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931. Hospital Views of Factors Affecting Telemedicine Use
Date: Apr 2015

Discusses the observations of rural and urban hospital representatives, from both hub and spoke locations, regarding the obstacles and driving forces in the development and expansion of telemedicine services.

...04/2015 Type Document Organization RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis Tagged as Hospitals · Telehealth...

932. FCC Rural Health Care Support Mechanism: Second Report and Order, Order on Reconsiderations, & Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Date: Dec 2004

FCC report identifying the expansion of funding for rural telemedicine services to improve the effectiveness of the rural healthcare universal service support mechanism. The mechanism provides discounts to rural healthcare providers to access modern telecommunications for medical and health maintenance purposes. Defines "Rural Area."

...Defines "Rural Area." Date 12/2004 Type Document Organization Federal Communications Commission Tagged as Policy · Telehealth...

933. Rural Veteran Access to Healthcare Services: Investigating the Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Overcoming Spatial Barriers
Date: Apr 2010

Features a study on the use of technology in providing rural veterans' access to healthcare. Focuses on patient demographics, travel distance, and comfort with computer use, among others.

...Health Information Management, 7(Spring), 1f Date 04/2010 Type Document Tagged as Access · Telehealth · Veterans...

934. Defense Health Care: Plans Needed to Ensure Implementation of Required Elements for TRICARE's Managed Care Support Contracts
Date: Feb 2020

Report highlights the Government Accountability Office recommendations for the implementation of changes to the Department of Defense's TRICARE managed support contracts that were required by Congress. Evaluates the specific improvements relating to healthcare delivery and touches on their importance in rural areas.

...Document Organization Government Accountability Office Tagged as Access · Healthcare networks · Healthcare quality · Policy · Telehealth · Veterans...

935. Bridging Gaps in Mental Health Care: Lessons Learned from the Welcome Back Veterans Initiative
Date: 2017

Details a study on the role of privately funded programs filling in the gaps between the Military Health System (MHS), the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), and civilian healthcare providers in providing mental healthcare to veterans returning from deployment.

...Organization RAND Corporation Tagged as Access · Healthcare quality · Mental health · Mental health conditions · Telehealth · Veterans...

936. New Opportunities and Challenges for Teleaudiology Within Department of Veterans Affairs
Date: 2014

Provides an overview of teleaudiology and the delivery of audiological services through telemedicine practice for rural and inner urban areas. Includes discussion on how the Veterans Administration (VA) is researching and incorporating teleaudiology within its healthcare program.

...Development, 51(5), vii-xii Date 2014 Type Document Tagged as Access · Specialty care · Telehealth · Veterans...

937. Beyond Rural Walls: Identifying Impacts and Interdependencies Among Rural and Urban Spaces - A Survey of Literature
Date: Oct 2015

Discusses the economic benefits of broadband distribution and usage in business, education, healthcare, and public safety in rural and urban areas. Describes the interdependencies between rural and urban broadband, and the impact of rural broadband utilization on urban areas.

...Tagged as Access · Broadband · Community and economic development · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

938. Critical Access Hospitals: Views on How Medicare Payment and Other Factors Affect Behavioral Health Services
Date: Jun 2023

Provides an overview of how Medicare payment policies for care provided by Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Explores how CAHs provide behavioral health services in their communities. Summarizes findings from interviews with officials from 10 CAHs, stakeholder organizations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) regarding how Medicare payment policies and other factors affect CAHs' ability to provide behavioral health services.

...Access Hospitals · Legislation and regulations · Medicare · Policy · Reimbursement and payment models · Rural Health Clinics · Telehealth...

939. MedPAC Comment on CMS's Proposed Rule on the Home Health Prospective Payment System for CY 2021
Date: Aug 2020

Comments on a June 30, 2020, Federal Register proposed rule related to Medicare payment policies for home health agencies. Includes comments addressing the use of technology under the Medicare home health benefit and changes to geographic area delineations.

...Commission Tagged as Home health · Legislation and regulations · Medicare · Policy · Reimbursement and payment models · Telehealth...

940. Telemedicine and the Carbon Footprint of Healthcare: An Empirical Analysis of Illinois Counties
Date: Jul 2023

Examines the impact of telemedicine on reducing carbon emissions in Illinois. Provides metro versus nonmetro estimates as well as county-level estimates of carbon emissions savings in both outpatient and hospital settings.

...Tagged as County-by-county data · Environmental health · Hospitals · Outpatient care · Rural-urban differences · Telehealth · Illinois...