2 reports on the overall characteristics for the 29 data sources by data source steward, how the data is collected, aggregation level, observation length, how often the data is collected, observable social determinants of health (SDOH) measures, and observable factors related to health equity, which includes rural-urban status. Exhibit A-2 outlines each characteristic mentioned above for all 29 data sources included in the analysis.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Examines 29 federal and federally-funded healthcare data sources relevant to patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) on economic outcomes to find gaps to aid future data collection efforts. Exhibit 2 reports on the overall characteristics for the 29 data sources by data source steward, how the data is collected, aggregation level, observation length, how often the data is collected, observable social determinants of health (SDOH) measures, and observable factors related to health equity, which includes rural-urban status. Exhibit A-2 outlines each characteristic mentioned above for all 29 data sources included in the analysis.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Drug Use Among American Indian Youth in New Mexico 2019
Fact sheet offering data on current and lifetime drug use trends among American Indian students based on the 2019 New Mexico Youth Risk and Resilience Survey. Discusses impacts of trauma and sources of support on the likelihood of drug use.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center
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Fact sheet offering data on current and lifetime drug use trends among American Indian students based on the 2019 New Mexico Youth Risk and Resilience Survey. Discusses impacts of trauma and sources of support on the likelihood of drug use.
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center
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Medicare Advantage Enrollment Update 2021
Reports on the percentage of rural Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) and other prepaid enrollment plans by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan location, from 2009-2021.
Author(s): Mina Shrestha, Fred Ullrich, Keith Mueller
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Reports on the percentage of rural Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) and other prepaid enrollment plans by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan location, from 2009-2021.
Author(s): Mina Shrestha, Fred Ullrich, Keith Mueller
Date: 09/2021
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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