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All-Cause Readmissions Following Hospital Stays for Patients With Malnutrition, 2013
Provides information on the 30-day rate of readmissions following an initial inpatient hospital stay for patients with malnutrition. Figure 2 and Table 1 include readmission rates by location of patient's residence for metropolitan and nonmetro areas.
Author(s): Kathryn R. Fingar, Audrey J. Weiss, Marguerite L. Barrett, et al.
Date: 12/2016
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Medicare Value-Based Payment Models: Participation Challenges and Available Assistance for Small and Rural Practices
Identifies challenges faced by small and rural physician practices when participating in Medicare's new value-based payment models, and groups them into five key areas: financial resources and risk management, health IT and data, population health management care delivery, quality and efficiency performance measurement and reporting, and effects of model participation and managing compliance with requirements. Also identifies two types of organizations, partner and non-partner, along with the services they provide, that can help small and rural practices overcome these challenges.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 12/2016
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Burn-Related Hospital Inpatient Stays and Emergency Department Visits, 2013
Provides data on burn-related hospital inpatient stays and emergency department (ED) visits. Figure 3 lists data on ED visits by location of patient's residence for metropolitan areas and for micropolitan and noncore (rural) areas.
Author(s): Kimberly W. McDermott, Audrey J. Weiss, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 12/2016
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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A Glance at the Age Structure and Labor Force Participation of Rural America
Provides data and charts comparing the the age distribution for rural and urban areas. Also includes rural-urban comparison of labor force participation, earnings, and educational attainment, with information by age and sex.
Author(s): Jennifer Cheeseman Day, Donald Hays, Adam Smith
Date: 12/2016
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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A Comparison of Rural and Urban America: Household Income and Poverty
Provides an overview of rural and urban income and poverty levels, based on 2011-2015 American Community Survey data. Includes rural-urban data on these topics by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and region.
Author(s): Alemayehu Bishaw, Kirby G. Posey
Date: 12/2016
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Defining Rural at the U.S. Census Bureau
An overview of how the Census Bureau has defined rural in the past, the current way urban/rural areas are identified by the Census, and the relationship between decennial censuses, the American Community Survey (ACS), and geography.
Author(s): Michael Ratcliffe, Charlynn Burd, Kelly Holder, Alison Fields
Date: 12/2016
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Homes on the Range: Homeownership Rates Are Higher in Rural America
Discusses rural homeownership and includes maps showing homeownership rates for rural and urban counties, based on 2011-2015 American Community Survey data.
Author(s): Christopher Mazur
Date: 12/2016
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Life Off the Highway: A Snapshot of Rural America
Provides an overview of rural areas based on 2011-2015 American Community Survey statistics. Topics addressed include land area, population, and levels of rurality by county.
Author(s): Alison Fields, Kelly Ann Holder, Charlynn Burd
Date: 12/2016
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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The Foreign-Born by Urban-Rural Status of Counties: 2011-2015
Compares foreign-born population in mostly urban, mostly rural, and completely rural counties, based on data from the 2011-2015 American Community Survey.
Author(s): Thomas Gryn
Date: 12/2016
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Beyond the Farm: Rural Industry Workers in America
Provides data on employment by industry in completely rural counties. Includes maps showing county-level employment in different sectors, including a map focused on rural employment in educational services, healthcare, and social assistance.
Author(s): Lynda Laughlin
Date: 12/2016
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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