Minya Sheng, MS

• Current Projects - (3)

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Current Projects - (3)

• Emergency Department Use Before Dementia Diagnosis in Rural and Urban Medicare Beneficiaries
  This study examines whether emergency department use rises in the months before a first documented Alzheimer's disease or related dementias diagnosis, and how often diagnoses involve an emergency visit, among rural and urban Medicare fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.
  Research center: ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Aging, Chronic diseases and conditions, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Emergency medical services (EMS) and trauma, Health services, Hospitals and clinics, Medicare, Medicare Advantage (MA), Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs)
  
• Exploring Rural and Urban Medicare Beneficiaries' Use of Home Health Services
  This study maps the geographic distribution of home health services provided to Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) and Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries and assesses how these patterns align with Medicare-approved home health agencies' service areas.
  Research center: ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Aging, Chronic diseases and conditions, Home health, Medicare, Medicare Advantage (MA), Post-acute care
  
• Rural-Urban Differences in Emergency Department Utilization for Chronic Conditions Among Children and Adults
  This study will provide updated rates and characteristics of emergency department visits for selected chronic conditions among children and adults. It will show how these visits differ by rurality, patient characteristics, payer, and community health care resources.
  Research center: ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Aging, Children and adolescents, Chronic diseases and conditions, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Diabetes, Emergency medical services (EMS) and trauma, Healthcare access, Hospitals and clinics, Medicaid and CHIP, Medicare, Private health insurance, Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs)
  

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