Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare facilities
Population Health Toolkit
Provides tools and resources to help Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Flex Coordinators, and rural health networks use a systems-based approach to move towards population health. Includes a readiness assessment tool to identify strengths and needs, and a data tool for accessing public health and hospital data by county and state.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Provides tools and resources to help Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Flex Coordinators, and rural health networks use a systems-based approach to move towards population health. Includes a readiness assessment tool to identify strengths and needs, and a data tool for accessing public health and hospital data by county and state.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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CAH Financial Indicators Primer and Calculator Resources
Introduces the Critical Access Hospital Measurement and Performance Assessment System (CAHMPAS) financial indicators and provides editable templates and calculators CAHs can use to assess their facility's financial performance and compare it to peer facilities.
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Introduces the Critical Access Hospital Measurement and Performance Assessment System (CAHMPAS) financial indicators and provides editable templates and calculators CAHs can use to assess their facility's financial performance and compare it to peer facilities.
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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CMS State Operations Manual (SOM)
Provides guidance to state agencies that survey healthcare facilities and providers to determine if they are in compliance with the Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoP). Includes appendices with regulatory information specific to Critical Access Hospitals (Appendix W) and Federally Qualified Health Centers/Rural Health Clinics (Appendix G). Can be used by healthcare facilities as a tool to self-evaluate their compliance with Medicare CoP.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Provides guidance to state agencies that survey healthcare facilities and providers to determine if they are in compliance with the Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoP). Includes appendices with regulatory information specific to Critical Access Hospitals (Appendix W) and Federally Qualified Health Centers/Rural Health Clinics (Appendix G). Can be used by healthcare facilities as a tool to self-evaluate their compliance with Medicare CoP.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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RHIhub Rural Healthcare Facility State Maps
Individual state maps showing each state's Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, Rural Emergency Hospitals, short term/Prospective Payment System hospitals, and Federally Qualified Health Centers.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Individual state maps showing each state's Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, Rural Emergency Hospitals, short term/Prospective Payment System hospitals, and Federally Qualified Health Centers.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Code of Federal Regulations: Title 42 Public Health, Chapter 4, Subchapter G, Part 491, Subpart A - Rural Health Clinics: Conditions for Certification; and FQHCs Conditions for Coverage
Establishes the conditions Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers must meet to qualify for reimbursement under Medicare, as well as those that Rural Health Clinics must meet to qualify for reimbursement under Medicaid.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Establishes the conditions Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers must meet to qualify for reimbursement under Medicare, as well as those that Rural Health Clinics must meet to qualify for reimbursement under Medicaid.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Locations
A directory of VA facilities, including benefit offices, Vet Centers, VA hospitals, and Community Based Outpatient Clinics.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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A directory of VA facilities, including benefit offices, Vet Centers, VA hospitals, and Community Based Outpatient Clinics.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Rural Taxonomy of Population and Health-Resource Characteristics
Identifies and classifies comparable rural communities and places based on features associated with population and health resources. Contains documentation on the development and the methodology of the taxonomy, and a U.S. map, state maps, and tables of rural Primary Care Service Areas (PCSA) classified by their taxonomy.
Additional links: Technical Report
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Identifies and classifies comparable rural communities and places based on features associated with population and health resources. Contains documentation on the development and the methodology of the taxonomy, and a U.S. map, state maps, and tables of rural Primary Care Service Areas (PCSA) classified by their taxonomy.
Additional links: Technical Report
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Medicaid Benefits: Rural Health Clinic Services
Provides state-by-state information on Medicaid coverage of Rural Health Clinic (RHC) services. Includes populations covered, copayments, limitations, and reimbursement methodology.
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Provides state-by-state information on Medicaid coverage of Rural Health Clinic (RHC) services. Includes populations covered, copayments, limitations, and reimbursement methodology.
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Rural Trauma Team Development Course (RTTDC)
Provides a one-day course, focused on a team approach, for medical personnel who may respond to the initial evaluation and resuscitation of a trauma patient at a rural facility. Audience includes nurses, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other hospital personnel who may provide support.
Sponsoring organization: American College of Surgeons
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Provides a one-day course, focused on a team approach, for medical personnel who may respond to the initial evaluation and resuscitation of a trauma patient at a rural facility. Audience includes nurses, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other hospital personnel who may provide support.
Sponsoring organization: American College of Surgeons
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Federally Qualified Health Center and Rural Health Clinics
A provider manual covering the federal requirements and state guidelines for clinical services and billing procedures specific to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) in Minnesota.
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Human Services
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A provider manual covering the federal requirements and state guidelines for clinical services and billing procedures specific to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) in Minnesota.
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Human Services
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