The Association between the Type of Mental Health Treatment Received, Metropolitan Status and Gender.

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the type of mental health care received and metropolitan status. We combined data from the National Survey for Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) to examine mental health treatment. We grouped participants by metropolitan status and receipt of mental health treatment.

Unmet mental health need and subsequent substance use in individuals with a history of depression: Are there differences between metro and nonmetro areas?

Background And Objectives: More than nine million U.S. adults have a co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder.

Measuring rurality in health services research: a scoping review.

Purpose: This study is a scoping review of the different methods used to measure rurality in the health services research (HSR) literature.

Methods: We identified peer-reviewed empirical studies from 2010-2020 from seven leading HSR journals, including the Journal of Rural Health, that used any definition to measure rurality as a part of their analysis. From each study, we identified the geographic unit (e.

Inpatient opioid receipt and care experiences for vaginal delivery.

Objectives: To examine the relationship between care experiences and inpatient opioid receipt during and after delivery for women hospitalized for vaginal delivery (VD).

Study Design: We used a pooled cross-sectional design with inverse probability weighting to examine the association between inpatient opioid receipt and care experiences of women hospitalized for VD at a single health care system in a Midwestern state. We used 4 Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores (2 pain care items and 2 global items) as measures of care experiences of women hospitalized for VD.

Health Information Technology and Accountable Care Organizations: A Systematic Review and Future Directions.

Background: Since the inception of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), many have acknowledged the potential synergy between ACOs and health information technology (IT) in meeting quality and cost goals.

Objective: We conducted a systematic review of the literature in order to describe what research has been conducted at the intersection of health IT and ACOs and identify directions for future research.

Methods: We identified empirical studies discussing the use of health IT via PubMed search with subsequent snowball reference review.