Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare facilities
Sources of Federal Funding for Health Care Facilities: Frequently Asked Questions
Provides an overview of how the federal government supports healthcare facilities, with a focus on hospitals. Discusses how Medicare and Medicaid pay acute care hospitals and for services rendered to beneficiaries and enrollees, as well as other payments these programs make. Identifies federal grants, loans, and technical assistance programs that can support health facilities. Describes how federal agencies, including the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), have supported healthcare facilities during emergencies.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Provides an overview of how the federal government supports healthcare facilities, with a focus on hospitals. Discusses how Medicare and Medicaid pay acute care hospitals and for services rendered to beneficiaries and enrollees, as well as other payments these programs make. Identifies federal grants, loans, and technical assistance programs that can support health facilities. Describes how federal agencies, including the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), have supported healthcare facilities during emergencies.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Veterans Health Care: Opportunities Exist to Improve Assessment of Network Adequacy for Mental Health
Provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Care Networks (CCN) program and how the VA and contractors develop and maintain mental health provider networks. Describes how the VA assesses the adequacy of the CCN mental health provider networks. Examines the extent to which the VA collects information on the factors that contribute to scheduling timeliness challenges for community care appointments, including for mental health appointments. Presents data on the percentage of CCN mental health claims that were within drive-time and appointment-availability standards between April 2022 and March 2023 by CCN region, rurality, and care setting.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Care Networks (CCN) program and how the VA and contractors develop and maintain mental health provider networks. Describes how the VA assesses the adequacy of the CCN mental health provider networks. Examines the extent to which the VA collects information on the factors that contribute to scheduling timeliness challenges for community care appointments, including for mental health appointments. Presents data on the percentage of CCN mental health claims that were within drive-time and appointment-availability standards between April 2022 and March 2023 by CCN region, rurality, and care setting.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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North Carolina Office of Rural Health Service Points and Coverage Map SFY 2024
County-level map of service points receiving North Carolina Office of Rural Health support. Includes Critical Access Hospitals, Community Health Grantees, Rural Health Centers, Small Rural Hospitals, and more.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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County-level map of service points receiving North Carolina Office of Rural Health support. Includes Critical Access Hospitals, Community Health Grantees, Rural Health Centers, Small Rural Hospitals, and more.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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Trends in Patient Perceptions of Care Toward Rural and Urban Hospitals in the United States: 2014-2019
Examines patients' perceptions of care in hospitals located in urban, rural non-frontier and remote (FAR), and FAR areas. Analyzes 2014-2019 data from 6,964 hospitals to rate patients' perceptions of their quality of care, considering factors such as quietness and cleanliness of hospital, communication with healthcare staff, discharge information, care transition, and willingness to recommend hospital.
Author(s): Zhong Li, Vivian Ho, Melinda A. Merrell, Peiyin Hung
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 40(3), 565-573
Date: 06/2024
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Examines patients' perceptions of care in hospitals located in urban, rural non-frontier and remote (FAR), and FAR areas. Analyzes 2014-2019 data from 6,964 hospitals to rate patients' perceptions of their quality of care, considering factors such as quietness and cleanliness of hospital, communication with healthcare staff, discharge information, care transition, and willingness to recommend hospital.
Author(s): Zhong Li, Vivian Ho, Melinda A. Merrell, Peiyin Hung
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 40(3), 565-573
Date: 06/2024
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Rural Emergency Hospitals
Provides an overview of the Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) program and the statutory requirements for facilities seeking REH designation. Outlines state laws that established REH licensure.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Provides an overview of the Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) program and the statutory requirements for facilities seeking REH designation. Outlines state laws that established REH licensure.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Healthcare Use and Out-of-Pocket Costs for Rural Family Caregivers and Care Recipients in a Randomized Controlled Trial
Evaluates the effect of a transitional palliative care intervention on healthcare utilization and out-of-pocket spending for 282 groups of rural family caregivers and their care recipients in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa.
Author(s): Brystana G. Kaufman, Ro W. Huang, Diane E. Holland, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 72(8), 2523-2531
Date: 05/2024
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Evaluates the effect of a transitional palliative care intervention on healthcare utilization and out-of-pocket spending for 282 groups of rural family caregivers and their care recipients in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa.
Author(s): Brystana G. Kaufman, Ro W. Huang, Diane E. Holland, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 72(8), 2523-2531
Date: 05/2024
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Map of Rural Emergency Hospital Sites in Texas
Map identifying the location of Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) sites in Texas as of May 2024.
Date: 05/2024
Sponsoring organization: Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals
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Map identifying the location of Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) sites in Texas as of May 2024.
Date: 05/2024
Sponsoring organization: Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals
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Nursing Home Closures Did Not Increase in 2020 and 2021, Despite Financial Challenges Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Provides an overview of the financial challenges and closures experienced by nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analyzes 2011-2021 data from 16,361 nursing homes, with breakdowns according to number of closures, staff shortages, COVID-19 infections, vaccination rates, closures by state and rural versus urban location, and more.
Author(s): Micah Segelman, Kristie A. Porter, Kelly Hughes, et al.
Date: 05/2024
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Provides an overview of the financial challenges and closures experienced by nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analyzes 2011-2021 data from 16,361 nursing homes, with breakdowns according to number of closures, staff shortages, COVID-19 infections, vaccination rates, closures by state and rural versus urban location, and more.
Author(s): Micah Segelman, Kristie A. Porter, Kelly Hughes, et al.
Date: 05/2024
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Remote Patient Monitoring at a Rural FQHC
Presentation slides that discuss remote patient monitoring (RPM) at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in western North Dakota. Provides information on North Dakota Health Center locations, Critical Access Hospital (CAH) locations, and referral centers, as well as strategies for implementing RPM.
Author(s): Amber Brady
Date: 05/2024
Sponsoring organization: Great Plains Telehealth Resource and Assistance Center
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Presentation slides that discuss remote patient monitoring (RPM) at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in western North Dakota. Provides information on North Dakota Health Center locations, Critical Access Hospital (CAH) locations, and referral centers, as well as strategies for implementing RPM.
Author(s): Amber Brady
Date: 05/2024
Sponsoring organization: Great Plains Telehealth Resource and Assistance Center
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Findings from the Quality of and Access to Health Care Supplement of the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) 2019–2020
Uses interviews with 2,172 crop farmworkers and their families to report on healthcare access, utilization, and insurance by various demographic, geographic, and other factors.
Author(s): Wenson Fung, Amanda Gold, Jackie Copfer, Emily Finchum-Mason, Daniel Carroll
Date: 05/2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Labor
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Uses interviews with 2,172 crop farmworkers and their families to report on healthcare access, utilization, and insurance by various demographic, geographic, and other factors.
Author(s): Wenson Fung, Amanda Gold, Jackie Copfer, Emily Finchum-Mason, Daniel Carroll
Date: 05/2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Labor
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