Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
Status and Future of Health Care Delivery in Rural Wyoming
Provides findings from an analysis of health care service delivery in rural Wyoming. Includes an overview of Wyoming's population and the health care service delivery system. Covers workforce recruitment and retention, the economic impact of the health care system, and other topics.
Additional links: Summary Report
Date: 06/2007
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Provides findings from an analysis of health care service delivery in rural Wyoming. Includes an overview of Wyoming's population and the health care service delivery system. Covers workforce recruitment and retention, the economic impact of the health care system, and other topics.
Additional links: Summary Report
Date: 06/2007
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Substance Abuse Among Rural Youth: A Little Meth and a Lot of Booze
Examines substance abuse among rural youth, with rural-urban comparisons for methamphetamine, Oxycontin, and alcohol abuse.
Date: 06/2007
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Examines substance abuse among rural youth, with rural-urban comparisons for methamphetamine, Oxycontin, and alcohol abuse.
Date: 06/2007
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Rural Families More Likely to be Uninsured and Have Different Sources of Coverage
Examines patterns of health insurance coverage within rural families and compares family-level insurance status for rural and urban families.
Date: 06/2007
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Examines patterns of health insurance coverage within rural families and compares family-level insurance status for rural and urban families.
Date: 06/2007
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Retail Pharmacy Participation in Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans in 2006
Discusses the extent to which retail pharmacies participate in Medicare Part D stand-alone prescription drug plans (PDPs). Includes comparison of pharmacy participation rates among metropolitan and nonmetropolitan pharmacies.
Date: 06/2007
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Discusses the extent to which retail pharmacies participate in Medicare Part D stand-alone prescription drug plans (PDPs). Includes comparison of pharmacy participation rates among metropolitan and nonmetropolitan pharmacies.
Date: 06/2007
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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MedPAC Report to the Congress: Promoting Greater Efficiency in Medicare
Describes the changing beneficiary profile in Medicare and its implications for the program. Examines approaches to promote greater efficiency in the Medicare program. Includes in-depth discussion of the wage index and rural areas.
Date: 06/2007
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Describes the changing beneficiary profile in Medicare and its implications for the program. Examines approaches to promote greater efficiency in the Medicare program. Includes in-depth discussion of the wage index and rural areas.
Date: 06/2007
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Ambulatory Care Sensitive Condition Hospitalizations Among Rural Children
Reports results from a study examining children's inpatient hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs), rural residence, poverty, health insurance, and physician supply. Admission rates for five conditions were examined: asthma, diabetes short-term complications, gastroenteritis, urinary tract infection, and perforated appendix.
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Alana Knudson, Michele Burlew, Gestur Davidson
Date: 06/2007
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Reports results from a study examining children's inpatient hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs), rural residence, poverty, health insurance, and physician supply. Admission rates for five conditions were examined: asthma, diabetes short-term complications, gastroenteritis, urinary tract infection, and perforated appendix.
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Alana Knudson, Michele Burlew, Gestur Davidson
Date: 06/2007
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Ambulance Providers: Costs and Expected Medicare Margins Vary Greatly
Examines the differences in providers' costs of ambulance transports in 2004 and factors that contributed to these differences. Includes information for urban, rural, and super-rural areas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 05/2007
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Examines the differences in providers' costs of ambulance transports in 2004 and factors that contributed to these differences. Includes information for urban, rural, and super-rural areas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 05/2007
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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340B Drug Pricing Program: Results of a Survey of Participating Hospitals
Presents the results of a survey of pharmacy directors at rural hospitals buying discounted outpatient drugs through the 340B program. The purpose was to understand the perspectives of pharmacy directors on the 340B program in general, the financial impact of the program, and which specific program features presented barriers to its broader implementation.
Author(s): Claudia Schur, Karen Cheung, Andrea Radford, Rebecca Slifkin, Marianne Baernholdt
Date: 05/2007
Sponsoring organizations: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis, North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Presents the results of a survey of pharmacy directors at rural hospitals buying discounted outpatient drugs through the 340B program. The purpose was to understand the perspectives of pharmacy directors on the 340B program in general, the financial impact of the program, and which specific program features presented barriers to its broader implementation.
Author(s): Claudia Schur, Karen Cheung, Andrea Radford, Rebecca Slifkin, Marianne Baernholdt
Date: 05/2007
Sponsoring organizations: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis, North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Myocardial Infarction Mortality in Rural and Urban Hospitals: Rethinking Measures of Quality of Care
Compares outcomes for patients treated at rural and urban Iowa hospitals after experiencing a heart attack, using an alternate approach to measuring quality of care.
Author(s): Paul A. James, Pengxiang Li, Marcia M. Ward
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 5(2), 105-111
Date: 04/2007
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Compares outcomes for patients treated at rural and urban Iowa hospitals after experiencing a heart attack, using an alternate approach to measuring quality of care.
Author(s): Paul A. James, Pengxiang Li, Marcia M. Ward
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 5(2), 105-111
Date: 04/2007
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Critical Access Hospital Year 2 Hospital Compare Participation and Quality Measure Results
Examines the second year participation and quality measure results for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare public reporting database for hospital quality measures.
Additional links: Policy Brief, May 2007
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Michele Burlew, Ira Moscovice
Date: 04/2007
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Examines the second year participation and quality measure results for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare public reporting database for hospital quality measures.
Additional links: Policy Brief, May 2007
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Michele Burlew, Ira Moscovice
Date: 04/2007
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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