Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare facilities
Calendar Year (CY) 2015 Rural Health Clinic (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) Updates: Payment Rate Increases for RHCs and FQHCs Billing Under the All-Inclusive Rate System (AIR), and Urban and Rural Designations for FQHCs Billing Under the AIR
Provides updates for RHCs and FQHCs that are submitting claims to Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) for services to Medicare beneficiaries.
Date: 12/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Provides updates for RHCs and FQHCs that are submitting claims to Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) for services to Medicare beneficiaries.
Date: 12/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Suicide Prevention in Wisconsin's Farming Communities
Podcast episode discussing the Farmer Angel Network, a support group devoted to suicide prevention in Wisconsin's farming communities. Describes the origins of the group, the impacts of suicide in farming towns, how local hospitals contribute to the initiative, and the resources available to support families and loved ones.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Podcast episode discussing the Farmer Angel Network, a support group devoted to suicide prevention in Wisconsin's farming communities. Describes the origins of the group, the impacts of suicide in farming towns, how local hospitals contribute to the initiative, and the resources available to support families and loved ones.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Differences in Staffing for Non-Nursing Occupations Across U.S. Skilled Nursing Facilities During 2018-2023
Examines staffing supply for non-nursing positions in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), such as therapy, respiratory, pharmacy, social work, and more. Utilizes 2018-2023 data to analyze facility characteristics, community factors, staffing minutes per patient-day (MPPD), and percent contractor (PC) staffing. Provides MPPD and PC correlations with rural location, community social deprivation index, race/ethnicity of residents, and more.
Author(s): Rachel A Prusynski, Tracy M Mroz, Bianca K Frogner
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Examines staffing supply for non-nursing positions in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), such as therapy, respiratory, pharmacy, social work, and more. Utilizes 2018-2023 data to analyze facility characteristics, community factors, staffing minutes per patient-day (MPPD), and percent contractor (PC) staffing. Provides MPPD and PC correlations with rural location, community social deprivation index, race/ethnicity of residents, and more.
Author(s): Rachel A Prusynski, Tracy M Mroz, Bianca K Frogner
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Workforce Toolkit to Support Critical Access Hospitals and Rural Providers
Toolkit intended to help Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and other rural providers improve workforce recruitment and retention efforts. Provides information on healthcare workforce challenges faced by CAHs. Offers examples of external resources that CAHs may utilize to address their workforce needs across four topics: organizational culture and leadership, leveraging partnerships, emergency medical services workforce, and administrative and support staff workforce.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Toolkit intended to help Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and other rural providers improve workforce recruitment and retention efforts. Provides information on healthcare workforce challenges faced by CAHs. Offers examples of external resources that CAHs may utilize to address their workforce needs across four topics: organizational culture and leadership, leveraging partnerships, emergency medical services workforce, and administrative and support staff workforce.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center Annual Report, 2023-24
Provides background on the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center vision, core principles, and personnel. Focuses on 2023-2024 grants, projects, Flex Monitoring Team, Rural Health Program, policy initiatives, and public impact.
Author(s): Katy Backes Kozhimannil, Carrie Henning-Smith, Megan Lahr
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Provides background on the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center vision, core principles, and personnel. Focuses on 2023-2024 grants, projects, Flex Monitoring Team, Rural Health Program, policy initiatives, and public impact.
Author(s): Katy Backes Kozhimannil, Carrie Henning-Smith, Megan Lahr
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Environmental Scan on Identifying a Pathway Toward Maximizing Participation in Population-Based Total Cost of Care (PB-TCOC) Models
Presents results of an environmental scan on the identification of a pathway toward maximizing participation in population-based total cost of care (PB-TCOC) models. Describes the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services's (CMS's) goal of having all Medicare beneficiaries with Parts A and B in accountable care relationships by 2030. Discusses challenges and technical issues related to maximizing participation in PB-TCOC models, including organizational structure, payment, and risk adjustment. Summarizes relevant features of CMS Innovation Center (CMMI) models identified in previous Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) proposals. Includes rural references and considerations throughout.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Presents results of an environmental scan on the identification of a pathway toward maximizing participation in population-based total cost of care (PB-TCOC) models. Describes the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services's (CMS's) goal of having all Medicare beneficiaries with Parts A and B in accountable care relationships by 2030. Discusses challenges and technical issues related to maximizing participation in PB-TCOC models, including organizational structure, payment, and risk adjustment. Summarizes relevant features of CMS Innovation Center (CMMI) models identified in previous Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) proposals. Includes rural references and considerations throughout.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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AHRQ Report to Congress: An Assessment of Sepsis in the United States and its Burden on Hospital Care
Offers an assessment of hospital care for sepsis between 2016 and 2021 including trends in hospital utilization, morbidity, in-hospital mortality, and disparities related to various patient demographics and geographic factors. Discusses rural throughout.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Offers an assessment of hospital care for sepsis between 2016 and 2021 including trends in hospital utilization, morbidity, in-hospital mortality, and disparities related to various patient demographics and geographic factors. Discusses rural throughout.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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2024 Equity of Care Awards Case Study: AnMed
Profiles AnMed, a health system in South Carolina and winner of the 2024 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award for small/rural hospital excellence. Discusses their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, focusing on language services, a Remembrance and Reconciliation Initiative (AAR&RI), and more.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Profiles AnMed, a health system in South Carolina and winner of the 2024 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award for small/rural hospital excellence. Discusses their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, focusing on language services, a Remembrance and Reconciliation Initiative (AAR&RI), and more.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Rural Emergency Hospitals Fact Sheet
Provides a brief overview of the Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) provider designation. Outlines REH payment, services, eligibility requirements, and how to apply for REH designation.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Provides a brief overview of the Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) provider designation. Outlines REH payment, services, eligibility requirements, and how to apply for REH designation.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Information for Rural Stakeholders About Access to Maternity and Obstetric Care: A Community-Relevant Synthesis of Research
Provides an overview of access to maternity and obstetric care in rural areas, including access to care, childbirth at rural hospitals, and rural obstetric unit closures. Summarizes research findings on healthcare quality and outcomes at low-volume obstetric units, risks associated with rural obstetric unit closures, and challenges faced by communities without hospital-based obstetric care. Describes clinical and policy efforts to improve access and quality of care for birthing people and their families in rural communities with low-volume obstetric units or lack access to hospital-based obstetric care.
Author(s): Katy B. Kozhimannil, Julia D. Interrante, Alyssa H. Fritz, et al.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Provides an overview of access to maternity and obstetric care in rural areas, including access to care, childbirth at rural hospitals, and rural obstetric unit closures. Summarizes research findings on healthcare quality and outcomes at low-volume obstetric units, risks associated with rural obstetric unit closures, and challenges faced by communities without hospital-based obstetric care. Describes clinical and policy efforts to improve access and quality of care for birthing people and their families in rural communities with low-volume obstetric units or lack access to hospital-based obstetric care.
Author(s): Katy B. Kozhimannil, Julia D. Interrante, Alyssa H. Fritz, et al.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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