Rural health and human services resources for Maine, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2010 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA has selected the Community Transportation Association of America to receive grant funding that will be used to help bring transportation improvements to rural areas in seven states. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13296 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:10:20 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13296 Promotes obstetrical and prenatal care in federally designated medically underserved areas and Health Professional Shortage Areas of Maine through assistance with insurance premiums for eligible obstetricians and family or general practice physicians. -- Maine Department of Health and Human Services http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2349 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:17:52 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2349 Analyzes emergency department (ED) utilization; identifies factors that can explain the reasons for high or low ED; and analyzes hospital discharge data to identify potentially preventable ED visits, most frequently seen diagnoses, and the correlation between the physician-to-population ration and ED use rates. Includes findings specific to both urban and rural areas of Maine. -- Muskie School of Public Service Institute for Health Policy http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/PHHP/Maine-Emergency-Department-Use.pdf Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:58:59 CST http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/PHHP/Maine-Emergency-Department-Use.pdf Sun-Journal, (ME) article reports that a state lawmaker would like to provide low-interest loans and grants to independent health care providers in rural Maine so they can join an electronic medical-records database being used by more than 2,000 hospitals, clinics and doctors in the state. http://www.sunjournal.com/node/801848 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:50:08 CST http://www.sunjournal.com/node/801848 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today unveiled a new report that highlights health insurance premium increases in states across the country and comes shortly after Anthem Blue Cross announced plans to raise rates on its California customers by as much as 39 percent, even after its parent company took in a profit of $2.7 billion in the previous quarter. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13122 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:15:56 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13122 The Federal Communications Commissions Rural Health Care Pilot Program has funded the build-out of an additional 16 broadband telehealth networks that will link hundreds of hospitals regionally in Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13121 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:05:27 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=13121 Associated Press article via Seattle Times, (WA) reports that people who buy their own health insurance are seeing their premiums increases by 15 percent or more in four states, and those in others could be faced with the same. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2011104559_apusinsuranceratesstates.html?syndication=rss Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:25:23 CST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2011104559_apusinsuranceratesstates.html?syndication=rss Portland ME May 5, 2010 -- Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/2010-rural-health.pdf Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:54:50 CST http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/2010-rural-health.pdf Loss of fishing jobs and income is an environment-related concern among residents of Maine counties. -- Carsey Institute http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/PB_Safford_DowneastMaine.pdf Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:05:02 CST http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/PB_Safford_DowneastMaine.pdf Portland ME July 21, 2010 -- National Rural Health Association http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/left/programs-and-events/programs-and-events-overview/calendar-of-nrha-events Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:40:05 CST http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/left/programs-and-events/programs-and-events-overview/calendar-of-nrha-events Provides a visual guide to current health safety net providers and sites in Maine. -- Maine Department of Health and Human Services http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/orhpc/documents/SafetyNetProviders09.pdf Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:33:14 CST http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/orhpc/documents/SafetyNetProviders09.pdf Supports collaboration among 16 regional libraries and over 500 library and information centers in the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. http://nnlm.gov/ner/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:19:30 CST http://nnlm.gov/ner/ Shows the Federally Designated Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas in Maine. -- Maine Office of Rural Health and Primary Care http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/orhpc/documents/HPSA_MHAA_08.pdf Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:02:00 CST http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/orhpc/documents/HPSA_MHAA_08.pdf Focuses on building sustainable rural health systems that can improve rural health care in Maine. -- Maine Office of Rural Health and Primary Care http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/documents/RHP_FINAL.pdf Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:03:10 CST http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/documents/RHP_FINAL.pdf The results of a study in seven of Maine's rural counties covering a range of topics including homelessness prevention to housing stability, assessment, and recommendations for improvement. -- Maine Child Support http://www.mainehousing.org/Documents/Homeless/Homeless-2009RuralHomelessness.pdf Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:36:47 CST http://www.mainehousing.org/Documents/Homeless/Homeless-2009RuralHomelessness.pdf Reports that in Franklin County, Maine, a group of local leaders has brought community college classes and jobs skills training to their area, giving residents new opportunities to qualify for good jobs and higher expectations for their futures -- Annie E. Casey Foundation http://www.aecf.org/~/media/PublicationFiles/maine4%208%2008%20FINAL.pdf Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:52:49 CST http://www.aecf.org/~/media/PublicationFiles/maine4%208%2008%20FINAL.pdf Describes the distribution of hospitals in Maine and the challenges for those hospitals stemming from federal and state regulations, trends in physician practice, and emerging payment models. -- Muskie School of Public Service Institute for Health Policy http://www.mdf.org/files/HCF09Hospitals.pdf/91/ Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:45:02 CST http://www.mdf.org/files/HCF09Hospitals.pdf/91/ Shows the Federally Designated Medically Underserved Areas and Populations in Maine. -- Maine Office of Rural Health and Primary Care http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/orhpc/documents/MUA_MUP_08.pdf Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:46:17 CST http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/orhpc/documents/MUA_MUP_08.pdf A resource to all state agencies and to all communities served to improve services to minority and multicultural populations in the state of Maine. http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/oma/ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:06:14 CST http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/oma/ Discusses racial diversity in New England. Includes information about rural or Nonmetropolitan New England. -- Carsey Institute http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/Report_NE_Demographics.pdf Mon, 12 May 2008 16:21:22 CST http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/Report_NE_Demographics.pdf Funding for safety, security and well-being of children and families, education and health programs, community service opportunities, and hunger and disaster relief. -- BJs Charitable Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1874 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:36:30 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1874 Highlights Healthy Community Coalition, and ScoreHealth, community-based organizations developed for rural residents in Franklin County, Maine. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/winter08.php#scorehealth Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:19:28 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/winter08.php#scorehealth Set of maps showing the geographic coverage provided by 9 different rural definitions for the state. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/ME.pdf Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:25:00 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/ME.pdf Provides access to information on Federally Qualified Health Centers for the state. Includes a map of FQHC locations, as well as information on the populations served by health centers, services provided, staff, patient visits, costs of care, and use of electronic health information. http://www.nachc.com/state-healthcare-data.cfm?State=ME Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CST http://www.nachc.com/state-healthcare-data.cfm?State=ME Profiles the states 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. -- Rural Health Resource Center http://www.ruralcenter.org/hit_profiles/me/ Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:42:11 CST http://www.ruralcenter.org/hit_profiles/me/ Reports the findings of a study investigating rural dentist issues, such as demography, training, practice characteristics, staff, and job satisfaction, in Alabama, California, Maine, and Missouri. -- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/RHRC_WP107_Andrilla.pdf Fri, 18 May 2007 09:18:54 CST http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/RHRC_WP107_Andrilla.pdf Describes the issues affecting access to health care in rural Maine which includes: the use of enhanced Medicare and Medicaid payments to support the rural health infrastructure, the adequacy of the provider workforce, the contribution of health care to the rural economy, and the high prevalence and unmet need for care for persons with substance use and mental health issues. -- Muskie School of Public Service Institute for Health Policy http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/PLA/ruralhealth.pdf Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:22:56 CST http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/PLA/ruralhealth.pdf Discusses Maine's mental health system. Describes how Maine provides mental health services, while providing other health care services under MaineCare. -- Muskie School of Public Service Institute for Health Policy http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/PLA/mentalhealth.pdf Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:08:53 CST http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/PLA/mentalhealth.pdf Describes a health care network in Central Maine that is implementing an electronic medical record (EMR). -- American Hospital Association http://www.hhnmostwired.com/hhnmostwired_app/jsp/articledisplay.jsp?dcrpath=HHNMOSTWIRED/PubsNewsArticleMostWired/data/06Fall/061129MW_Online_Appleby&domain=HHNMOSTWIRED Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.hhnmostwired.com/hhnmostwired_app/jsp/articledisplay.jsp?dcrpath=HHNMOSTWIRED/PubsNewsArticleMostWired/data/06Fall/061129MW_Online_Appleby&domain=HHNMOSTWIRED