Getting From Here to There: Evaluating West Virginia's Rural Nonemergency Medical Transportation Program
| Autor: | Kendall Stone, Gail Bellamy, Raymond L. Goldsteen, Sally K. Richardson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Gerontology Program evaluation Health Services for the Aged Population Pilot Projects Transportation Public administration Efficiency Organizational Health Services Accessibility Humans education Health policy Reimbursement Aged Sustainable development education.field_of_study business.industry Rural health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged West Virginia Transportation of Patients Patient Satisfaction Public transport Health Services Research Rural Health Services Business Medicaid Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Rural Health. 19:397-406 |
| ISSN: | 1748-0361 0890-765X |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2003.tb01060.x |
| Popis: | With funding from the 21st Century Challenge Fund, the West Virginia Rural Health Access Program created Transportation for Health. a demonstration project for rural nonemergency medical transportation. The project was implemented in 3 sites around the state, building on existing transportation systems–specifically, a multicounty transit authority, a joint senior center/transit system, and a senior services center. An evaluation of the project was undertaken to answer 3 major questions: (1) Did the project reach the population of people who need transportation assistance? (2) Are users of the transportation project satisfied with the service? (3) Is the program sustainable? Preliminary results from survey data indicate that the answers to questions 1 and 2 are affirmative. A break-even analysis of all 3 sites begins to identify programmatic and policy issues that challenge the likelihood of financial sustainability, including salary expenses, unreimbursed mileage, and reliance on Medicaid reimbursement |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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