[HTML][HTML] Addressing health disparities in rural communities using telehealth

JP Marcin, U Shaikh, RH Steinhorn - Pediatric research, 2016 - nature.com
The regionalization of pediatric services has resulted in differential access to care,
sometimes creating barriers to those living in underserved, rural communities. These …

[HTML][HTML] Early patient-centered outcomes research experience with the use of telehealth to address disparities: scoping review

JE Bailey, C Gurgol, E Pan, S Njie, S Emmett… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - jmir.org
Background Health systems and providers across America are increasingly employing
telehealth technologies to better serve medically underserved low-income, minority, and …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers to healthcare access among US adults with mental health challenges: A population-based study

NC Coombs, WE Meriwether, J Caringi… - SSM-population …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Having sufficient healthcare access helps individuals proactively manage their
health challenges, leading to positive long-term health outcomes. In the US, healthcare …

Making the case for investment in rural cancer control: an analysis of rural cancer incidence, mortality, and funding trends

KD Blake, JL Moss, A Gaysynsky, S Srinivasan… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2017 - AACR
Estimates of those living in rural counties vary from 46.2 to 59 million, or 14% to 19% of the
US population. Rural communities face disadvantages compared with urban areas …

A qualitative study of rural healthcare providers' views of social, cultural, and programmatic barriers to healthcare access

NC Coombs, DG Campbell, J Caringi - BMC Health Services Research, 2022 - Springer
Background Ensuring access to healthcare is a complex, multi-dimensional health
challenge. Since the inception of the coronavirus pandemic, this challenge is more pressing …

The state of rural public health: enduring needs in a new decade

JP Leider, M Meit, JM McCullough… - … journal of public …, 2020 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Public health in the rural United States is a complex and underfunded enterprise. While
urban–rural disparities have been a focus for researchers and policymakers alike for …

Lack of access to specialists associated with mortality and preventable hospitalizations of rural Medicare beneficiaries

KJ Johnston, H Wen, KE Joynt Maddox - Health Affairs, 2019 - healthaffairs.org
People living in rural areas have worse health outcomes than their urban counterparts do.
Understanding what factors account for this could inform policy interventions for reducing …

Association of rurality with risk of heart failure

SE Turecamo, M Xu, D Dixon, TM Powell-Wiley… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Rural populations experience an increased burden of heart failure (HF) mortality
compared with urban populations. Whether HF incidence is greater among rural individuals …

[HTML][HTML] Economic and social development along the urban–rural continuum: New opportunities to inform policy

A Cattaneo, A Adukia, DL Brown, L Christiaensen… - World Development, 2022 - Elsevier
The economic and social development of nations relies on their population having physical
access to services and employment opportunities. For the vast majority of the 3.4 billion …

Differences in access to and use of electronic personal health information between rural and urban residents in the United States

AJ Greenberg, D Haney, KD Blake… - The Journal of Rural …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The increase in use of health information technologies (HIT) presents new
opportunities for patient engagement and self‐management. Patients in rural areas stand to …