Rural Health

Research Findings

Research Activities, September 2012:
Telemedicine dermatology consultations change diagnoses and improve outcomes
Radionovela promotes awareness and knowledge of cervical cancer vaccine among Hispanic parents

Research Activities, June 2012:
Vulnerable populations with heart failure less likely to receive early physician followup after discharge

Research Activities, May 2012:
Rural health care providers in California look to telehealth to supply the training needed to manage childhood obesity

Research Activities, February 2012:
Tough questions get answers through health IT
HIV outcomes and medication use are similar between rural and urban HIV patients

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Research Activities, August 2011:
Opportunities to pursue bachelor's degrees may be limited for nurses in rural hospitals
Six of every 10 rural emergency departments visits made by poor patients

Research Activities, July 2011:
More rural Americans treated in emergency departments for eye injuries

Research Activities, April 2011:
Regional poverty boosts adults' chances of having unmet health care needs
Patients' income and where they live influence hospitalization for chronic lung disease

Research Activities, January 2011:
Rural counties experience funding and stigma problems in HIV prevention services
Rates of emergency department use greater among women and low-income, older, and rural Americans

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Research Activities, December 2010:
Four million hospital admissions potentially unnecessary

Research Activities, November 2010:
Most public hospitals are in rural areas

Research Activities, October 2010:
Rural elderly with dementia are hospitalized more often for conditions that primary care visits might have caught

Research Activities, September 2010:
Electronic prescribing with clinical decision support reduces medication errors in community-based practices
Relative inefficiency of rural critical access hospitals must be balanced against their contributions to care access and quality

Research Activities, July 2010:
Patients at small urban hospitals are more likely to suffer from pressure sores than those at small rural hospitals

Research Activities, May 2010:
Study provides insights into problems confronting quality improvement educational programs in rural hospitals

Research Activities, April 2010:
Rural and urban residents have similar perceptions of health care quality, despite differences in care delivery

Research Activities, March 2010:
Medicare pays for nearly half of rural hospital stays

Research Activities, February 2010:
Rural residents depend on physician offices for their osteoporosis testing

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Research Activities, August 2009:
Availability of primary care results in better mental health for rural residents
Southerners have higher financial burden for mental health/substance abuse treatment

Research Activities, July 2009:
Study uncovers factors that determine when rural hospitals convert to critical access hospital designation

Research Activities, June 2009:
Medicare beneficiaries with cancer do not frequently use National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers for care
Study outlines the challenges of conducting quality improvement studies at rural and small community hospitals

Research Activities, April 2009:
Care quality disparities exist for children seen in urban versus rural hospitals
Children in rural areas must travel far distances to receive pediatric specialty care
A novel system lets rural hospitals obtain a remote pharmacist's review of medication orders around-the-clock

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