Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Clinics
From "Rural Bypass" to Regional Capacity: Building CA Hub-and-Spoke Specialty Care
Details how the state of California is implementing a telehealth-based hub-and-spoke model connecting rural hospitals as specialty care providers with local clinics. Discusses implications for providers, including suggestions for Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and other rural facilities.
Author(s): Sylvia Trujillo, Emilia Ochoa-Ruiz
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: California Telehealth Resource Center
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Details how the state of California is implementing a telehealth-based hub-and-spoke model connecting rural hospitals as specialty care providers with local clinics. Discusses implications for providers, including suggestions for Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and other rural facilities.
Author(s): Sylvia Trujillo, Emilia Ochoa-Ruiz
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: California Telehealth Resource Center
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Perspectives of Community Health Center Employees on Public Bus Transportation in Rural Hawai'i County
Discusses perspectives on employee and patient use of public bus transportation to access a multi-location Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) within rural Hawai'i County. Identifies themes and provides interview excerpts from 10 participating employees on topics including the importance of transportation access in rural areas, barriers to bus use, and the role the community health center could play in supporting improved bus transportation.
Author(s): L. Brooke Keliikoa, Claudia Hartz, Ansley Pontalti, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 23(1), 78
Date: 01/2026
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Discusses perspectives on employee and patient use of public bus transportation to access a multi-location Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) within rural Hawai'i County. Identifies themes and provides interview excerpts from 10 participating employees on topics including the importance of transportation access in rural areas, barriers to bus use, and the role the community health center could play in supporting improved bus transportation.
Author(s): L. Brooke Keliikoa, Claudia Hartz, Ansley Pontalti, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 23(1), 78
Date: 01/2026
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Tennessee Uninsured Adult Healthcare Safety Net: 2025 Annual Report
Reports on Tennessee's uninsured population, state safety net funding, and services provided in 2025. Lists safety net service locations, including community and faith-based clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, dental clinics, and more. Provides county-by-county data on primary, oral, and specialty care population-to-provider ratios, and includes county-level maps of Health Resource Shortage Areas. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Reports on Tennessee's uninsured population, state safety net funding, and services provided in 2025. Lists safety net service locations, including community and faith-based clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, dental clinics, and more. Provides county-by-county data on primary, oral, and specialty care population-to-provider ratios, and includes county-level maps of Health Resource Shortage Areas. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Preparing Hawaiʻi's Health Centers for Value-Based Care: A Cross-Center Needs Assessment and Readiness Report
Discusses health centers' readiness to implement value-based care models in Hawaii, covering topics including data infrastructure, staffing, financial planning, leadership, and payer relations. Compares findings from urban, suburban, and rural or remote health centers.
Author(s): Navya Karkada, Sheryl Irie, Jermy Domingo, Cristina Vocalan
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Hawaii Primary Care Association
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Discusses health centers' readiness to implement value-based care models in Hawaii, covering topics including data infrastructure, staffing, financial planning, leadership, and payer relations. Compares findings from urban, suburban, and rural or remote health centers.
Author(s): Navya Karkada, Sheryl Irie, Jermy Domingo, Cristina Vocalan
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Hawaii Primary Care Association
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The University of Arizona Center for Rural Health: Annual Report FY 2026
Highlights the Center for Rural Health's accomplishments in fiscal year 2026 and describes upcoming challenges and opportunities for improving the health of rural Arizonans. Discusses the State Office of Rural Health, Arizona Health Improvement Plan (AzHIP), Arizona Rural Hospital Flexibility program (AzFLEX), Arizona Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (AzSHIP), and other programs. Includes a map of rural and safety net health facilities.
Author(s): Daniel Derksen, Mona Arora, Leila Barraza, et al.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Highlights the Center for Rural Health's accomplishments in fiscal year 2026 and describes upcoming challenges and opportunities for improving the health of rural Arizonans. Discusses the State Office of Rural Health, Arizona Health Improvement Plan (AzHIP), Arizona Rural Hospital Flexibility program (AzFLEX), Arizona Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (AzSHIP), and other programs. Includes a map of rural and safety net health facilities.
Author(s): Daniel Derksen, Mona Arora, Leila Barraza, et al.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Strategies for Critical Access Hospitals to Address Outmigration
Offers 4 briefs providing an overview of factors that may contribute to a rural healthcare facility experiencing bypass or market share loss. Offers strategies to help rural hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) increase market share and address outmigration.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Offers 4 briefs providing an overview of factors that may contribute to a rural healthcare facility experiencing bypass or market share loss. Offers strategies to help rural hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) increase market share and address outmigration.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Health Care Artificial Intelligence Toolkit
Guide designed to help community health clinics and rural hospitals navigate information regarding artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. Includes resources on foundational considerations, governance for AI applications, and steps to assess and mitigate discriminatory impacts of AI systems in healthcare. Includes an AI tool vendor evaluation checklist for community health clinics and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs).
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: California Telehealth Resource Center
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Guide designed to help community health clinics and rural hospitals navigate information regarding artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. Includes resources on foundational considerations, governance for AI applications, and steps to assess and mitigate discriminatory impacts of AI systems in healthcare. Includes an AI tool vendor evaluation checklist for community health clinics and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs).
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: California Telehealth Resource Center
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Medicare Care Management Opportunities - What's New in 2026?
Recording of a December 17, 2025, webinar on care management practices in Rural Health Clinics, associated Medicare care management codes, and changes over time in billing requirements and implementation. Part of the Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Series.
Additional links: 2026 Care Management Codes and Reimbursement, Presentation Slides
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Rural Health Clinics
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Recording of a December 17, 2025, webinar on care management practices in Rural Health Clinics, associated Medicare care management codes, and changes over time in billing requirements and implementation. Part of the Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Series.
Additional links: 2026 Care Management Codes and Reimbursement, Presentation Slides
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Rural Health Clinics
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"Sacred Ground for Kids": Institutional Perspectives on Rural School-Based Health Centers as Patient-Centered Medical Homes
Presents a study on the role school-based health centers (SBHCs) play in providing care to children in rural counties and explores the potential for SBHCs to function as patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) for rural students. Highlights findings from interviews in four rural counties in New York and identifies challenges for SBHCs functioning as a PCMH.
Author(s): Xue Zhang, Mildred E. Warner
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(4), e70098
Date: 12/2025
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Presents a study on the role school-based health centers (SBHCs) play in providing care to children in rural counties and explores the potential for SBHCs to function as patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) for rural students. Highlights findings from interviews in four rural counties in New York and identifies challenges for SBHCs functioning as a PCMH.
Author(s): Xue Zhang, Mildred E. Warner
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(4), e70098
Date: 12/2025
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Medicare Claims Processing Manual: Chapter 9 - Rural Health Clinics/Federally Qualified Health Centers
Describes the differences between Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Identifies the rules and regulations for processing Medicare claims.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Describes the differences between Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Identifies the rules and regulations for processing Medicare claims.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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