Rural Health
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Prioritizing the Expansion of Electronic Medical Record Interoperability Software to Rural Health Care Systems
Policy position paper focused on implementing electronic medical record (EMR) interoperability at rural facilities. Offers policy recommendations to improve rural EMR interoperability.
Author(s): Dennis Boynton, Morgan Block, Madeline Merwin, et al.
Date: 05/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Policy position paper focused on implementing electronic medical record (EMR) interoperability at rural facilities. Offers policy recommendations to improve rural EMR interoperability.
Author(s): Dennis Boynton, Morgan Block, Madeline Merwin, et al.
Date: 05/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Hospice: CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19
Outlines specific regulatory waivers and Medicare flexibilities for hospice providers issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes information on payments for COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics. Identifies whether each waiver or flexibility has been terminated, will end at the conclusion of the public health emergency, or has become permanent.
Date: 05/2023
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Outlines specific regulatory waivers and Medicare flexibilities for hospice providers issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes information on payments for COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics. Identifies whether each waiver or flexibility has been terminated, will end at the conclusion of the public health emergency, or has become permanent.
Date: 05/2023
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Home Health Agencies: CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19
Outlines specific regulatory waivers and Medicare flexibilities for home health agencies issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes information on whether each waiver or flexibility has been terminated, will end at the conclusion of the public health emergency, or has become permanent.
Date: 05/2023
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Outlines specific regulatory waivers and Medicare flexibilities for home health agencies issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes information on whether each waiver or flexibility has been terminated, will end at the conclusion of the public health emergency, or has become permanent.
Date: 05/2023
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Mental Health Visits via Telecommunications for Rural Health Clinics & Federally Qualified Health Centers
Details regulatory changes for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) regarding mental health visits provided through real-time audio-video and audio-only technologies. Includes information on coding for RHC and FQHC claims, in-person mental health visit requirements, and exceptions to the in-person requirement.
Date: 05/2023
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Details regulatory changes for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) regarding mental health visits provided through real-time audio-video and audio-only technologies. Includes information on coding for RHC and FQHC claims, in-person mental health visit requirements, and exceptions to the in-person requirement.
Date: 05/2023
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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FY 2022 Mississippi State Health Plan
Offers criteria and standards for health-related activities in Mississippi which require Certificate of Need review. Features sections on workforce, long-term care, mental health, perinatal care, acute care, rehabilitation services, and other services. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organization: Mississippi State Department of Health
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Offers criteria and standards for health-related activities in Mississippi which require Certificate of Need review. Features sections on workforce, long-term care, mental health, perinatal care, acute care, rehabilitation services, and other services. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organization: Mississippi State Department of Health
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Increased Wellness and Economic Return of Universal Broadband Infrastructure: A Telehealth Case Study of Ten Southern Rural Counties
Estimates the economic and health impacts of increased rural telehealth availability were broadband infrastructure and services universally available in 10 rural counties across Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi. Calculates savings resulting from emergency department visits, lost productivity, preventable admissions, readmissions, and transportation costs for a variety of health conditions, and examines costs and strategies for increasing broadband infrastructure availability.
Author(s): Ry Marcattilio, Christopher Mitchell
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) Community Broadband Networks Initiative, Southern Rural Black Women's Initiative (SRBWI)
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Estimates the economic and health impacts of increased rural telehealth availability were broadband infrastructure and services universally available in 10 rural counties across Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi. Calculates savings resulting from emergency department visits, lost productivity, preventable admissions, readmissions, and transportation costs for a variety of health conditions, and examines costs and strategies for increasing broadband infrastructure availability.
Author(s): Ry Marcattilio, Christopher Mitchell
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) Community Broadband Networks Initiative, Southern Rural Black Women's Initiative (SRBWI)
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Population Aging and Heat Exposure in the 21st Century: Which U.S. Regions Are at Greatest Risk and Why?
Analyzes the 2050 projected heat exposure alongside the current and 2050 projected size and distribution of the 69 and older population to identify populations and regions at greatest risk for increasing heat exposure. Identifies rural areas at greatest risk of increasing heat and an aging population. Discusses the efficacy of various policy measures and infrastructure needs of various regions to deal with the impacts of increasing heat on the older adult population.
Author(s): Deborah Carr, Giacomo Falchetta, Ian Sue Wing
Citation: Gerontologist, 64(3)
Date: 04/2023
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Analyzes the 2050 projected heat exposure alongside the current and 2050 projected size and distribution of the 69 and older population to identify populations and regions at greatest risk for increasing heat exposure. Identifies rural areas at greatest risk of increasing heat and an aging population. Discusses the efficacy of various policy measures and infrastructure needs of various regions to deal with the impacts of increasing heat on the older adult population.
Author(s): Deborah Carr, Giacomo Falchetta, Ian Sue Wing
Citation: Gerontologist, 64(3)
Date: 04/2023
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Promoting Disposal of Left-Over Opioids After Surgery in Rural Communities: A Qualitative Description Study
Evaluates factors influencing opioid disposal after surgery among 30 patients in rural communities in Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming. Identifies barriers and facilitators of opioid disposal, including awareness and engagement, perceived risks of keeping left-over opioids, convenience of disposal, and motivators of intentional nondisposal.
Author(s): Lyen C. Huang, Jordan E. Johnson, Josh Bleicher, et al.
Citation: Health Education & Behavior, 50(2), 281-289
Date: 04/2023
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Evaluates factors influencing opioid disposal after surgery among 30 patients in rural communities in Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming. Identifies barriers and facilitators of opioid disposal, including awareness and engagement, perceived risks of keeping left-over opioids, convenience of disposal, and motivators of intentional nondisposal.
Author(s): Lyen C. Huang, Jordan E. Johnson, Josh Bleicher, et al.
Citation: Health Education & Behavior, 50(2), 281-289
Date: 04/2023
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Challenges and Recommendations for Improving Access to Evidence-Based COPD Management among Rural Veterans: Rural Primary Care Provider Perspectives
Highlights a study on the perspectives of primary care providers serving rural veterans on the challenges of providing evidence-based COPD management care in rural communities. Details key barriers and makes policy recommendations.
Author(s): Talitha Wilson, R. Adams Dudley, Ken M. Kunisaki, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 38, 2843-2845
Date: 04/2023
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Highlights a study on the perspectives of primary care providers serving rural veterans on the challenges of providing evidence-based COPD management care in rural communities. Details key barriers and makes policy recommendations.
Author(s): Talitha Wilson, R. Adams Dudley, Ken M. Kunisaki, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 38, 2843-2845
Date: 04/2023
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The Value of Rural Independent Living
Presents a Photovoice project evaluating rural community outreach for Centers for Independent Living along the themes of inclusion, raising awareness, being in community, community connections, and rural community living and values.
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living, University of Montana: Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities
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Presents a Photovoice project evaluating rural community outreach for Centers for Independent Living along the themes of inclusion, raising awareness, being in community, community connections, and rural community living and values.
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living, University of Montana: Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities
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