Website Search Results for: rural referral center
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Date: Jun 15, 2022
For the 240,000 rural Americans with complete kidney failure, it's likely that very few knew they even had kidney disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, kidney disease is usually silent; 90% of people with kidney disease don't know they have it. With research pointing to the high costs of kidney disease for pediatric and adult patients alike — mostly covered by Medicare — experts and researchers discuss rural disparities around access to disease-stabilizing treatment and to renal replacement therapies. - The Rural Monitor
...center handles that disparity differently," he said. "Kidney transplantation is still underutilized and especially for eligible rural patients. We need to further look into this disparity and maybe that can start with looking more closely...
Added: Jul 25, 2024
Tooth B.U.D.D.S. offers free, school-based preventive dental services to children in two rural Arizona counties.
...rural Gila Valley region of southern Arizona. At the time, Greenlee County was home to the highest number of children in the state reporting that they had not seen a dentist in the past year...
Reviewed: Jul 6, 2020
A pay-for-outcomes approach that uses community health workers to ensure at-risk community members receive needed evidence-based health and social services.
...Centers for Disease Control grant . Starting in October of 2014, the program moved into the launch phase with operational funding provided by a Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Network Development grant followed...
Reviewed: Oct 2, 2023
Cavity Free at Three (CF3) works to improve access to preventive oral health for pregnant women and young children within frontier and rural Colorado communities.
...referrals Continued technical assistance support after training Regular updates on the latest research about children's oral health Provider resources supporting patient education Medical provider certification required by Medicaid Results The Centers for Disease Control...
Date: Feb 20, 2019
An Alabama nonprofit organization and a North Carolina rural health district share how they leverage public funding for quality improvement and rural network development activities that provide unique patient education opportunities for chronic disease prevention and self-management. - The Rural Monitor
...Center (FQHC), a social service agency, and a quality improvement team member from a local hospital's parent organization for monthly meetings focused on innovations directed at providing care for the underinsured/uninsured patients...
Reviewed: Aug 1, 2022
Atlantic General Hospital's patient centered medical home program reduced hospital admission rates, emergency department visits, and total cost of care while better accommodating patients of their 7 rural clinics in eastern Maryland and southern Delaware.
...rural clinics located throughout Worcester County in Maryland and Sussex County in southern Delaware. Through a medical team trained in care coordination, AGH's PCMH program provides primary care patients with health literacy education, chronic...
Reviewed: Jun 21, 2024
To reach out to adults living in rural West Central Missouri, HCC Network organizes Project Connect events, daylong resource fairs that offer free public health and human services.
...Rural Network Leads the Way with Intentional Collaboration . Along with their many other programs, HCC Network has organized Project Connect events since 2015 to promote access to community services. Based on Missouri's Project Homeless...
Reviewed: Nov 12, 2024
Issues to consider when designing and implementing rural transportation programs for older adults.
...referral resource that connects people to local transportation programs and services. Rides in Sight is a free searchable database on transportation programs for older adults and people with visual impairments. For information on approaches...
Reviewed: Aug 15, 2024
A community health worker-based Chronic Care Management program implemented in a 3-state area of Appalachia has a sustainability track record due to insurance payer support.
...centers. As of July 2024, the community health worker-based Chronic Care Management program has expanded to 31 rural counties, with recent implementation in several urban settings. Data analysis has revealed organizations who most successfully...
Date: Sep 5, 2018
As more federal dollars are directed toward the opioid crisis, three communities use grant funds for treatment and recovery care coordination in court, prisons, and the homes of new moms. - The Rural Monitor
...Center (BVHC) and also serves as the project director for their opioid program. Because having OUD while pregnant can hurt unborn children, and lifestyles of those who abuse opioids can lead to child neglect, BVHC...