Rural Health
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Aging in Rural and Frontier Oregon: Challenges Facing Rural and Frontier Home Health Agencies
Provides an overview of the services and challenges affecting home health agencies offering assistance to the aging population in rural Oregon by county. Includes discussion on healthcare access, home health agency regulation and reimbursement, recruitment and retention of healthcare providers, and physician compliance.
Author(s): Callie Walsh-Bailey, Jamie Horst
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Office of Rural Health
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Provides an overview of the services and challenges affecting home health agencies offering assistance to the aging population in rural Oregon by county. Includes discussion on healthcare access, home health agency regulation and reimbursement, recruitment and retention of healthcare providers, and physician compliance.
Author(s): Callie Walsh-Bailey, Jamie Horst
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Office of Rural Health
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How Migration Impacts Rural America
Identifies five migration patterns that impact rural counties: youth migration, rural exodus, retirement, destination, and university influence. Discusses how different migration patterns impact the need for services, including healthcare. Part of the publication series Population Trends in Post-Recession Rural America.
Author(s): Miranda N. Smith, Richelle L. Winkler, Kenneth M. Johnson
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: Applied Population Laboratory
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Identifies five migration patterns that impact rural counties: youth migration, rural exodus, retirement, destination, and university influence. Discusses how different migration patterns impact the need for services, including healthcare. Part of the publication series Population Trends in Post-Recession Rural America.
Author(s): Miranda N. Smith, Richelle L. Winkler, Kenneth M. Johnson
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: Applied Population Laboratory
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Preparing Nurses for New Roles in Population Health Management
Report based on two meetings of the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice in 2016. Emphasizes changes in policy, legislation, and research to promote nursing's role in leading and practicing population health initiatives and addresses potential changes in nursing education to shift away from illness-focused acute care skills. Includes a section on population health in rural and underserved areas.
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice
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Report based on two meetings of the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice in 2016. Emphasizes changes in policy, legislation, and research to promote nursing's role in leading and practicing population health initiatives and addresses potential changes in nursing education to shift away from illness-focused acute care skills. Includes a section on population health in rural and underserved areas.
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice
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Supply and Distribution of the Behavioral Health Workforce in Rural America
Discusses and compares the provider to population ratios of the behavioral health workforce in metropolitan and nonmetro (micropolitan and non-core) U.S. counties. A state-level analysis of the study is also available with information for all states.
Author(s): Eric H. Larson, Davis G. Patterson, Lisa A. Garberson, C. Holly A. Andrilla
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Discusses and compares the provider to population ratios of the behavioral health workforce in metropolitan and nonmetro (micropolitan and non-core) U.S. counties. A state-level analysis of the study is also available with information for all states.
Author(s): Eric H. Larson, Davis G. Patterson, Lisa A. Garberson, C. Holly A. Andrilla
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Rural Health Information Technology Workforce Curriculum Resources
A collection of curriculum resources educators can adapt to create rural health information technology (HIT) workforce training programs. Developed by Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Rural HIT Workforce Program grantees.
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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A collection of curriculum resources educators can adapt to create rural health information technology (HIT) workforce training programs. Developed by Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Rural HIT Workforce Program grantees.
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Age-Associated Perceptions of Physical Activity Facilitators and Barriers Among Women in Rural Southernmost Illinois
Results of a qualitative study of 14 focus groups in a 7-county rural area, comprising 110 women divided into 4 age groups. Explores the women's narratives, including knowledge of physical activity, behavior, and access to physical activity facilities. Includes demographic information on participants.
Author(s): Kristine Zimmermann, Leslie R. Carnahan, Nadine R. Peacock
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 13
Date: 09/2016
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Results of a qualitative study of 14 focus groups in a 7-county rural area, comprising 110 women divided into 4 age groups. Explores the women's narratives, including knowledge of physical activity, behavior, and access to physical activity facilities. Includes demographic information on participants.
Author(s): Kristine Zimmermann, Leslie R. Carnahan, Nadine R. Peacock
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 13
Date: 09/2016
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Variation in the Rate of Cesarean Section Across U.S. Hospitals, 2013
Provides data on the rate of total and low-risk C-sections across U.S. hospitals in 2013, looking at variations in C-section rates by hospital characteristics. Figure 3 provides data for metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural hospitals.
Author(s): Kamila Mistry, Kathryn R. Fingar, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on the rate of total and low-risk C-sections across U.S. hospitals in 2013, looking at variations in C-section rates by hospital characteristics. Figure 3 provides data for metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural hospitals.
Author(s): Kamila Mistry, Kathryn R. Fingar, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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EHR Contracts Untangled: Selecting Wisely, Negotiating Terms, and Understanding the Fine Print
Acts as a guide for choosing an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system and vendor. Discusses safety and security, system performance, data rights, sharing information, risks and liability, vendor dispute resolution, and how to transition to a new EHRs.
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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Acts as a guide for choosing an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system and vendor. Discusses safety and security, system performance, data rights, sharing information, risks and liability, vendor dispute resolution, and how to transition to a new EHRs.
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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Off the Rails in Rural South Carolina: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Provider Perspectives on the Long-term Health Impact of the Graniteville Train Disaster
Results of interviews with 30 healthcare providers who treated survivors of the 2005 train derailment and chlorine spill in Graniteville, South Carolina. Explores long-term psychological, physical, and social effects of technological disasters on rural communities' health and access to health services, and perspectives of healthcare providers.
Author(s): Lucy Annang Ingram, Chiwoneso Tinago, Robin Estrada, et al.
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 16(3), 3906
Date: 09/2016
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Results of interviews with 30 healthcare providers who treated survivors of the 2005 train derailment and chlorine spill in Graniteville, South Carolina. Explores long-term psychological, physical, and social effects of technological disasters on rural communities' health and access to health services, and perspectives of healthcare providers.
Author(s): Lucy Annang Ingram, Chiwoneso Tinago, Robin Estrada, et al.
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 16(3), 3906
Date: 09/2016
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Characteristics of Hospital Stays Involving Malnutrition, 2013
Reports national estimates of malnutrition during non-maternal and non-neonatal hospital inpatient stays in 2013, with information for six different categories of malnutrition. Includes data by location of patient residence for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Kathryn R. Fingar, Marguerite L. Barret, et al.
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Reports national estimates of malnutrition during non-maternal and non-neonatal hospital inpatient stays in 2013, with information for six different categories of malnutrition. Includes data by location of patient residence for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Kathryn R. Fingar, Marguerite L. Barret, et al.
Date: 09/2016
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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