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7941. HCIA Complex/High-Risk Patient Targeting: First Annual Report - Resources
Date: Nov 2014

Evaluations of 23 Health Care Innovation Awards Round One projects focused on patients with medically complex conditions at high risk for hospitalization, re-hospitalization, emergency department visits, or nursing home stays. Identifies several projects serving rural areas, including programs that use telehealth, in-home care, and various care coordination approaches.

...University of Chicago Care coordination · Health reform · Home health · Medicaid · Medicare · Service delivery models · Telehealth...

7942. Use of the Spatial Access Ratio to Measure Geospatial Access to Emergency General Surgery Services in California - Resources
Date: May 2021

Evaluates the ability of Spatial Access Ratio (SPAR) to identify disparities in emergency general surgery (EGS) access in California. Compares the locations of 238 EGS-capable hospitals to the location of California residents with focus on the socio-demographic characteristics of population size, poverty rate, health insurance coverage, and rural or urban status. Table 2 shows access to EGS hospitals by rurality, among other data. Discusses the use of SPAR to allocate resources differently.

...Access · Health disparities · Health insurance · Hospitals · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Surgery · California...

7943. Emerging Adults Voice their Lived Experience: State of Hawai`i Substance Use System of Care Needs Assessment focused on Emerging Adults - Resources
Date: Dec 2022

Reports on a culturally responsive needs assessment focused on the substance use system in Hawaii and the experiences of emerging adults aged 18 to 29. Discusses qualitative data from behavioral health professionals as well as 24 emerging adults who have lived experiences with substance use disorder (SUD). Includes participants from various geographic areas with quotes from respective participants labeled by their rural or urban location.

...Health, Alcohol & Drug Abuse Division Behavioral health workforce · Culture · Rural-urban differences · Substance use and misuse...

7944. Prevalence and Severity of Alcohol and Cannabis Use Across the Urban-Rural Continuum in the Michigan National Guard - Resources
Date: Mar 2020

Highlights a study on rural and urban differences in alcohol and cannabis use among National Guard members in Michigan. Breaks down data by demographic information, mental health issues, and service characteristics, as well as rural versus urban location.

...Health, 36(2), 234-239 03/2020 Alcohol use · Health disparities · Illicit drug use · Rural-urban...

7945. Independent Evaluation of Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+): Final Annual Report - Resources
Date: Dec 2023

Reports on the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) model, a CMS primary care payment and delivery reform effort that ran from 2017-2021. Outlines key findings from the model, including CPC+ supports to practices, care delivery changes made by practices, impacts on outcomes for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries, and implications for primary care models. Describes the experiences of payers, practices, health IT vendors, and patients. Includes rural references throughout.

...Health information technology · Health reform · Medicare · Primary care · Reimbursement and payment models · Service delivery models...

7946. Fluoride Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors: Adults in Rural Alabama - Resources
Date: Jun 2025

Highlights a study on rural adults knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding fluoride use in water and toothpaste as method of cavity prevention. Bases findings on a survey of 291 adults in Green Hill, Alabama.

...Health, 16 06/2025 Health literacy · Oral health · Public health · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion...

7947. Healthcare Provider Networks Inadequate to Serve All: Causes and Solutions in Pennsylvania - Resources
Date: 2023

Discusses what happens when health plan networks are inadequate to serve their members, why this happens, and what the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania can do to address the problem. Includes a section on provider shortages in rural areas of Pennsylvania, a county-level map showing prevalence of disability in Pennsylvania, and statistics on travel time to appointments and wait times to get an appointment.

...Health Access Network Health workforce supply and demand · Healthcare networks · People with disabilities · Statistics and data...

7948. The State of the Nurse Practitioner Profession, 2020: Results from the National Nurse Practitioner Sample Survey - Resources
Date: 2021

Analyzes data from the 2020 National Sample Survey of Nurse Practitioners to describe the nurse practitioner (NP) workforce in the U.S. Covers education, certification, practice patterns, and compensation, including statistics on NPs who practice in Rural Health Clinics.

...Health Clinics. 2021 American Association of Nurse Practitioners Health workforce supply and demand · Licensure and certification...

7949. Advancing Medicaid Primary Care Population-Based Payment Models: Four Lessons for States - Resources
Date: Jan 2026

Discusses the impact of Medicaid policy, the Rural Health Transformation Program, and reimbursement models on primary healthcare. Discusses population-based payment (PC PBP) and value-based payment (VBP) models, sharing examples from Colorado meant to enhance payments to rural and small primary care practices.

...Health Care Strategies Medicaid · Policy · Primary care · Reimbursement and payment models · Rural Health Transformation Program...

7950. Neighborhood Atlas - Resources
Reviewed: Oct 2025

Provides access to Area Deprivation Index (ADI) information at the Census Block/neighborhood level. Provides rankings of neighborhoods by socioeconomic status disadvantage at the state or national level. Ranking considers the following factors: income, education, employment, and housing quality. Data is also available for download. Information can be used to inform health delivery and policy.

...health delivery and policy. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Social determinants...