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Oregon Critical Access Hospital Quality Reporting Overview Guide
A guide to provide help Oregon Critical Access Hospital quality improvement officers develop and support quality improvement (QI) activities, and make informed decisions when reporting their QI efforts. -- Oregon Office of Rural Health (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - August 5, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Frontier Community Health Integration Project (FCHIP) Demonstration Fact Sheet
Provides an overview of the Frontier Community Health Integration Project (FCHIP) Demonstration, which will test new models of health care delivery in the most sparsely populated rural counties. Identifies the participating Critical Access Hospitals and the interventions they will address. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - August 5, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Food Security Among Hispanic Adults in the United States, 2011-2014
Analyzes the magnitude of food insecurity across diverse Hispanic adults in the U.S. using 2011-2014 data derived from the Current Population Survey ’s Food Security Supplement, an annual survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. Provides demographic data regarding ethnicity, immigration status, income, employment, educational attainment, and metropolitan/nonmetropolitan residence status. -- USDA Economic Research Service (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - August 5, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

The Impact of Chronic Disease in Ohio: 2015
Report regarding the rates of chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes in the state of Ohio by county. Includes statistics and data by age range, gender, income level, education, and risk factors. Rural specific data available for health disparities and social determinants of health. -- Ohio Department of Health (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - August 5, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Rural Health Systems and Legal Care: Opportunities for Initiating and Maintaining Legal Care After the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Discusses medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) as a suitable approach for rural areas to improve access to public benefits, address social determinants of health, and change policies that impact health. Discusses the need in rural areas for health-related legal care. Describes the Medical-Legal Partnership of Southern Illinois (MLPSI) as a model for other rural MLPs. (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - August 4, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

On Pills and Needles: Counties Fight the Opioid Drug Crisis
Special issue focused on how counties are responding to the opioid crisis. Includes an interview with Michael Botticelli, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, focused on the federal response to rural opioid abuse. -- National Association of Counties (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - August 4, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Wyoming Medicaid SFY 2015 Annual Report
Provides a comprehensive report of Wyoming ’s Medicaid program, including information and data for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) on types of services provided, enrollment, cost of services, and service utilization. -- Wyoming Department of Health (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - August 3, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Wyoming Medicaid Annual Report; SFY 2014
Provides a comprehensive report of Wyoming ’s Medicaid program, including information and data for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) on types of services provided, enrollment, cost of services, and service utilization. -- Wyoming Department of Health (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - August 3, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Identifying High-Risk Neighborhoods Using Electronic Medical Records: A Population-Based Approach for Targeting Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Interventions
Report of research that studied urban (2) and rural (1) counties in Minnesota in 2013, with a focus on how Electronic Medical Records can be used to understand the ways in which populations can prevent and maintain chronic health conditions (specifically Diabetes). Includes data and statistics by county and zip code. (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - August 2, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Wyoming Flex Program Planning 2014-2015
Discusses the challenges facing Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and emergency medical services (EMS) in rural areas, and ways in which Flex Program stakeholders can leverage their resources to meet the quality and performance needs of CAHs and rural EMS. -- Wyoming Office of Rural Health (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - August 2, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Rural Accountable Care Guide: Preparing Rural Health for the Approaching Accountable Care Era
A practical guide for healthcare providers and administrators to the successful creation of an ACO in a rural community. Includes definitions, the 8 essential elements of an ACO, and how to implement them on a local level. (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - August 2, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

ROI Toolkit: A Guide for Conducting a Return on Investment Analysis of Your Community Health Worker Health Program
A step-by-step guide to help healthcare organizations learn and understand the key elements for conducting a return on investment analysis for their community health worker (CHW) program. -- MHP Salud (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - August 2, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Map the Meal Gap 2016: Highlights of Findings for Overall and Child Food Insecurity
This report focuses on information gathered for the 2014 calendar year and includes both urban and rural data. -- Feeding America (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - August 2, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

What Works? Strategies to Improve Rural Health
A guide for rural community health improvement. Explains how to find strategies that are likely to be effective. Identifies interventions related to health behaviors, healthcare access and quality, social and economic factors, and the physical environment. -- University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - August 1, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Project ARCH: Initial Summary of Findings Relevant to the Choice Program
Provides an assessment of Project ARCH (Access Received Closer to Home), a congressionally legislated pilot program operated under the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Chief Business Office (CBO), and funded by the VHA Office of Rural Health (ORH). The focus of Project ARCH was to increase access to cost effective non-VA medical care. Results of this assessment may inform the implementation of the Veteran ’s Choice program. (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - August 1, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news