Rural Health
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Understanding MAT Access in the Context of Unused MAT Capacity in the United States: When Increasing Rural MAT Capacity Is Not Enough
Examines the factors related to buprenorphine prescriptions to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) and the impacts of the federal DATA waiver to increase provider capacity. Utilizes multiple data sources to describe medication-assisted treatment (MAT) capacity, access, barriers, availability of MAT, and service area need in rural areas.
Author(s): Carolyn Carpenedo Mun, Rachel Zambrano, Eileen Tallman, et al.
Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 19, 47
Date: 12/2024
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Examines the factors related to buprenorphine prescriptions to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) and the impacts of the federal DATA waiver to increase provider capacity. Utilizes multiple data sources to describe medication-assisted treatment (MAT) capacity, access, barriers, availability of MAT, and service area need in rural areas.
Author(s): Carolyn Carpenedo Mun, Rachel Zambrano, Eileen Tallman, et al.
Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 19, 47
Date: 12/2024
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Civil Rights and Disparities in Pediatric Healthcare Access for Racial and Ethnic Minority Families in Arizona
Reports on disparities in pediatric healthcare access and quality experienced by racial and ethnic minority families in Arizona. Discusses primary findings based on testimony heard by the Arizona Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and provides suggestions to address civil rights concerns related to pediatric healthcare. Includes findings related to insurance, foster youth, healthcare provider shortages, data collection, and bias, among other topics. Discusses rural and tribal health throughout.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
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Reports on disparities in pediatric healthcare access and quality experienced by racial and ethnic minority families in Arizona. Discusses primary findings based on testimony heard by the Arizona Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and provides suggestions to address civil rights concerns related to pediatric healthcare. Includes findings related to insurance, foster youth, healthcare provider shortages, data collection, and bias, among other topics. Discusses rural and tribal health throughout.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
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Tennessee Child Fatality 2024 Annual Report
Detailed review of deaths of Tennessee children ages 0-17 in 2022. Includes a section on the Sources of Strength program, an initiative to promote mental health and prevent suicides in rural communities.
Additional links: Infographic
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Detailed review of deaths of Tennessee children ages 0-17 in 2022. Includes a section on the Sources of Strength program, an initiative to promote mental health and prevent suicides in rural communities.
Additional links: Infographic
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Perceptions of Substance Use Disorder in Rural Areas: How the Brain Disease Model Impacts Public Stigma
Presents a study on substance use disorder (SUD) stigma in rural communities by comparing the results from a 2020 study to a survey conducted in 2023. Explores rural perceptions in SUD as a legitimate illness and discusses perceptions of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and SUD treatment and recovery.
Author(s): Erin E. Miller, Sarah Schweitzer, Patricia Ahmed, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 24, 3531
Date: 12/2024
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Presents a study on substance use disorder (SUD) stigma in rural communities by comparing the results from a 2020 study to a survey conducted in 2023. Explores rural perceptions in SUD as a legitimate illness and discusses perceptions of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and SUD treatment and recovery.
Author(s): Erin E. Miller, Sarah Schweitzer, Patricia Ahmed, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 24, 3531
Date: 12/2024
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Telehealth Access Points (TAPs) Best Practices Guide
Outlines how communities can create Telehealth Access Points (TAPs), public spaces where individuals can access telehealth appointments. Highlights equipment needed, sanitization procedures, scheduling tools, building community partnerships, and more. Includes links to information about different TAP models and additional resources.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
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Outlines how communities can create Telehealth Access Points (TAPs), public spaces where individuals can access telehealth appointments. Highlights equipment needed, sanitization procedures, scheduling tools, building community partnerships, and more. Includes links to information about different TAP models and additional resources.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
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The Pennsylvania Rural Health Model (PARHM): Fourth Annual Evaluation Report
Evaluates the fourth performance year of the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model (PARHM), an initiative designed to test if global budgets can help rural hospitals improve their financial viability, provide flexibility to meet locally defined community health needs, and reduce overall healthcare spending. Provides an overview of the model and describes the implementation experience of participating hospitals and payers. Presents a descriptive quantitative assessment of financial performance, spending and utilization, access to care, and quality of care outcomes from 2016, the model's baseline, through 2022. Includes three case studies discussing three themes: experiences with global budget reconciliation, behavioral health transformation, and interactions and alignment between PARHM and other value-based care programs.
Additional links: Appendix, Findings at a Glance
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, NORC at the University of Chicago
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Evaluates the fourth performance year of the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model (PARHM), an initiative designed to test if global budgets can help rural hospitals improve their financial viability, provide flexibility to meet locally defined community health needs, and reduce overall healthcare spending. Provides an overview of the model and describes the implementation experience of participating hospitals and payers. Presents a descriptive quantitative assessment of financial performance, spending and utilization, access to care, and quality of care outcomes from 2016, the model's baseline, through 2022. Includes three case studies discussing three themes: experiences with global budget reconciliation, behavioral health transformation, and interactions and alignment between PARHM and other value-based care programs.
Additional links: Appendix, Findings at a Glance
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, NORC at the University of Chicago
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The Effects of Message Framing on US Police Chiefs' Support for Interventions for Opioid Use Disorder: A Randomized Survey Experiment
Examines how U.S. police chiefs frame cultural messages surrounding opioid use disorder interventions and the focus on public health and harm reduction versus public safety. Analyzes data from 276 police chiefs related to overdose prevention centers, Good Samaritan laws, Narcan distribution, collaboration for public health and safety, and acceptance of officers in recovery. Includes demographic breakdowns of police chiefs, such as region, urbanicity, and population per officer.
Author(s): Brandon del Pozo, Saba Rouhani, Amelia Bailey, et al.
Citation: Health & Justice, 12, 50
Date: 12/2024
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Examines how U.S. police chiefs frame cultural messages surrounding opioid use disorder interventions and the focus on public health and harm reduction versus public safety. Analyzes data from 276 police chiefs related to overdose prevention centers, Good Samaritan laws, Narcan distribution, collaboration for public health and safety, and acceptance of officers in recovery. Includes demographic breakdowns of police chiefs, such as region, urbanicity, and population per officer.
Author(s): Brandon del Pozo, Saba Rouhani, Amelia Bailey, et al.
Citation: Health & Justice, 12, 50
Date: 12/2024
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How Community Health Centers Respond to Rural Hospital Closures
Describes how community health centers work to fill gaps in healthcare services and impact the economy when a local rural hospital closes.
Author(s): Nick Widmyer, Lena Ben-Gideon
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
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Describes how community health centers work to fill gaps in healthcare services and impact the economy when a local rural hospital closes.
Author(s): Nick Widmyer, Lena Ben-Gideon
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
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Utilization of Inpatient and Emergency Services by Rural and Urban Medicaid Enrollees
Analyzes differences in healthcare utilization among rural versus urban Medicaid enrollees. Utilizes 2019 Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) Analytic Files data to examine inpatient and emergency department (ED) use by Rural Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) codes of metropolitan, large rural, small rural, and isolated rural Medicaid populations as well as Frontier and Remote Area (FAR) codes. Includes additional demographic breakdowns by age, race/ethnicity, and sex.
Author(s): Hannah Friedman, Kristie Thompson, Lily Wang, Mark Holmes
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Analyzes differences in healthcare utilization among rural versus urban Medicaid enrollees. Utilizes 2019 Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) Analytic Files data to examine inpatient and emergency department (ED) use by Rural Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) codes of metropolitan, large rural, small rural, and isolated rural Medicaid populations as well as Frontier and Remote Area (FAR) codes. Includes additional demographic breakdowns by age, race/ethnicity, and sex.
Author(s): Hannah Friedman, Kristie Thompson, Lily Wang, Mark Holmes
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Rural-Urban Medicaid and CHIP Enrollee Comparisons Using the 2019 T-MSIS Analytic File
Compares urban and rural residents enrolled in fee-for-service or managed care Medicaid, using data from the 2019 Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) Analytic Files (TAF). Features demographics and statistics on Medicaid enrollment, with breakdowns by levels of rurality.
Author(s): Kristie Thompson, Hannah Friedman, Lily Wang, Mark Holmes
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Compares urban and rural residents enrolled in fee-for-service or managed care Medicaid, using data from the 2019 Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) Analytic Files (TAF). Features demographics and statistics on Medicaid enrollment, with breakdowns by levels of rurality.
Author(s): Kristie Thompson, Hannah Friedman, Lily Wang, Mark Holmes
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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