Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare networks
Rural Clinically Integrated Network Readiness Assessment Tool
Self-assessment tool designed to help rural healthcare organizations evaluate their readiness for participation in a clinically integrated network (CIN) and identify strategic considerations and opportunities for successful CIN participation.
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Self-assessment tool designed to help rural healthcare organizations evaluate their readiness for participation in a clinically integrated network (CIN) and identify strategic considerations and opportunities for successful CIN participation.
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Collaboration to Contracting: A Guide to Rural Clinically Integrated Networks
Identifies 5 pillars of successful rural clinically integrated network (CIN) development. Covers legal matters, governance, care delivery, data infrastructure, and financial sustainability. Includes action steps for administrators of CINs.
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Identifies 5 pillars of successful rural clinically integrated network (CIN) development. Covers legal matters, governance, care delivery, data infrastructure, and financial sustainability. Includes action steps for administrators of CINs.
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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How Small Rural Hospital Networks Are Leveling the Playing Field with Larger Health Systems
Describes rural hospital networks in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Ohio that have developed to preserve their independence and improve their economies of scale. Discusses how participating hospitals are expanding rural healthcare access and changing how payers recognize and reward rural providers for delivering high-quality care.
Author(s): Sarah Klein
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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Describes rural hospital networks in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Ohio that have developed to preserve their independence and improve their economies of scale. Discusses how participating hospitals are expanding rural healthcare access and changing how payers recognize and reward rural providers for delivering high-quality care.
Author(s): Sarah Klein
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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Introduction to Rural Clinically Integrated Networks
Provides an overview of clinically integrated networks (CINs), including common CIN characteristics and the relationship between CINs and healthcare value. Offers examples of CINs comprised of independent rural healthcare organizations.
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Provides an overview of clinically integrated networks (CINs), including common CIN characteristics and the relationship between CINs and healthcare value. Offers examples of CINs comprised of independent rural healthcare organizations.
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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A New Network of Rural Providers in Arkansas Looks to Take On The 'Needs and Pain Points' of Behavioral Healthcare
Features the Arkansas Rural Behavioral Health Access Network, a network of primary care providers working to improve regional access to mental and behavioral health resources.
Author(s): Gretel Kauffman
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Features the Arkansas Rural Behavioral Health Access Network, a network of primary care providers working to improve regional access to mental and behavioral health resources.
Author(s): Gretel Kauffman
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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A Geographic Disparities Analysis Between Standard of Care and Clinical Trial CAR-T Patients in Kansas
Examines demographic and geographic disparities in cancer care access within clinical trials at the University of Kansas Cancer Center (KUCC) as well as standard-of-care (SOC) chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy at the University of Kansas Health System (TUKHS). Provides data breakdowns according to treatment type, demographics, rural versus urban location, Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designation, and distance to the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC). Discusses the importance of access to (CAR)-T cell therapy and need for targeted outreach in rural and HPSA-designated areas.
Author(s): Sam Pepper, Aliya Rashid, Carine Tabak, et al.
Citation: Cancer Medicine, 15(5), e71974
Date: 05/2026
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Examines demographic and geographic disparities in cancer care access within clinical trials at the University of Kansas Cancer Center (KUCC) as well as standard-of-care (SOC) chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy at the University of Kansas Health System (TUKHS). Provides data breakdowns according to treatment type, demographics, rural versus urban location, Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designation, and distance to the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC). Discusses the importance of access to (CAR)-T cell therapy and need for targeted outreach in rural and HPSA-designated areas.
Author(s): Sam Pepper, Aliya Rashid, Carine Tabak, et al.
Citation: Cancer Medicine, 15(5), e71974
Date: 05/2026
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Looking Ahead: FY 2026 Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Preview Webinar
Webinar recording featuring speakers from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) sharing an overview of their 2026 priorities. It covers planned competitive community-based funding opportunities, resources, and opportunities to improve rural health related to healthcare workforce, behavioral health, healthcare network development, and more.
Additional links: Audio Recording, Webinar Slides
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Webinar recording featuring speakers from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) sharing an overview of their 2026 priorities. It covers planned competitive community-based funding opportunities, resources, and opportunities to improve rural health related to healthcare workforce, behavioral health, healthcare network development, and more.
Additional links: Audio Recording, Webinar Slides
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Unlocking Collaboration: How Data Sharing Agreements Strengthen Rural Networks Webinar
Offers webinar training materials discussing data sharing agreements for rural health networks including what data sharing agreements are, why they matter for rural communities, best practices, and implementation considerations.
Author(s): Karen Yost, Stephen Crowe
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Technical Assistance
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Offers webinar training materials discussing data sharing agreements for rural health networks including what data sharing agreements are, why they matter for rural communities, best practices, and implementation considerations.
Author(s): Karen Yost, Stephen Crowe
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Technical Assistance
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Planning for the Future: Strategic Planning in Rural Health Networks Webinar Materials
Offers webinar training materials on strategic planning for rural health networks. Discusses the purpose, creating measurable goals, actionable initiatives to achieve those goals, and tracking progress.
Author(s): Ann Wing
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Technical Assistance
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Offers webinar training materials on strategic planning for rural health networks. Discusses the purpose, creating measurable goals, actionable initiatives to achieve those goals, and tracking progress.
Author(s): Ann Wing
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Technical Assistance
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Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (RMOMS) Program: 2021 Cohort Final Report
Highlights the work of the second cohort of Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (Rural MOMS) networks, funded to address rural maternal health challenges and improve access to maternal healthcare. Provides an overview of the work of the awardees: Families First: Rural Maternity Health Collaborative in Minnesota, RMOM-Southeast Missouri Partnership, and West Virginia Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Collaborative. Shares information about the populations served, as well as discussing key network coordination strategies used by the 2021 cohort and the 2019 cohort.
Additional links: Full Report (PDF)
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Maternal Health Data Support and Analysis Program
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Highlights the work of the second cohort of Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (Rural MOMS) networks, funded to address rural maternal health challenges and improve access to maternal healthcare. Provides an overview of the work of the awardees: Families First: Rural Maternity Health Collaborative in Minnesota, RMOM-Southeast Missouri Partnership, and West Virginia Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Collaborative. Shares information about the populations served, as well as discussing key network coordination strategies used by the 2021 cohort and the 2019 cohort.
Additional links: Full Report (PDF)
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Maternal Health Data Support and Analysis Program
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