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Arkansas Resources

Dashboard: Arkansas Healthcare Expenditures
Interactive dashboard providing data on medical, pharmacy, and dental expenditures in Arkansas, utilizing the Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative's All-Payer Claims Database for the years 2021-2023. Allows sorting by year, type of coverage, and type of service for individuals, total expenditures, or average annualized expenditures. Breaks down data at the county level by sex, age, payer type, and race/ethnicity.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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FY 2024: HRSA's Rural Health Grants – Arkansas Fact Sheet
HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy investments in Arkansas in Fiscal Year 2024. Lists grant recipients, award amounts, award recipient locations, and congressional district.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Dashboard: Arkansas Primary Care Physician Workforce
Dashboard providing data on primary care physicians (PCPs) in Arkansas, utilizing 2019-2021 Arkansas State Medical Board and Arkansas Healthcare Initiative All-Payer Claims Database (APCD) data. Provides county-by-county data on PCP distribution, demographics, and payer mix.
Date: 10/2024
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Dashboard: Acute Behavioral Health Events Along the Birthing Journey in Arkansas
Provides data on acute behavioral health events, including mental health and substance abuse diagnoses, among Arkansas mothers, utilizing 2019-2022 Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative (HTI) data. Features clinical, demographic, and payer data associated with patients and individual encounters, recurring encounters, and outpatient visits, and can be sorted by region and county.
Date: 10/2024
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Data Watch: Arkansas Roadway Fatalities, 2016-2022
Infographic offering data on traffic fatalities in Arkansas. Includes county-level data on fatalities, noting rural and urban differences.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Age-Friendly Health Systems Integration into Rural Primary Care Clinics: A Journey of One Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program
Examines implementation of the Age-Friendly Health Systems (AFHS) 4Ms Framework in rural Arkansas primary care clinics. Details program aspects related to workforce training, workplace culture, and resource provision and discusses evidence-based approaches to implementation. Provides data on the AFHS 4Ms Framework's impact on patient engagement and healthcare quality for older adults in rural settings.
Author(s): Leah Tobey-Moore, Katherine Scalzo, Stacie Massey, Robin McAtee
Citation: INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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Arkansas Hospitals, 2024
Map of Arkansas identifying the name and location of acute care hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, and Rural Emergency Hospitals.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organizations: Arkansas Center for Health Statistics, Arkansas Department of Health
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Rural Community Health Worker Programs: Proving Value and Finding Sustainability
Features four rural healthcare organizations describing the impact of their community health worker (CHW) programs and strategies for sustaining them. Discusses CHW roles, activities, reimbursement options, and more.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Primary Care Providers Fill Rural Gaps in Autism Resources
Features efforts in Arkansas, Missouri, and Arizona to improve screening and services for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families. Includes methods for preparing primary care providers and providing support for caregivers.
Author(s): Gretel Kauffman
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Selected Rural Healthcare Facilities in Arkansas
Shows the state's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), as well as Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites and short term/PPS (Prospective Payment System) hospitals located in rural areas.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Additional resources are available. See a full list of Arkansas Resources.


Last Updated: 12/9/2024