Rural Health
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An Advanced Dental Therapist in Rural Minnesota: Jodi Hager's Case Study
Presents a case study of a dental therapy practice in rural Minnesota. Discusses the practice's productivity, workflow and scheduling, and its effect on oral health access in the area.
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organization: Apple Tree Dental
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Presents a case study of a dental therapy practice in rural Minnesota. Discusses the practice's productivity, workflow and scheduling, and its effect on oral health access in the area.
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organization: Apple Tree Dental
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The Lonely Rural Funder's Guide to Networking
Blog post examining the benefits of networking and encouraging rural funders to employ a type of creative thinking that is different from that used by urban philanthropic organizations. Includes ideas for promoting networking for rural healthcare institutions.
Author(s): Allen Smart
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organization: Exponent Philanthropy
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Blog post examining the benefits of networking and encouraging rural funders to employ a type of creative thinking that is different from that used by urban philanthropic organizations. Includes ideas for promoting networking for rural healthcare institutions.
Author(s): Allen Smart
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organization: Exponent Philanthropy
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Impact of Home Remediation and Household Education on Indoor Air Quality, Respiratory Visits and Symptoms in Alaska Native Children
Describes the results of an intervention providing education and household indoor air quality remediation for Alaska Native households with children 1 to 12 years of age with lung conditions. Assesses the impact on indoor air quality, respiratory symptoms, and lower respiratory tract infection clinical visits.
Author(s): Rosalyn Singleton, Aaron J. Salkoski, Lisa Bulkow, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 77(1)
Date: 02/2018
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Describes the results of an intervention providing education and household indoor air quality remediation for Alaska Native households with children 1 to 12 years of age with lung conditions. Assesses the impact on indoor air quality, respiratory symptoms, and lower respiratory tract infection clinical visits.
Author(s): Rosalyn Singleton, Aaron J. Salkoski, Lisa Bulkow, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 77(1)
Date: 02/2018
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Rural Child Welfare Practice
Issue brief discussing the needs and concerns of rural children and families, including healthcare and social services. Examines factors linked to child maltreatment, such as poverty, violence, and substance use, and features descriptions of successful programs designed to promote child welfare in rural areas of Montana, South Dakota, Kansas, and Colorado, as well as Appalachian Ohio and Kentucky.
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Issue brief discussing the needs and concerns of rural children and families, including healthcare and social services. Examines factors linked to child maltreatment, such as poverty, violence, and substance use, and features descriptions of successful programs designed to promote child welfare in rural areas of Montana, South Dakota, Kansas, and Colorado, as well as Appalachian Ohio and Kentucky.
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Identifying a Core Set of Rural-Relevant Measures for Hospital and Ambulatory Settings
Describes selection criteria and processes used to create a draft core set of measures, lists the measures, and describes measurement gap areas identified by the Measures Applications Partnership Rural Health Workgroup, a public-private partnership of healthcare stakeholders. First in a series of 3 reports documenting the Workgroup's continuing efforts.
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organization: National Quality Forum MAP Rural Health Advisory Workgroup
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Describes selection criteria and processes used to create a draft core set of measures, lists the measures, and describes measurement gap areas identified by the Measures Applications Partnership Rural Health Workgroup, a public-private partnership of healthcare stakeholders. First in a series of 3 reports documenting the Workgroup's continuing efforts.
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organization: National Quality Forum MAP Rural Health Advisory Workgroup
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Rural Family Physicians in Patient Centered Medical Homes Have a Broader Scope of Practice
Results of a study to determine whether rural family physicians in Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) practices have a broader scope of practice than those in non-PCMH practices. Features statistics including physician characteristics and scope of clinical services, with breakdowns by PCMH and non-PCMH and by large rural, small rural, and frontier areas.
Author(s): Lars E. Peterson, Bo Fang
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
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Results of a study to determine whether rural family physicians in Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) practices have a broader scope of practice than those in non-PCMH practices. Features statistics including physician characteristics and scope of clinical services, with breakdowns by PCMH and non-PCMH and by large rural, small rural, and frontier areas.
Author(s): Lars E. Peterson, Bo Fang
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
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Patient Safety and Adverse Events, 2011 and 2014
Reports on patient safety and adverse events and medical or surgical cases that may be at risk for a patient safety or adverse event, based on data from 34 states. Data is for all community, non-rehabilitation hospitals and discharges from all payers, including the uninsured. Includes overall patient safety data for rural and urban hospitals.
Author(s): Pamela L. Owens, Rhona Limcangco, Marguerite L. Barrett, Kevin C. Heslin, Brian J. Moore
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Reports on patient safety and adverse events and medical or surgical cases that may be at risk for a patient safety or adverse event, based on data from 34 states. Data is for all community, non-rehabilitation hospitals and discharges from all payers, including the uninsured. Includes overall patient safety data for rural and urban hospitals.
Author(s): Pamela L. Owens, Rhona Limcangco, Marguerite L. Barrett, Kevin C. Heslin, Brian J. Moore
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Minnesota's Changing Health Insurance Landscape: Results from the 2017 Minnesota Health Access Survey
Analyzes trends from the 2017 Minnesota Health Access Survey to better understand how Minnesotans obtained health insurance. Discusses rural and urban differences in individual health insurance coverage and health insurance coverage rates in isolated rural Minnesota.
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organizations: Minnesota Department of Health, Health Economics Program, State Health Access Data Assistance Center, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health
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Analyzes trends from the 2017 Minnesota Health Access Survey to better understand how Minnesotans obtained health insurance. Discusses rural and urban differences in individual health insurance coverage and health insurance coverage rates in isolated rural Minnesota.
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organizations: Minnesota Department of Health, Health Economics Program, State Health Access Data Assistance Center, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health
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Family Matters in Oral Health: Connecting Children's and Caregivers' Dental Health Habits
Compares data for Colorado children, aged 1 to 14, by parents or caregivers who did and did not see an oral health provider. Examines rural and urban oral health disparities in children, including looking at preventive dental visits and oral health status. Discusses strategies to improve oral health in children.
Author(s): Sara Schmitt
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organizations: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Colorado Health Institute
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Compares data for Colorado children, aged 1 to 14, by parents or caregivers who did and did not see an oral health provider. Examines rural and urban oral health disparities in children, including looking at preventive dental visits and oral health status. Discusses strategies to improve oral health in children.
Author(s): Sara Schmitt
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organizations: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Colorado Health Institute
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Rural Family Physicians Have a Broader Scope of Practice than Urban Family Physicians
Results of a study to determine differences between rural and urban family physicians in scope of practice for clinical and procedural care in 2014 and 2015. Features statistics including physician characteristics and percentages of physicians providing various types of services and care, with breakdowns by metropolitan, large rural, small rural, and frontier areas.
Author(s): Lars E. Peterson, Bo Fang
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
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Results of a study to determine differences between rural and urban family physicians in scope of practice for clinical and procedural care in 2014 and 2015. Features statistics including physician characteristics and percentages of physicians providing various types of services and care, with breakdowns by metropolitan, large rural, small rural, and frontier areas.
Author(s): Lars E. Peterson, Bo Fang
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
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