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Ohio Appalachian Residents' Views on Smoke-free Laws and Cigarette Warning Labels
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Presents results from a study that explored attitudes and beliefs of residents in Ohio Appalachia relating to smoke-free laws and public health policies in place to reduce smoking and smoking-related diseases. -- (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Wellness & Recovery ToolkitEmail this article to a colleague.
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Helps mental health agencies integrate health and wellness measures into their service settings. -- Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Sen. Udall Drafting Bill to Kill Telemedicine BarriersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Government Health IT article reports that Sen. Tom Udall (D-Utah) anticipates introducing a bill this spring to make it easier for physicians to practice telemedicine in many states instead of applying for a separate license for each state. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
The Worth of the Rural 'Creative Economy'Email this article to a colleague.
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Daily Yonder article tells how from the Blues Trail through the Delta to the Walter Anderson Museum on the Gulf Coast, rural Mississippi's economy is buoyed by what they call the "creative economy." (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Notice of Federal Property Suitable as Facilities to Assist the HomelessEmail this article to a colleague.
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This notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for use to assist the homeless. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Residential exposure to outdoor air pollution from livestock operations and perceived annoyance among citizens.Email this article to a colleague.
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Epidemiological studies have shown that residential exposure to livestock odors can affect the health and wellbeing of rural citizens. However, exposure-response models for this relationship have not been developed. One of the main challenges is to identify a compound that can be used as proxy for livestock odor exposure. In this paper we developed models that describe the relationship between long-term averaged outdoor residential ammonia (NH(3)) exposures and livestock odor annoyance experienced by rural residents, and investigated person-related variables associated with annoyance responses. We used emi...
Source: Environment International - February 3, 2012 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Blanes-Vidal V, Suh H, Nadimi ES, Løfstrøm P, Ellermann T, Andersen HV, Schwartz J Tags: Environ Int Source Type: research
House Bill Would Gouge Rural TransitEmail this article to a colleague.
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Daily Yonder article discusses how rural transportation leaders are speaking out against a proposal before Congress that would cut funding for needed public transit programs. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Aging America Creates Demand for Health - Care WorkersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Reuters article reports that the graying of America and a booming Hispanic population is driving major changes in the structure of the U.S. workforce and the types of jobs that will be available over the next decade, according to a new government report. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Rural Relevant Quality Measures for CAHsEmail this article to a colleague.
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NRHA Rural Health Voices blog reports that the FLEX Monitoring Team just released a Brief on rural relevant quality measures for Critical Access Hospitals (CAH). The purpose of the brief is to provide a set of rural relevant quality measure for policy makers and the rural health provider community. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
How One Hospital Entices Doctors to Work In Rural AmericaEmail this article to a colleague.
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NPR Health Blog article tells how the Ashland Health Clinic, a tiny hospital in southwest Kansas, is trying a reverse-recruitment model, by offering potential candidates eight weeks off to do missionary work overseas. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender IdentityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Through this final rule, HUD implements policy to ensure that its core programs are open to all eligible individuals and families regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
The effects of social connections on self-rated physical and mental health among internal migrant and local adolescents in Shanghai, ChinaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Self-rated data suggest that migrant adolescents enjoy a physical health advantage and a mental health disadvantage. Layered social connections, such as peer association and social cohesion, may be particularly important for migrants. A public health effort is required to improve the health status of migrant youth. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - February 2, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Zheng-hong MaoXu-dong Zhao Source Type: research
No end in sight to the warm winterEmail this article to a colleague.
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Forecasters are perplexed by the mild weather across the U.S., and they expect more of the same. Many residents are delighted, but ski areas and other season-oriented businesses are struggling.Birds were singing. Insects were buzzing. And a large skunk suddenly appeared in the road in front of meteorologist Paul Pastelok as he drove to work in rural Pennsylvania. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - February 2, 2012 Category: Science Source Type: news
Explaining Health Care Reform: How Will the Affordable Care Act Affect Small Businesses and Their Employees?Email this article to a colleague.
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Describes ACA initiatives that will be implemented between now and the year 2016 and affect small businesses in terms of insurance exchanges, penalties for not providing affordable coverage, tax credits, and grants for wellness programs. -- Kaiser Family Foundation (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - February 2, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Rural Health Clinic Billing Releases New White Paper: "Why Small Balance Billing Matters"Email this article to a colleague.
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MORAINE, Ohio, Feb. 2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rural Health Clinic Billing, the only billing company that is singularly focused on providing the leadership, expertise and technology necessary to enhance the success rate of small-balance billing collections at hospitals and clinics, has today released a white paper designed to help decision makers understand the paramount importance of small-balance billing collections. (Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE))
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - February 2, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Rural Health: Residency Doctor Chooses to Return to Rural RootsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Tri-State Neighbor, (SD) article profiles students in the almost 40-year-old Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency program that has helped produce about 300 doctors since 1973. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 2, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Anthelio, Healthland to help bring EHRs to rural hospitalsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Anthelio has partnered with Healthland, which implements technology in rural community and critical access hospitals, to help migrate Healthland clients to its new Centriq EHR.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - February 2, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mike Miliard Tags: Online Only Anthelio Dallas Detroit Healthland Mike Miliard Hospitals & IDNs Electronic Health Records Quality and Safety Source Type: news
Medicare Program; Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA): Applicability to Hospital Inpatients and Hospitals With Specialized CapabilitiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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This request for comments from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services addresses the applicability of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) to hospital inpatients. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 2, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Bill Would Improve Medicare Payment for Small, Rural HospitalsEmail this article to a colleague.
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AHA News Now article reports that Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Mike Thompson (D-CA) today introduced the Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act, a bill that would improve Medicare payment for rural hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of low-income patients, and adjust the low-volume adjustment for small prospective payment system hospitals that do not qualify as critical access hospitals. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 2, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Health Reform Law Saves $2.1 Billion for 3.6 Million Americans with MedicareEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nearly 3.6 million people with Medicare saved $2.1 billion on their prescription drugs in 2011 due to the Affordable Care Act according to data issued today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 2, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Obama Administration Announces Pilot Program to Help Rural Borrowers Refinance Mortgages, Get Lower Interest RatesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is launching a pilot program to help rural borrowers refinance their mortgages to reduce their monthly payments. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 2, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Heat from Farmers Results in Rethinking of Youth Labor LimitsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Washington Times, (DC) article reports that bowing to an angry backlash from agriculture groups and family farmers across the country, the Obama administration Wednesday said it would scale back proposed new rules that would have sharply limited the amount of work young people can do on farms. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 2, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Medicaid Program; Covered Outpatient DrugsEmail this article to a colleague.
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This proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would revise requirements pertaining to Medicaid reimbursement for covered outpatient drugs to implement provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. This proposed rule would also revise other requirements related to covered outpatient drugs, including key aspects of Medicaid coverage, payment, and the drug rebate program. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 2, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Genotyping for cytokine polymorphisms in a Northern Ivory Coast population reveals a high frequency of the heterozygote genotypes for the TNF‐α‐308G/A SNPEmail this article to a colleague.
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SummaryCytokine polymorphisms influence the outcomes of parasitic diseases and vary among populations because of their different evolutionary histories and selective pressures imposed by host–pathogen interactions. In this frame, we investigated the frequencies of TNF‐α (‐308G/A), TGF‐β1 (codon 10C/T, codon 25C/G) and IL‐10 (‐1082A/G) SNPs in 133 individuals from Ouangolodougou, a rural village in Northern Ivory Coast, where malaria and other parasitic diseases are endemic. The SNPs alleles were determined by ARMS‐PCR methodology. Allele frequencies of the SNPs investigated were as follows: IL 10 ‐1082G...
Source: International Journal of Immunogenetics - February 2, 2012 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: A. SantovitoP. CervellaD. SchleicherovaM. Delpero Source Type: research
Lens thickness and associated factorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: In the rural Central Indian population, a thick lens was associated with higher age, male gender, high body stature, high body mass index, hyperopia, thick central cornea, shallow anterior chamber depth, and nuclear cataract. The data may be helpful to explain anatomic relationships of the anterior segment of the eye and to elucidate risk factors of diseases associated with ocular dimensions.© 2012 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2012 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (Source: Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology)
Source: Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology - February 2, 2012 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Jost B JonasVinay NangiaRajesh GuptaAjit SinhaKarishma Bhate Source Type: research
The quest for equity in Latin America: a comparative analysis of the health care reforms in Brazil and ColombiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Neither reform seems to have had a decisive positive impact on the health outcomes analyzed for the defined time period of this research. This, in turn, may be a consequence of both internal characteristics of the respective reforms and external factors beyond the direct control of health reformers. Among the internal characteristics: underfunding, unbridled decentralization and inequitable access to care seem to have been the main constraints. Conversely, international economic adversities, high levels of rural and urban violence, along with entrenched income inequalities seem to have accounted for the highes...
Source: BioMed Central - February 2, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Roberto JF Esteves Source Type: research
A Computer Beats a Pen for Getting Prescriptions RightEmail this article to a colleague.
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NPR article discusses how one way to reduce drug errors inside hospitals is to have doctors enter the prescriptions on a computer instead of with pen and paper. After the switch, hospitals can see error rates drop by a whopping 60 percent. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 1, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Medicare Advantage Premiums Down 7 Percent on Average, Enrollment Up 10 PercentEmail this article to a colleague.
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Medicare Advantage premiums have fallen by 7 percent on average and enrollment has risen by about 10 percent since this time last year, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 1, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Results from the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental Health FindingsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Presents results pertaining to mental health from the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), focusing on trends between 2008 and 2009 and differences across population subgroups in 2009. Includes statistical breakdowns between large, small, and nonmetropolitan counties. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - February 1, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Meth360 Information KitEmail this article to a colleague.
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Collection of fact sheets containing information on these methamphetamine topic areas: facts about meth, effects on users, effects on communities, families & prevention, intervention & treatment, and communities & prevention. -- Partnership for a Drug-Free America (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - February 1, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Rural Business Investment Program; Technical AmendmentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Rural Business-Cooperative Service is making several technical amendments to correct the Rural Business Investment Program (RBIP) regulation, including one to conform to the 2008 Farm Bill provision that allows a Rural Business Investment Company two years to raise its capital. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 1, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Hospital Classification (SCH/CAH/Rural)Email this article to a colleague.
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Offers lists of sole community hospitals (SCH), critical access hospitals (CAHs), CAH inpatient and outpatient cost to charge ratios (CCRs), plus rural hospitals under 100 beds and rural sole community hospitals under 100 beds. -- Military Health System (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - February 1, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
iGR Partners With RCA to Deliver Educational Webinar Series to Discuss Key Issues Facing U.S. Rural OperatorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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iGR, a market strategy consultancy focused on the wireless and mobile communications industry, today announced a partnership with RCA (Rural Cellular Association) to provide a series of webinar sessions dedicated to addressing the unique challenges rural and smaller operators face in today's competitive consumer markets. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 1, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Country Doctors: Center Draws Doctors to Underserved AreasEmail this article to a colleague.
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WCF Courier, (IA) article discusses the efforts being made by the Area Health Education Center in Iowa to attract more doctors to rural and underserved areas. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 1, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
One-Room School Also One-Student SchoolEmail this article to a colleague.
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New York Times article tells how at a time when many schools are concerned about overcrowded classrooms, the Sunset school in a Montana ranching community has a different problem keeping its lone student at her desk so it can remain open. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 1, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Talk of the Town at Policy InstituteEmail this article to a colleague.
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As 450 of Americas most passionate advocates are fighting for rural health on Capitol Hill, the NRHA Rural Health Voices blog thought they would recap some of the memorable (and often unscripted) quotes from the National Rural Health Associations 23rd annual Rural Health Policy Institute so far. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 1, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Fiscal Year 2012 Rates; CorrectionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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This document from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services corrects technical errors that occurred in the Addendum of the final rule entitled Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Fiscal Year 2012 Rates which appeared in the August 18, 2011 Federal Register. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 1, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Med Sci Monit 2012; 18(2):PH6-11 "How well do anthropometric indices correlate with cardiovascular risk factors? A cross-sectional study in Croati"Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: Results encourage the use of BMI and WtHR as important tools in predicting CV risk in GP’s practice. (Source: Medical Science Monitor)
Source: Medical Science Monitor - February 1, 2012 Category: Research Tags: Original article Source Type: research
A Rural Health Service Learning Elective (Rita Lahlou)Email this article to a colleague.
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Although many curricula are designed to increase student interest in primary care, few have been evaluated with regard to participants' final specialty choice, controlling for characteristics known to predict primary care practice. This session will describe an elective designed to foster interest in primary care, in which second year medical students manage operations at a free clinic, establish a continuity relationship with patients, attend a class covering primary care topics, keep a reflective journal, and complete a community project. We evaluated the impact of this course by surveying a sample of 257 alumni who grad...
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - February 1, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
[Medical students and their career choices : Preferred specialty, where and how to work].Email this article to a colleague.
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This article presents selected results from a nationwide online survey in Germany asking medical students about their occupational perspectives and expectations: what kind of specialization are they inclined to, where do they want to work, and under what conditions? We sent an email to all the students at 34 of 36 faculties of medicine, asking them to partake in the survey. Through 9 July 2010, 12,518 students answered, which is 15.7% of all 79,929 students enrolled in medicine. One central result is that general medicine-compared to the current situation-will have significant problems in recruiting young medical profess...
Source: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz - February 1, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Heinz A, Jacob R Tags: Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz Source Type: research
Prevalence and incidence of ocular trauma in North China: the Beijing Eye StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: In the adult population of Greater Beijing with an age of 40+ years, the prevalence of ocular trauma was 1.6 ± 0.2% and was associated with male gender, rural residence and alcohol consumption. The age‐standardized ocular trauma prevalence of 1.7 ± 0.01% was comparable with figures from Caucasian populations. The 5‐year incidence of ocular trauma of 2.6 ± 0.3% was associated with male gender, younger age and lower income. (Source: Acta Ophthalmologica)
Source: Acta Ophthalmologica - February 1, 2012 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Jin D. WangLiang XuYa X. WangQi S. YouJing S. ZhangJost B. Jonas Source Type: research
Willingness to pay for potential enhancements to a low‐cost cataract surgical package in rural southern ChinaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: Opportunities exist to increase cataract programme revenues through multi‐tiered offerings in this setting, allowing greater subsidization of low‐income patients. Personal familiarity with cataract surgery is important in determining WTP. (Source: Acta Ophthalmologica)
Source: Acta Ophthalmologica - February 1, 2012 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Fang KoKevin D. FrickJonathan TzuMingguang HeNathan Congdon Source Type: research
Urban–rural differences in the nature and prevalence of mental ill‐health in adults with intellectual disabilitiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions We found these results surprising and at odds with the majority of studies carried out in the general population and propose several reasons for the differences found. We believe that the results and further studies in this area will help inform health service provision for those with ID who live in different geographical areas. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - February 1, 2012 Category: Disability Authors: R. KianiF. TyrerA. HodgsonN. BerkinS. Bhaumik Source Type: research
Psychosis incidence through the prism of early intervention services [Short Reports]Email this article to a colleague.
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We present results from 18 months of the 3-year Social Epidemiology of Psychoses in East Anglia (SEPEA) study of incepted incidence observed through five early intervention services. We identified 378 eligible individuals (incidence: 45.1/100 000 person-years, 95% CI 40.8–49.9). Rates varied across these services, but were 2–3 times higher than those on which services were commissioned. Risk decreased with age, was nearly doubled among men and differed by ethnic group; doubled in people of mixed ethnicity but lower for those of Asian origin, compared with White British people. Psychosis risk among ethnic minori...
Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry - February 1, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kirkbride, J. B., Stubbins, C., Jones, P. B. Tags: Short Reports Source Type: research
Arizona DHS approves Rural/Metro purchase of PMTEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Arizona Department of Health Services has approved Rural/Metro Corp.’s acquisition of Professional Medical Transport and its sister companies in Arizona.
The deal was announced last fall, but has been waiting approval from the state health department.
Today ADHS Director Will Humble approved the deal, but with some qualifications.
“I wanted to make sure this didn’t result in a rate increase,” Humble told the Phoenix Business Journal.
He is not allowing Rural/Metro to increase its rates for three years... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - January 31, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Angela Gonzales Source Type: research
Keeping Opportunities in Place: The Influence of the Rural Community College InitiativeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Provides an assessment of the Rural Community College Initiative (RCCI). RCCI was a national demonstration program at 24 community and tribal colleges started in 1994 that worked to help community colleges in distressed rural areas to expand access to postsecondary education and help foster regional economic development. -- American Association of Community Colleges (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - January 31, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Transforming Health Care: The Role of Health ITEmail this article to a colleague.
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Identifies six barriers to the optimal use of health information technology including: misaligned incentives, lack of health information exchange (HIE), limited level of consumer engagement with health IT tools, limited levels of EHR adoption, privacy and security concerns and vague federal priorities. -- Bipartisan Policy Center (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - January 31, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Investments to Promote Business Development, Improve Medical Services and Create Jobs in Ten StatesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that loans and grants provided through USDA's Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program will be provided to applicants in 10 states to support businesses, improve the quality of medical care, and create or save hundreds of jobs. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - January 31, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Wakefield: Proud to Partner with NRHAEmail this article to a colleague.
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NRHA Rural Health Voices blog gives excerpts of a talk given by Mary Wakefield, PhD, Health Resources and Services Administration administrator, at the Rural Health Policy Institute being held this week in Washington, D.C.Wakefield outlined workforce, education, health information technology, telehealth and other HRSA projects and grant programs benefiting or with the potential to help improve rural health quality and access. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - January 31, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Public Health Service Act, Non-competitive Replacement AwardEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Health Resources and Services Administration is issuing a non-competitive replacement award under the Telehealth Resource Center Grant Program to the California Telehealth Network in order to continue advancement of the effective use of telehealth technology that will facilitate the provision of health care services to rural, medically-underserved California residents. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - January 31, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
