Topic Pages:
Technology
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Tools
- Council on Technology and Innovation
Provides improved methods for developing practical information about the clinical benefits of new medical technologies resulting in more efficient coverage and payment of these medical technologies.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Telehealth Information Guide
Telehealth information and resources for rural areas.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
- State Profiles- Alabama: Health Information Technology (HIT)
Profiles the state’s health information technology (HIT) issues. Contains sections on demographics, HIT legislation, telemedicine, Health Information Exchanges (HIE) & Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIO), grant funded HIT projects, and HIT survey information.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Resource Center
- State Profiles- Arkansas: Health Information Technology (HIT)
Profiles the state’s health information technology (HIT) issues. Contains sections on demographics, HIT legislation, telemedicine, Health Information Exchanges (HIE) & Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIO), grant funded HIT projects, and HIT survey information.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Resource Center
- State Profiles- Illinois: Health Information Technology (HIT)
Profiles the state’s health information technology (HIT) issues. Contains sections on demographics, HIT legislation, telemedicine, Health Information Exchanges (HIE) & Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIO), grant funded HIT projects, and HIT survey information.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Resource Center
- State Profiles- Kentucky: Health Information Technology (HIT)
Profiles the state’s health information technology (HIT) issues. Contains sections on demographics, HIT legislation, telemedicine, Health Information Exchanges (HIE) & Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIO), grant funded HIT projects, and HIT survey information.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Resource Center
- State Profiles- Louisiana: Health Information Technology (HIT)
Profiles the state’s health information technology (HIT) issues. Contains sections on demographics, HIT legislation, telemedicine, Health Information Exchanges (HIE) & Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIO), grant funded HIT projects, and HIT survey information.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Resource Center
- State Profiles- Missouri: Health Information Technology (HIT)
Profiles the state’s health information technology (HIT) issues. Contains sections on demographics, HIT legislation, telemedicine, Health Information Exchanges (HIE) & Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIO), grant funded HIT projects, and HIT survey information.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Resource Center
- State Profiles- Tennessee: Health Information Technology (HIT)
Profiles the state’s health information technology (HIT) issues. Contains sections on demographics, HIT legislation, telemedicine, Health Information Exchanges (HIE) & Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIO), grant funded HIT projects, and HIT survey information.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Resource Center
- State Profiles- Mississippi: Health Information Technology (HIT)
Profiles the state’s health information technology (HIT) issues. Contains sections on demographics, HIT legislation, telemedicine, Health Information Exchanges (HIE) & Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIO), grant funded HIT projects, and HIT survey information.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Resource Center
Success Stories
- IT Project Connects Rural Louisiana Hospitals
Describes how Louisiana Rural Health Information Exchange (LARHIX), an information technology project bringing together 24 rural hospitals and the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport (LSUHSC-S), works to fill the gaps in patient record sharing among rural Louisiana hospitals.
- Shared Information Technology (IT) Services
The Community Health Network was formed to share information technology (IT) resources among varying sized community health organizations across Tennessee, from one doctor, one location, to much larger groups in multiple locations.
- The CEI: Project Outreach
This project aims to improve many aspects of healthcare in St. Mary and surrounding Parishes.
Funding
- Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees Program
Loans and loan guarantees for the construction, improvement, and acquisition of facilities and equipment for broadband service in eligible rural communities.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: USDA Rural Development
- Stimulus Simplicity Program
Grant program designed to help hospitals and physician offices accelerate Electronic Medical Records (EMR) adoption.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: GE Healthcare
- USAC Rural Health Care Service Discounts
Provides discounts to rural health care providers to obtain Internet and telecommunications access.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Universal Service Administrative Company
- Wireless Innovation Project
A competition to promote innovation and increase implementation of wireless related technology for a better world.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Feb 1, 2010
Sponsor: Vodaphone America's Foundation
Publications
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At A Tipping Point: Transforming Medicine with Health Information Technology: A Guide for Consumers
This report written for healthcare stakeholders illustrates how health information technology is a powerful tool for quality improvement, provided it is part of a larger strategy to improve quality and make healthcare
more affordable and accessible.
Sponsoring organization: Verizon Foundation
Date: 04 / 2005
Format: PDF
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Comments of the Rural Internet and Broadband Policy Group
Contains the comments shared by the Rural Internet and Broadband Policy Group with the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) to create a broadband plan that creates opportunity for rural America and the nation as a whole.
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Strategies
Date: 06 / 2009
Format: PDF
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Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology: Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 132
Assesses the evidence base regarding benefits and costs of health information technology (HIT) systems in various healthcare settings. Widespread implementation of HIT has been limited by a lack of knowledge about what types of HIT and implementation methods will improve care and manage costs for specific health organizations.
Author(s): Paul Shekelle, Sally C. Morton, Emmett B. Keeler
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Date: 04 / 2006
Format: PDF
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Crisis in the Countryside
Discusses how networking and telemedicine will be indispensable tools for rural health care organization of the future.
Author(s): M. Michele Hood
Sponsoring organization: Catholic Health Association of the United States
Journal citation: Health Progress Date: 04 / 2004
Format: HTML
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Directory of Rural Health Networks: Profiling Network Information Technology Use
Profiles of selected rural health networks funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy. Includes information on each network's current use of information technology (IT) and future plans for IT.
Author(s): Keith J. Mueller, Brandi Shay, Sue Nardie, J. Patrick Hart, Dianne Harrop, Donadea Rasmussen
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Date: 03 / 2005
Format: PDF
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E-Health and the Elderly: How Seniors Use the Internet for Health Information
Reports and interprets key findings from a national survey of older Americans that was conducted to determine how seniors use the Internet for health information.
Author(s): Victoria Rideout, Tricia Neuman, Michelle Kitchman, Mollyann Brodie
Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
Date: 01 / 2005
Format: PDF
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From Promise to Practice: Improving Life in the South Through Telemedicine
Recommendations from a task force to foster growth of telehealth and the improvement of healthcare.
Sponsoring organization: Southern Governors' Association
Date: 09 / 1999
Format: PDF
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Health Information Technology: HHS is Taking Steps to Develop a National Strategy
Overview of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services efforts to develop a national
health information technology (IT) strategy. Includes some information on rural health IT activities.
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
Date: 05 / 2005
Format: PDF
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iDelta: Information Technology in the Delta
Identifies opportunities and current activities in the Delta Regional Authority (240 counties and parishes in parts of eight southern states) that utilize high-speed Internet access. Includes a literature review and highlights current utilization of broadband.
Author(s): Sandra Johnson, Scott Doron, Linda Hoke, Charity Pennock
Sponsoring organization: Delta Regional Authority
Date: 02 / 2007
Format: PDF
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Innovation, Demand, and Investment in Telehealth
This report focuses on the innovation, demand and investment in telehealth in the United States at the end of 2003.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Commerce
Date: 02 / 2004
Format: PDF
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Lands of Opportunity: Bringing Telecommunications Services to Rural Communities
Created to help educate rural communities about the benefits afforded by basic and advanced telecommunications services and how these services can foster distance learning, e-commerce, e-government, telemedicine, and overall economic development. Three key regions were targeted where the needs are particularly acute: the Appalachian Region; the Delta Region;
and Alaska Native Villages.
Sponsoring organization: Federal Communications Commission
Date: 12 / 2004
Format: PDF
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Perceptions Regarding Electronic Health Record Implementation Among Health Information Management Professionals in Alabama: A Statewide Survey and Analysis
Summarizes results of a study that assessed the factors, benefits, and barriers associated with implementing an electronic health records system in Alabama hospitals.
Author(s): Shannon H. Houser, Lucretia A. Johnson
Date: 05 / 2008
Format: PDF
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Rural Health Care and the Internet: Issues and Opportunities for Using Interactive Communications to Improve Rural Health Care Services
Overview of rural telehealth applications, policy issues, and funding opportunities. Includes brief descriptions of rural telemedicine projects around the country, with a detailed look at a project in Arizona. Report based on a July 14, 2000 meeting discussing the information needs of health-care providers in rural America.
Author(s): Neal I. Neuberger, Mary Ella Payne, Mary Wakefield
Sponsoring organization: Capital Area Rural Health Roundtable
Date: 2001
Format: PDF
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Rural Health Care Delivery: Connecting Communities Through Technology
Discusses technology options for rural health care, including remote patient monitoring, video teleconferencing, other telehealth applications. Discusses funding, reimbursement, and regulatory issues. Includes case studies.
Author(s): Fran Turisco, Jane Metzger
Sponsoring organization: California HealthCare Foundation
Date: 11 / 2002
Format: PDF
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Rural Health Care Universal Service Support Program
Describes the rural health care telecommunications support program, with an overview of the history and implementation of the Universal Service program.
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
Date: 03 / 2004
Format: PDF
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Telehealth Funding Guide
Lists federal agencies that fund telehealth projects, with program descriptions and contacts for more information.
Sponsoring organization: Office for the Advancement of Telehealth
Date: 04 / 2003
Format: HTML
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Telemedicine Mental Health Services Guide
Overview of the critical success factors to be considered when developing telemental health services.
Sponsoring organization: Office for the Advancement of Telehealth
Date: 2004
Format: PDF
Journals
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Journal of Rural Health
Offers research of projects to improve rural health, statistics, and mathematical models. Provides summaries of recently published rural health research. Provides links to author, subject and abstract indexes.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
Organizations
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American Telemedicine Association
Promotes access to medical care for consumers and health professionals via telecommunications technology.
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Benton Foundation
Works to build a public interest vision for the digital age and to demonstrate the value of communications for solving social problems.
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eHealth Initiative
Membership organization seeking to drive improvement in the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare through information and information technology.
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Office for the Advancement of Telehealth
Promotes wider adoption of advanced technologies in the provision of health care services and education. Part of the Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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