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6711. Incidence of Late Stage Female Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer in Montana - Resources
Date: May 2021

Report highlights rates of cervical, colorectal, and female breast cancer in Montana. Details rates of colorectal cancer in men and women, rates of colorectal cancer, and rates of cancer screening. Includes breakdowns of data by public health region.

...health region. 05/2021 Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services Cancer · Health disparities · Health...

6712. Using State Licensure Data to Assess North Carolina's Health Workforce COVID-19 Response Capacity - Resources
Date: 2021

Assesses the supply of healthcare providers in North Carolina who are able to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, using licensure data merged with population data and numbers of intensive care unit (ICU) beds. Mentions rural throughout. Features county-level maps showing ratios of respiratory therapists, critical care nurses and physicians per 10,000 county population, and ratios of critical care nurses and respiratory therapists to numbers of ICU beds.

...Access · COVID-19 · Health occupations · Health workforce supply and demand · Statistics and data · North Carolina...

6713. Coronavirus Pandemic Highlights Critical Gaps in Rural Internet Access for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers: A Call for Partnership with Medical Libraries - Resources
Date: Oct 2020

Highlights the challenges of reaching migrant and seasonal farmworkers with public health information during the COVID-19 pandemic. Discuses migrants' lack of broadband internet as an inhibitor to migrants' ability to access both healthcare and public health information.

...Association, 108(4), 651-655 10/2020 Agricultural health and safety · Broadband · COVID-19 · Migrants · Public health · Telehealth...

6714. Three Large Scale Surveys Highlight the Complexity of Cervical Cancer Under-Screening Among Women 45-65 Years of Age in the United States - Resources
Date: Jan 2020

Examines cervical cancer screening rates based on data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the Health Center Patient Survey, and the Health Information National Trends Survey. Discusses demographics, including rural and urban location, and screening rates by age, location, education level, race and ethnicity, and insurance coverage.

...Health Center Patient Survey, and the Health Information National Trends Survey. Discusses demographics, including rural...

6715. RHC Cost Reporting 101 Webinar - Resources
Date: Aug 2023

Recording of an August 7, 2023, webinar providing an overview of cost reporting for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). Covers relevant Medicare regulations, differences between provider-based and independent RHC cost reporting, and key cost report drivers. Part of the Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Series.

...Health Clinic Technical Assistance Series . 08/2023 National Association of Rural Health Clinics Healthcare business and finance...

6716. Comprehensive Quality Improvement in Rural Health Care - Resources
Date: Feb 2015

Policy paper addresses comprehensive quality improvement for rural healthcare by incorporating and tailoring strategies from the National Quality Strategy (NQS) aims of better care, healthy people/communities, and affordable care to better suit rural healthcare. Includes four broad steps to help guide rural facilities through the quality improvement process.

...Gretchen Holmes, Mary Smith 02/2015 National Rural Health Association Health workforce · Healthcare quality · Policy · Telehealth...

6717. Use of Telemedicine among Office-Based Physicians, 2021 - Resources
Date: Mar 2023

Details the usage of telemedicine by physicians who are office-based, self-employed or employed by a health system, including their specialty, participation in payment models, satisfaction with telemedicine, and continued use post-pandemic. Provides data on rural and urban physician use of telemedicine tools and platforms integrated with electronic health records (EHR).

...Health Information Technology Access · Clinics · Health information technology · Healthcare facilities · Physicians · Primary care · Reimbursement and payment...

6718. Rural Initiatives Addressing Community Social Needs - Resources
Date: Mar 2021

Describes the role of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in improving population health and addressing social needs in their communities. Profiles two Critical Access Hospital social needs programs: Lakewood Health System's food access initiatives in Minnesota, and Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital's NEK Prosper. Provides an overview of both programs and highlights best practices of each.

...Mental health · Physical activity · Service delivery models · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Minnesota · Vermont...

6719. Rural Residency Training as a Strategy to Address Rural Health Disparities: Barriers to Expansion and Possible Solutions - Resources
Date: Aug 2021

Identifies barriers rural communities face in developing and sustaining graduate medical education programs, and proposes potential solutions including regulatory fixes and legislative action. Includes definitions of key concepts and terminology in the Supplementary Data section.

...Access · Funding · Graduate medical education · Health disparities · Health workforce supply and demand · Legislation and regulations...

6720. Lessons Learned from the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands COVID-19 Response - Resources
Date: Jan 2021

Blog post describing the ways in which public health officials used collaboration, communication, and partnership in their response to COVID-19 in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, Guam, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. Includes information about other health-related challenges faced by these islands.

...Health Officials Infectious diseases · Public health · American Samoa · Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands · Federated...