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7961. Medicare Telehealth: Actions Needed to Strengthen Oversight and Help Providers Educate Patients on Privacy and Security Risks - Resources
Date: Sep 2022

Analyzes 2019 and 2020 Medicare claims data to explore the utilization of telehealth services before and after the implementation of regulatory flexibilities and waivers in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Describes efforts taken by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to identify and monitor risks posed by Medicare telehealth waivers, as well as a change made to the enforcement of regulations governing patients' protected health information during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Offers three recommendations to CMS to strengthen oversight and assess the quality of telehealth services and one recommendation regarding assistance to providers to explain the privacy and security risks of telehealth to patients.

...health information during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Offers three recommendations to CMS to strengthen...

7962. Characterization of Mental Illness Among US Coal Miners - Resources
Date: May 2021

Describe the prevalence of and risk factors for mental illness among 2,808 active and former coal miners from central Appalachia who received clinical care at Stone Mountain Health Services Black Lung Clinic between 2018-2020. Features statistics with breakdowns by degree of depression, pulmonary risk factors, and length of time spent working as a miner.

...Health screening · Mental health conditions · Occupational health and safety · Statistics and data · Suicide and suicide...

7963. AstraZeneca Foundation CHANGE Program - Funding
Deadline: May 5, 2026

Funding to improve access to quality healthcare for people experiencing disadvantages due to geographic location or other barriers.

...Health disparities · Health screening · Networking and collaboration · Poverty · Social determinants of health · Wellness, health promotion...

7964. Rural Health System Administrator Perspectives on Pharmacists' Role in Collaborative Drug Therapy Management - Resources
Date: Jan 2026

Examines the impact of pharmacist-led collaborative drug therapy modification (CDTM) on access to patient care in rural Georgia. Utilizes interview feedback from 7 primary healthcare system administrators regarding CDTM benefits and barriers, such as patient access to care, interprofessional collaboration among healthcare professionals, pharmacist knowledge and scope of practice, financial impacts, and more.

...Health System Administrator Perspectives on Pharmacists' Role in Collaborative Drug Therapy Management --- Examines the impact...

7965. A Community-Driven Intervention in Tuftonboro, New Hampshire, Succeeds in Altering Water Testing Behavior - Resources
Date: Dec 2015

Reports on a community-based program coordinating with state-level programs to identify well water contaminants in rural Tuftonboro, New Hampshire. Discusses the different contaminates, their sources, and the potential health effects they cause. Presents research on community engagement and models for community-level interventions.

...Health, 78(5), 30-39 12/2015 Community engagement and volunteerism · Environmental health · Public health · Statistics...

7966. Health Care Transparency: CMS Needs More Information on Hospital Pricing Data Completeness and Accuracy - Resources
Date: Oct 2024

Provides an overview of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hospital price transparency requirements before and after 2024 updates to the requirements. Describes users' experiences with hospital pricing data before the 2024 updates. Examines CMS's enforcement of hospital price transparency requirements and offers recommendations to CMS regarding the sufficiency and accuracy of the data reported. Table 3 compares CMS enforcement actions by hospitals' rural or urban designation between 2021 and 2023.

...Health Care Transparency: CMS Needs More Information on Hospital Pricing Data Completeness and Accuracy --- Provides...

7967. American Heart Association Midwest Rural Communities Grant - Funding
Deadline: Jan 30, 2026

Grants for rural organizations working outside of healthcare but interested in supporting community health in the Midwest Region.

...health and safety · Tobacco use · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas...

7968. How Rural Hospitals Are Strengthening Heart and Stroke Care - News
Date: Jun 2, 2026

Describes the American Heart Association's Rural Health Care Outcomes Accelerator, a program designed to assist rural hospitals with implementing evidence-based heart disease and stroke care. The 3-year free program includes access to resources, peer-learning and collaboration, and the AHA's Get With The Guidelines program. Highlights improved outcomes at hospitals across the country as part of participation in the program. Enrollment is open through June 2028. Source: National Rural Health Association.

...Health Association. --- How Rural Hospitals Are Strengthening Heart and Stroke Care National Rural Health Association...

7969. The 340B Prime Vendor Program - Resources
Reviewed: Oct 2025

Serves as the contractor for the Health Resources and Services Administration 340B Prime Vendor Program. Provides access to discounted medications, education, and compliance needs to nearly 40,000 health centers and hospitals that serve vulnerable populations.

...Health Resources and Services Administration 340B Prime Vendor Program. Provides access to discounted medications, education...

7970. Ambulance Deserts: Geographic Disparities in the Provision of Ambulance Services - Resources
Date: May 2023

Chartbook presenting data on ambulance deserts from 41 states in 2021-2022, and identifying places and people that are more than 25 minutes from an ambulance station. Include maps of ambulance desert locations and health care facility locations for every state with available data, and documents coverage gaps in the provision of ambulance services across geographic areas across the United States.

...Health Research Center Access · Appalachia · Emergency medical services · Emergency medical technicians and paramedics · Funding · Health...