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Tele-Psychiatry Adoption And Its Effect On Rural Mental Health Service Availability, Anna Heineman, Kaylee Canterbury, Taylor Carpenter
Tele-Psychiatry Adoption And Its Effect On Rural Mental Health Service Availability, Anna Heineman, Kaylee Canterbury, Taylor Carpenter
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Purpose of study: This study examined the association between tele-psychiatry implementation and mental health service availability in rural healthcare settings. The analysis compared tele-psychiatry to traditional in-person psychiatric care among rural populations, focusing on access and utilization outcomes, including time to first psychiatric appointment, number of completed visits, and appointment no-show rates.
Methods: A qualitative literature review following a systematic approach was conducted using peer-reviewed articles published between 2016-2026. Databases included PubMed, ProQuest Health, CINAHL, Journal of Medical Internet Research, and the National Library of Medicine, with Google Scholar used as a supplemental source. The review followed PRISMA …
Rural Hospital Closure And Medicaid Expansion, Jason White
Rural Hospital Closure And Medicaid Expansion, Jason White
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Introduction: In the United States, hospitals in rural areas have been under financial pressure and have been closing at an increasing rate. This reduces access to care for rural citizens. The Affordable Care Act of 2010 was passed in order to increase access to medical care, partially through an optional expansion of Medicaid coverage to a larger percentage of the population. As some states adopted the expansion and some states did not, an opportunity was created to examine the policy’s effect on rural hospital stability.
Purpose of the Study: This study was designed to examine the effect of …