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Rural Living RSS FeedsPractitioners of Change: Regional Case Studies in State Health Reform and Cost Containment - Provides case studies from each of the 11 Midwestern states. Examines several key health care issues and highlights innovative efforts being implemented or explored in the region. -- Council of State Governments...Feed Source: www.csgmidwest.org Out of Order Out of Time: The State of the Nations Health Workforce - Focuses attention on the critical need for a new, collaborative, coordinated, nationalhealth workforce planning initiative. Presents findings, conclusions and recommendations. -- Association of Academic Health Centers... Improving the Safety Net for Single Mothers Who Face Serious Barriers to Work - Examines the issues faced by women who have multiple barriers to work and for whom substantial work, at least in the short run, is difficult. -- ... Visions of the Rural Milieu: United States - An assessment of the current status of agriculture in the U.S. and its relationship to: the national and rural economies. Describes current demographic trends impacting rural America and the potential of the rural environment to contribute to long-term sustainable development and food security. -- Rural Policy Research Institute... Contribution of Agriculture and the Rural Milieu to Sustainable Development and Food Security in the New International Context - Provides a brief assessment of the current status of agriculture in the United States and its relationship to the national and rural economies. -- RUPRI Rural Poverty Research Center... National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services Meeting Minutes, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, June 2-4, 2008 - Discusses the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, part of the Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Rural Health Policy. Meeting included the following topics: rural health programs in North Carolina, Workforce and Community Development Panel, North Carolina Smart Start Initiative Panel, and Medicaid Demonstrations on Medical Homes- Community Care Network of North Carolina Panel. -- National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services... A Data Book: Healthcare Spending and the Medicare Program - Provides data, including some rural-specific statistics, on various aspects of the Medicare program. Covers beneficiary demographics, quality and access, national health care spending, and data for specific provider settings. Includes sections on Medicare Advantage and prescription drug coverage for Medicare beneficiaries. -- ... Rural Veterans: A Special Concern for Rural Health Advocates - Discusses health care issues rural veterans face. Issues include; access to primary care, specialized rehabilitation, physical medicine, neurology, and mental health services for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), polytrauma, blindness, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This report also offers recommendations to alleviate these issues. -- National Rural Health Association... Vets in Rural Areas Face Multiple Barriers to Care - Presents barriers to care rural veterans face as opposed to those living in urban areas. Strategies for improved access are to co-locate primary and mental care services and to provide more local sites for care through community health centers. -- American Psychiatric Association... VA Health Care Atlas: FY 2000 - Offers a map and a list of VA health care facilities by state. Also defines the different types of health care facilities and how many of each type exists in the United States. -- Veterans Health Administration... North Dakota Nursing Supply and Demand Projections - Presents characteristics of current and forecasted nurse supply and demand for the state of North Dakota. Includes RN & LPN numbers, graduation rates, retirement plans, vacancy rates, and more. -- University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health... Place Matters: Challenges and Opportunities in Four Rural Americas - Reports on a comprehensive survey of nearly 8,000 Americans from 19 rural counties, that identifies four distinct rural Americas. Presents a complex picture of the economics, demographics, politics, and values of people in rural America today. -- Carsey Institute... Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure Hospitalization Rates in Maine, USA--Variability along the Urban-Rural Continuum - Suggests that people who live in communities distant from hospitals are less likely to seek hospitalization. Highlights the importance of patient education to ensure that people who live remotely from health care are hospitalized appropriately. -- Muskie School of Public Service Institute for Health Policy... Trauma Care in Georgia: Building a Better System - Examines how Georgia compares in its response to traumatic injury care and outlines possible improvements. Discusses rural and urban areas in the state. -- Georgia Health Policy Center... Profile of Hired Farmworkers, a 2008 Update - Describes the hired farmworker labor market which is unique because it includes a large population of relatively disadvantaged, often unauthorized workers, and sometimes mobile workforce. Discusses poverty rates and housing issues for these workers. -- USDA Economic Research Service... Independently Owned Pharmacy Closures in Rural America - Provides information about the closure of rural independently owned pharmacies, including pharmacies that were the sole source of access to local pharmacy services, from 2003 to 2008. -- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis... So You Want to Start a Health Center...? A Practical Guide for Starting a Federally Qualified Health Center - Provides step-by-step directions for planning and implementing a new health center, including instructions on applying for federal designations and funding. -- National Association of Community Health Centers... State of Poverty in Ohio, 2008 - Reviews literature on the causes and nature of poverty in Ohio; Provides an analysis of demographic, social, economic, and program data that provide a snapshot of the Ohio economy, poverty in Ohio, and community needs and progress in addressing poverty. -- Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies... State of the States: Rising to the Challenge - Identifies State's health care reform activities. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation... The Aging Services Network: Accomplishments and Challenges in Serving a Growing Elderly Population - Describes the functions and governance of the aging services network for both rural and urban entities and its role in managing long-term care and health-support services funded by Titles III and VII of the Older Americans Act. -- National Health Policy Forum... Disparities in Childrens Health and Health Coverage - Presents facts and figures regarding the health and health coverage of minority children in the United States Black, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, and American Indian. -- Children's Defense Fund... Telemedicine in California: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities - Examines the evolution of telemedicine in both rural and urban California and identifies the technological, financial, regulatory, and user-related hurdles that may be stifling further progress. Video included. -- California HealthCare Foundation... Building the Medical Home: Evaluating the Blueprints - Identifies forum topics including medical home perceptions. Considers how a medical home might be defined, financed, and evaluated and to whom it should most appropriately be made available. -- National Health Policy Forum... Atlas of Stroke Mortality in the Great Lakes Region - Presents data on stroke mortality from 20002004 specifically for the Great Lakes Region. In most cases, access to a Primary Stroke Center is limited to large, metropolitan areas. -- ... Rural and Urban Disparities in Health-Related Quality of Life Among Veterans With Psychiatric Disorders - Describes the process and findings of a study performed to explore rural and urban disparities in the health-related quality of life of veterans with these identified psychiatric orders: depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, alcohol dependence, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. -- ... Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life in Rural and Urban Veterans - Reports findings from a study on differences in health-related quality of life between veterans who live in rural settings and their suburban or urban counterparts. -- ... National Rural Health Association Written Testimony for the Health Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs Oversight Hearing on Access to VA Health Care: How Easy is it for Veterans? Addressing the Gaps - Discusses current VA successes in providing quality care for rural veterans, and offers suggestions for further improvements in quality of care. Testimony outlines NRHA's recommendations to the Health Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. -- National Rural Health Association... Telemedicine: Health Care Technology Improving Access, Efficiency, and Continuity of Care - Outlines the potential of telemedicine to improve both patient- and system-level outcomes.Addresses policy decisions that must be made and evaluations that must be complete to determine the affects and outcomes of using telemedicine to provide health care for veterans in rural areas. -- VA Health Services Research & Development... Selecting the Best Strategies for Improving Access to Care in Rural Areas - Addresses barriers to health care that rural veterans face. Also discusses research findings of cost-effective methods for providing high-quality health care to rural veterans through technology and community-based out-patient clinics. Article is on page 3 of this .pdf. -- VA Health Services Research & Development... Rural Health: Improving Access to Improve Outcomes - Addresses the issues facing rural veterans' access to health care. It is aimed at assisting senior VA managers with evaluating and developing health care interventions to improve access. Suggestions include telecommunications and mobile health clinics. -- VA Health Services Research & Development... W.Va. Psychologist Tells Senate Vets Need More Mental Health Help - American Psychological Association article reports that war veterans, especially those living in rural areas, need more accessible mental health services after a statewide study showed many are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, a West Virginia University psychology professor told a U.S. Senate committee.... HRSA Halts Proposed Rule Revising Medically Underserved Areas - The Health Resources and Services Administration has announced it will not move to finalize a proposed rule changing how it designates medically underserved populations and health professional shortage areas.... HHS and DHS Announce Guidance on Pandemic Vaccination Allocation - The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security released today guidance on allocating and targeting pandemic influenza vaccine, that provides a planning framework to help state, tribal, local and community leaders ensure that vaccine allocation and use will reduce the impact of a pandemic on public health and minimize disruption to society and the economy.... U.S. Senate Approves Funding for Community Health Centers - News-Medical.net article reports that by unanimous consent on Monday, the Senate approved a bill (S 901) that would reauthorize through 2012 three federal programs that provide services to rural and underserved areas.... WA Medical School Celebrates Opening - Associated Press article via Seattle Post Intelligence, (WA) reports that a new Pacific Northwest medical school celebrated its opening Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the College of Osteopathic Medicine, which plans to send primary care doctors to serve in rural and low-income areas in a five-state region.... Study: Most Nursing Homes Not Ready for Pandemics - MLive.com, (MI) article reports that new research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggests more than half of nursing homes are not prepared to help overwhelmed hospitals in emergencies.... VA, Monster Partner for Veteran Job Seekers - In a new plan to help veterans find jobs, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has partnered with Monster Government Solutions, a division of Monster Worldwide, Inc., a company that markets online employment services to employers and job seekers.... Designation of Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas; Proposed Rule; Status - The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) received many substantive comments on the proposed rule and will consider these comments carefully. Based on a preliminary review of the comments, it appears that HRSA will need to make a number of changes in the proposed rule. Instead of issuing a final regulation as the next step, HHS will issue a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for further review and public comment prior to issuing a fi... Special Open Door Forum: Changes in Conditions of Participation Requirements and Payment Provisions for Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers: Proposed Rule - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is hosting an Special Open Door Forum on Sept. 5th to review specific provisions of "Changes in Conditions of Participation Requirements and Payment Provisions for Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers: Proposed Rule."... Philanthropic Divide Continues to Grow - Daily Yonder article discusses how rural states continue to have low levels of philanthropic support, according to a report just released by the Big Sky Institute in Helena, Montana.... Medicare to Pay Bonuses for 'E-Prescribing' - HealthDay News article reports that starting next year, doctors can earn additional money from Medicare if they use electronic prescribing systems, U.S. health officials said Monday.... New Report Warns AIDS Creating a Crisis in South - NBC 13 Birmingham, (AL) tells of a surprising new report that warns that the AIDS virus is taking hold in the Deep South, showing the potentially deadly virus is affecting poor people in rural areas, especially minorities ages 20-24.... SAMHSA Launches New Homelessness Resource Center Web Site - The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has launched a new Homelessness Resource Center Web site designed to support individuals working to improve the lives of people affected by homelessness who have mental health conditions, substance use disorders, and histories of trauma.... Number Of Working-Age Adults With Major Chronic Conditions Grew 25 Percent Over 10 Years; Access to Care Eroded the Most Among Uninsured - As the number of working-age adults who have major chronic conditions grew between 1997 and 2006, those without health coverage in this group experienced substantial erosion in access to health care, according to a new study by Kaiser Family Foundation researchers published today as a Health Affairs Web Exclusive.... New Carsey Institute Report Finds Four Distinct Rural Americas - A new report from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire, based on a comprehensive survey of 8,000 Americans from 19 rural counties, identifies four distinct, often disparate, rural Americas.... Fuel's Surge a Headache for Home Health Providers - Associated Press article tells how U.S. home health care workers, particularly those in rural areas, are suffering from financial headaches caused by the escalating cost of transportation, forcing some to borrow cash from co-workers in between paychecks and others to consider leaving the industry altogether.... Letter from Langdon: The High (and Hidden) Price of Rural 911 - Daily Yonder article asks "when there's an accident in a rural area, many volunteers rush to the rescue, usually at their own expense. Should they be eligible for more than gratitude?"... Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act Brings Changes for Hospitals - AHA News summarizes H.R. 6331, the "2008 Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act," that Congress, on July 15, voted to override the presidents veto.... Latest CDC Data Show More Americans Report Being Obese - An estimated 25.6 percent of U.S. adults reported being obese in 2007 compared to 23.9 percent in 2005, an increase of 1.7 percent according to a report in today′s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).... National Policy Needed to Address Health Care Workforce Crisis, Report Says - AHA News reports that a report released today by the Association of Academic Health Centers warns that the U.S. needs to take immediate action to develop an integrated, comprehensive national health care workforce policy to meet the needs of the aging population.... Senate Finance Committee Examines Innovations in Health Care - AHA News reports that at the latest in a series of hearings to prepare for action on health reform next year, the Senate Finance Committee today examined how technology and other innovations can be used to improve health care delivery.... Second National Scorecard on U.S. Health Care System Finds No Overall Improvement; Steep Decline in Access, Scores on Efficiency Especially Low - A new national scorecard from The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System finds that the U.S. health care system has failed to improve overall and that scores on access have declined significantly since the first national scorecard in 2006.... New Report: Investment in Disease Prevention Could Save America More than $16 Billion in Five Years - A small strategic investment in disease prevention could result in significant savings in U.S. health care costs, according to a new report released today by the Trust for Americas Health (TFAH).... Remote Area Medical: Hospital Under the Big Top - Daily Yonder article tells how Remote Area Medical is helping to serve Americans who cannot afford health care, and today 60% of their expeditions serve rural America.... Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, 2008 - Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced steps it is taking to implement certain Medicare provisions in the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008.... Amount of Physical Activity by Children Steadily Declines as They Get Older - EurekaAlert! article reports that new research documents the decline in physical activity among children, with less than a third meeting recommended physical activity guidelines by the time they are 15 years old, according to a study in the July 16 issue of JAMA.... Third of Elderly Patients Take Companion to See Doctor - HealthDay News article reports that more than one-third of elderly patients on Medicare take a companion with them for routine medical visits, and patients who are accompanied on such visits tend to be more satisfied with the visit, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.... Congress Overturns President's Veto; Vital Rural Medicare Package Becomes Law - National Rural Health Association reports that Congress overwhelmingly overrode the presidential veto of H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Providers and Patients Act of 2008, legislation that provides nearly $2 billion critical dollars to rural America and eliminates the pending 10.6 percent cut in Medicare payments to physicians through December 2009.... Medicare Quality Reporting Initiative Pays Over $36 Million to Participating Physicians from the 2007 PQRI Reporting Period - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) today announced payment of more than $36 million in bonus payments to many of the more than 56,700 health professionals who satisfactorily reported quality information to Medicare under the 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI).... Patient Satisfaction Higher at Most Wired Hospitals - AHA News reports that the 100 Most Wired hospitals show better outcomes in patient satisfaction, risk-adjusted mortality rates and other key quality measures through the use of information technology (IT), according to a new analysis in the journal, Hospitals & Health Networks.... Copyright © 2008, Real Estate Investment Tips. All Rights Reserved. |