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7641. Population-Based Trauma Outcomes - Resources
Date: May 2019

Final report of a committee funded by the Department of Health and Human Services to identify and measure concepts, and prioritize measure gaps for evaluating population-based trauma care outcomes. Includes the framework for evaluating trauma care at a regional or population level comprising access to trauma services, cost and resource use, trauma clinical care, and prevention of trauma. Discusses issues related to rural access to trauma care and potential measures and measure adaptations for rural areas, as well as listing measures developed by the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center.

...Health and Human Services to identify and measure concepts, and prioritize measure gaps for evaluating...

7642. MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System, June 2015 - Resources
Date: Jun 2015

Includes chapters on coordinating Medicare policy across payment models, Part B drug payment policy, value-based incentives for managing Part B drug use, multiple drug use including opioids among Medicare Part D enrollees, hospital short-stays, and new methods of measuring quality of care. Rural hospitals, rural referral centers, and rural patient populations are discussed throughout this report.

...Health Care Delivery System, June 2015 --- Includes chapters on coordinating Medicare policy across payment models...

7643. Tips for Disaster Responders: Understanding Historical Trauma and Resilience When Responding to an Event in Indian Country - Resources
Date: Oct 2022

Describes historical trauma and its impact on Native American populations, and offers guidance for behavioral health responders when engaged in disaster preparedness and response efforts for tribal communities.

...Health Services Administration Behavioral health · Behavioral health workforce · Culture · Emergency preparedness and response · Trauma-informed...

7644. Leveraging Quality Measurement to Improve Rural Health, Telehealth, and Healthcare System Readiness: Final Environmental Scan Report - Resources
Date: Jul 2021

Presents the results of an environmental scan of literature related to barriers and facilitators of rural telehealth for healthcare system readiness, as well as a scan of quality measures relevant to rural telehealth during emergencies. Summarizes policies and practices related to telehealth and the healthcare system, with a focus on federal policy changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

...Health, Telehealth, and Healthcare System Readiness: Final Environmental Scan Report --- Presents the results of an environmental...

7645. Medicare Beneficiaries' Use of Audio-Only Health Care Services - Resources
Date: Dec 2022

Describes the use of audio-only telehealth services among Medicare beneficiaries before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presents data on the use of telehealth by selected demographic characteristics, number of chronic conditions, service type and modality, urbanicity, and outpatient facility provider type.

...Health Care Services --- Describes the use of audio-only telehealth services among Medicare beneficiaries before...

7646. QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Diagnosed Heart Disease, by Urbanization Level and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2020 - Resources
Date: Jun 2022

Bar chart showing heart disease in metropolitan and nonmetro areas for adults overall and by age group for those 18-44, 45-64, and 65 or older.

...Health Interview Survey, United States, 2020 --- Bar chart showing heart disease in metropolitan and nonmetro...

7647. Water and Wastewater in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region: Twentieth Report of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board to the President and Congress of the United States - Resources
Date: Dec 2023

Report discussing drinking water and wastewater needs along the U.S.-Mexico border. Offers recommendations regarding coordination of services for underserved and tribal communities, infrastructure funding, and long-term planning. Discusses issues specific to rural areas, colonias, and tribal communities such as environmental risks, health disparities, and more. Lists federal funding sources.

...health · Funding · Health disparities · Infrastructure · Networking and collaboration · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data...

7648. Drug Overdose in Rural America as a Public Health Issue - Resources
Reviewed: May 2025

Provides a brief overview of drug overdose risk in rural areas, along with relevant CDC resources and reports.

...Health Issue --- Provides a brief overview of drug overdose risk in rural areas, along with...

7649. The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (P.L.115-271): Medicare Provisions - Resources
Date: Jan 2019

Provides a section-by-section description of Medicare provisions in the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (SUPPORT Act). Addresses rural in two sections: Section 6083 seeks to expand access to addiction treatment in Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics by paying for training costs to obtain a DATA waiver to furnish OUD treatment; Section 6042 authorizes a demonstration project testing expanded access to MAT drugs through teams with a primary care provider.

...Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics by paying for training costs to obtain a DATA...

7650. Ways and Means Republican Members Share Commitment to Value-Based Health Care and Outline Priorities For Medicare Innovation Hub - Resources
Date: Apr 2025

An April 2025 letter from the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means majority members regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center (CMMI). Offers considerations for new and existing models related to promoting value, improving care in rural and underserved communities, and incorporating public input.

...Health Care and Outline Priorities For Medicare Innovation Hub --- An April 2025 letter from the U.S. House...