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1. Essential Research Issues in Rural Health: The State Rural Health Directors' Perspective - Resources
Date: Mar 2002

Focuses on the key issues confronting state rural health directors. The major research issues identified were workforce, mental health, EMS, telemedicine, and a lack of local data.

...medical services · Health workforce · Mental health · Policy · Research methods and resources · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

2. Information Technology and Rural Health Networks: An Overview of Network Practices - Resources
Date: Apr 2004

Describes how rural health networks are using information technology (IT), when IT solutions should be explored, and the future of IT for rural health networks. Based on interviews with 15 rural health networks that received Rural Health Network Development Grants.

...Analysis Tagged as Health information technology · Healthcare networks · Technology for health and human services · Telehealth...

3. FCC Rural Health Care Support Mechanism: Second Report and Order, Order on Reconsiderations, & Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Resources
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...

4. Health Information Technology: HHS is Taking Steps to Develop a National Strategy - Resources
Date: May 2005

Overview of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services efforts to develop a national health information technology (IT) strategy. Includes some information on rural health IT activities.

...Date 05/2005 Type Document Organization Government Accountability Office Tagged as Health information technology · Policy · Telehealth...

5. Rural and Frontier Mental and Behavioral Health Care: Barriers, Effective Policy Strategies, Best Practices - Resources
Date: 2006

Reports on the mental health and substance abuse needs of people living in rural and frontier areas. Discusses barriers, model programs, policy strategies, and telehealth. Also addresses the role that State Offices of Rural Health and other state and local organizations can play in rural behavioral health service delivery.

...telehealth. Also addresses the role that State Offices of Rural Health and other state and local...

6. Defining the Term "Frontier Area" for Programs Implemented through the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth - Resources
Date: May 2006

An expert panel report to the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Provides an overview of current frontier definitions and describes the process used to develop a new frontier area definition that could be applied to telehealth programs.

...Telehealth --- An expert panel report to the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources...

7. The Forgotten Population - Resources
Date: Nov 2006

Describes the use of telehealth and home-based healthcare interventions to address a mental health crisis among elderly Americans in rural areas.

...telehealth and home-based healthcare interventions to address a mental health crisis among elderly Americans...

8. Implementation of Telepharmacy in Rural Hospitals: Potential for Improving Medication Safety - Resources
Date: Dec 2008

Describes successful telepharmacy activities being implemented in rural hospitals and analyzes policy issues related to the implementation of telepharmacy projects in rural hospitals.

...drugs · Policy · Telehealth · Arkansas · Idaho · Minnesota · Montana · North Dakota · Oklahoma · South Dakota · Texas · Utah · Washington...

9. Rationale and Design: Telepsychology Service Delivery for Depressed Elderly Veterans - Resources
Date: Apr 2009

Describes a study and medical trial to provide telepsychology services for depressed, elderly veterans living in rural America.

...Trials, 10, 22 Date 04/2009 Type Document Tagged as Elderly population · Mental health · Telehealth · Veterans...

10. Bringing Broadband to Rural America: Report on a Rural Broadband Strategy - Resources
Date: May 2009

Describes a comprehensive rural broadband strategy proposed to Congress and recommendations for improving inter-agency coordination of broadband policies. Covers initiatives for assessing broadband needs in rural areas and for specific federal agency programs and resources to overcome the obstacles that currently impede rural broadband deployment.

...Michael J. Copps Date 05/2009 Type Document Organization Federal Communications Commission Tagged as Broadband · Policy · Telehealth...