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Health Equity Change Makers: Elk's Story
A video describing the Northern Arapaho Horse Culture class, a suicide and substance abuse prevention program that uses Native American culture and horsemanship to encourage youth to work through challenges and build resiliency. The program is part of the Northern Arapaho Suicide Prevention Program on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming funded by the Indian Health Service. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 18, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Alcohol Use Patterns Among Urban and Rural Residents: Demographic and Social Influences
Analyzes the rates of alcohol use and alcohol use disorder (AUD) in urban and rural areas, and addresses the impact and the consequences of alcohol use on rural populations. -- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 18, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

The Effects of Geographic Isolation and Social Support on the Health of Wisconsin Women
Results of a study of 113 people participating in the Wisconsin Rural Women’s Initiative from 2011-2013, measuring level of geographic isolation, overall health, and social support, using the validated Interpersonal Support Evaluation List. (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 18, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Estimate the Annual Economic Impact of an Independent Rural Health Clinic
Study featuring two scenarios, the first exploring average economic employment and labor income impacts of an independent rural health clinic, and the second looking at the same scenario without direct physician employment. -- National Center for Rural Health Works (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 15, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

2015 National Quality Healthcare and Disparities Report: Chartbook for Health Care for Blacks
Summarizes and illustrates trends in healthcare for the Black population associated with access to healthcare and the priorities of National Quality Strategy (NQS). Includes a comparison of the rural and urban Black population and discusses the high poverty rates for the Blacks in rural areas. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 15, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

MedPAC Data Book: Health Care Spending and the Medicare Program, 2016
Provides an overview of Medicare spending in addition to data on Medicare beneficiary demographics, dual-eligible beneficiaries, quality of care provided through the Medicare program, and other payer liability. Examines settings of care, including rural specific provider sites, as they relate to spending, access to care, and profit margins. Compares rural to urban throughout. -- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 15, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

2016 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Chartbook on Access to Health Care
Summarizes and illustrates trends across measures of access to healthcare using data from the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report. Includes a chart displaying the distribution of trauma center utilization by geographic location. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 15, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Chartbook on Care Coordination
A summary of trends in Care Coordination from the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR). Includes data and statistics with a focus on groups with disparities in care coordination regarding hospital and emergency department visits, discharge, readmission, use of ED for chronic health care and potentially avoidable hospitalizations. Also highlights the use of electronic health records and electronic exchange and how that affects care coordination and quality. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 15, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Hospital Compare Quality Measure Results for CAHs, Q2 2014 - Q1 2015
Data Summary Report #19, discussing the reporting rates and performance in U.S. Critical Access Hospitals to CMS Hospital Compare. Includes data and statistics comparing inpatient and outpatient CAH participation, state rankings, process of care, median time to receiving care, and structural quality measures. Also includes links to state specific reports for 45 states. -- Flex Monitoring Team (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 15, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015: Ensuring Successful Implementation of Physician Payment Reforms
Recording of a July 13 U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing regarding the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). Witness Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, discusses the input received from stakeholders and the resulting focus on patient first, physician driven, collaborative care, He also emphasizes the need to support small, rural practices and those in underserved areas to achieve success. -- Senate Committee on Finance (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 15, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

2016 Financial Leadership Summit Report: Strategies for Rural Hospitals Transitioning to Value-based Purchasing and Population Health
Provides rural hospital administrators key strategies to meet the challenges of the changing healthcare environment. Includes discussion on alternative payment models, the impact of market forces, successful examples and lessons learned, and offers information for the development of tools supporting hospitals and networks as they transition to value-based purchasing and population health. -- National Rural Health Resource Center (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 15, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Adoption of a Tai Chi Intervention, Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance, for Fall Prevention by Rural Faith-Based Organizations, 2013-2014
Results of a study of fall-prevention exercises geared toward adults ages 65 or above, conducted by 19 trained instructors through faith-based organizations in 7 rural West Virginia counties. (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 14, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

An Interview with David Schmitz
The co-creator of the Community Apgar Program and program director of RTTs (Rural Training Tracks) at the Family Medicine Residency of Idaho shares his insights about rural physician training and recruitment of rural healthcare providers. -- Rural Health Information Hub (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 13, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Health Insurance Marketplaces 2016 Open Enrollment Period: Final Enrollment Report
Provides data, including rural status, that summarizes Health Insurance Marketplace enrollment activity for health insurance plans during the November 1, 2015 through February 1, 2016 enrollment period. -- HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 13, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news