The Opioid Epidemic: Testing the Limits of Rural Healthcare
Discusses the factors that make rural communities vulnerable to the ongoing opioid epidemic and efforts needed in rural areas to address this crisis, including the role of rural first responders. -- Rural Health Information Hub (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - May 19, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Clinical Training in the Rural Setting: Using Photovoice to Understand Student Experiences
Reports on a qualitative study of medical and physician assistant student training in 2 rural locations using photovoice - a participatory research methodology that combines photography and participant commentary. (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - May 18, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Health Care Innovation Awards (HCIA) Meta-Analysis and Evaluators Collaborative: Annual Report Year 1
Highlights key implementation and impact findings across 108 Health Care Innovation Awards (HCIA) grant recipients, based on work by 7 independent evaluators. Includes discussion of project experiences in rural areas. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - May 17, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Evaluation of the Shared Decision Making (SDM) & Medication Management (MM) Health Care Innovation Awardees: Second Annual Report
Evaluations of 9 Health Care Innovation Awards Round One projects focused on implementing shared decision making or medication management programs. Provides findings across projects as well as profiles of each project. Includes medication management projects focused on rural areas. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - May 17, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Evaluation of Health Care Innovation Awards (HCIA): Primary Care Redesign Programs, Second Annual Report
Second annual evaluations of 14 Health Care Innovation Awards Round One projects focused on primary care redesign, addressing a range of intervention models, target populations, and organizational settings. Discusses common experiences across projects and profiles each project. Includes 2 rural-focused projects and 7 additional projects that included services to rural areas. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - May 17, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news