Rural Health
Resources by Type: Video/Multimedia
Integrating a Trauma-Informed Approach into Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Webinar recording on incorporating trauma-informed care into substance use disorder treatment. Features a healthcare provider from rural Tennessee and a provider focused on treating opioid use disorder in women with HIV. Addresses the connection between traumatic experiences, including adverse childhood events (ACEs), and risky health behaviors such as substance abuse, as well as strategies for caring for this population. Provides presentation slides.
Date: 06/2019
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
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Webinar recording on incorporating trauma-informed care into substance use disorder treatment. Features a healthcare provider from rural Tennessee and a provider focused on treating opioid use disorder in women with HIV. Addresses the connection between traumatic experiences, including adverse childhood events (ACEs), and risky health behaviors such as substance abuse, as well as strategies for caring for this population. Provides presentation slides.
Date: 06/2019
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
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Investing in America's Health Care
Recording of a U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing on a wide variety of healthcare bills addressing funding for community health centers, teaching health centers, the National Health Service Corps, a tribal diabetes program, the National Quality Forum, Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments, and more. Includes testimony from Shasta Community Health Center, Vidant Health, SPAN Parent Advocacy Network, Medicare Rights Center, and others.
Additional links: C. Dean Germano Testimony, Diana Autin Testimony, Fred Riccardi Testimony, Michael Waldrum Testimony, Thomas Barker Testimony
Date: 06/2019
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health
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Recording of a U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing on a wide variety of healthcare bills addressing funding for community health centers, teaching health centers, the National Health Service Corps, a tribal diabetes program, the National Quality Forum, Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments, and more. Includes testimony from Shasta Community Health Center, Vidant Health, SPAN Parent Advocacy Network, Medicare Rights Center, and others.
Additional links: C. Dean Germano Testimony, Diana Autin Testimony, Fred Riccardi Testimony, Michael Waldrum Testimony, Thomas Barker Testimony
Date: 06/2019
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health
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Improving Oral Health Care Services in Rural America from the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Webinar recording discusses oral healthcare access in rural communities and the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services' recommendations to improve access for rural people across the country.
Additional links: Audio Recording, PowerPoint Handout, Webinar Transcript
Date: 05/2019
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Webinar recording discusses oral healthcare access in rural communities and the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services' recommendations to improve access for rural people across the country.
Additional links: Audio Recording, PowerPoint Handout, Webinar Transcript
Date: 05/2019
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Briefing - Expanding the Role of Nurse Practitioners
Webinar recording and slides on expanding the role of nurse practitioners, focusing on models from Nevada, Colorado, and New Mexico, and what California can learn from them. Includes information on nurse practitioners providing care in rural and frontier areas, as well as what they are doing to help combat the opioid epidemic.
Date: 05/2019
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: California Health Care Foundation
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Webinar recording and slides on expanding the role of nurse practitioners, focusing on models from Nevada, Colorado, and New Mexico, and what California can learn from them. Includes information on nurse practitioners providing care in rural and frontier areas, as well as what they are doing to help combat the opioid epidemic.
Date: 05/2019
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: California Health Care Foundation
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LIFT America: Modernizing Our Infrastructure for the Future
Recording of a hearing from the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce regarding the Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrow's America Act (The LIFT America Act), which addresses access to broadband; the healthcare, energy, transportation, and water infrastructures; public health; and more. Includes testimonies from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Trust for America's Health, U.S. Conference of Mayors, American Enterprise Institute, BlueGreen Alliance, and the former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner.
Additional links: Christopher Guith Testimony, Daniel Lyons Testimony, Jessica Eckdish Testimony, John Auerbach Testimony, Mignon Clyburn Testimony
Date: 05/2019
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Recording of a hearing from the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce regarding the Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrow's America Act (The LIFT America Act), which addresses access to broadband; the healthcare, energy, transportation, and water infrastructures; public health; and more. Includes testimonies from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Trust for America's Health, U.S. Conference of Mayors, American Enterprise Institute, BlueGreen Alliance, and the former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner.
Additional links: Christopher Guith Testimony, Daniel Lyons Testimony, Jessica Eckdish Testimony, John Auerbach Testimony, Mignon Clyburn Testimony
Date: 05/2019
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Overcoming Racial Disparities and Social Determinants in the Maternal Mortality Crisis
Provides testimonies and the recording of a hearing before the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on disparities in maternal mortality. Discusses disparities by race and geographic location, social determinants of health, challenges in rural access to obstetrics, and potential steps for action. Includes testimony from the American Medical Association, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Maternal Mortality Projects Coordinator at the Virginia Department of Health, and others.
Additional links: Lisa Hollier Testimony, Loren Robinson Testimony, Melanie Rouse Testimony, Patrice Harris Testimony, American Medical Association, Video Recording
Date: 05/2019
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: House Ways and Means Committee
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Provides testimonies and the recording of a hearing before the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on disparities in maternal mortality. Discusses disparities by race and geographic location, social determinants of health, challenges in rural access to obstetrics, and potential steps for action. Includes testimony from the American Medical Association, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Maternal Mortality Projects Coordinator at the Virginia Department of Health, and others.
Additional links: Lisa Hollier Testimony, Loren Robinson Testimony, Melanie Rouse Testimony, Patrice Harris Testimony, American Medical Association, Video Recording
Date: 05/2019
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: House Ways and Means Committee
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Strategy Map and BSC Learning Collaborative Recordings
Offers a series of 5 webinar recordings with rural hospitals and experts on how to use the included templates to create a Balanced Scorecard and Strategy Map. Addresses best practices on demonstrating value, developing metrics to drive performance, using self-assessment results for strategic planning, and more.
Date: 05/2019
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Offers a series of 5 webinar recordings with rural hospitals and experts on how to use the included templates to create a Balanced Scorecard and Strategy Map. Addresses best practices on demonstrating value, developing metrics to drive performance, using self-assessment results for strategic planning, and more.
Date: 05/2019
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Oversight Hearing on "The President's FY2020 Budget Request for Indian Programs"
Provides a recording of a U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing on the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget request for Indian programs, including the Indian Health Service. Includes testimony from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Health Service, National Congress of American Indians, and the National Indian Health Board.
Additional links: Chris Buchanan Testimony, Jefferson Keel Testimony, National Indian Health Board Testimony
Date: 05/2019
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
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Provides a recording of a U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing on the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget request for Indian programs, including the Indian Health Service. Includes testimony from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Health Service, National Congress of American Indians, and the National Indian Health Board.
Additional links: Chris Buchanan Testimony, Jefferson Keel Testimony, National Indian Health Board Testimony
Date: 05/2019
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
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National Security Subcommittee Hearing: Veteran and Active-Duty Military Suicides
Provides a recording of a U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on veteran and active-duty service member suicides. Addresses efforts by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DOD) to prevent suicides as well as the roles of mental health and crisis support groups, local communities, and veterans advocacy organizations. Includes some discussion related to rural. Features testimonies from the Veterans Health Administration, National Director of Suicide Prevention, the U.S. Department of Defense Mental Health Programs and Defense Suicide Prevention Office, and RAND Corporation.
Additional links: Richard Stone Testimony
Date: 05/2019
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organizations: Committee on Oversight and Reform, U.S. House of Representatives
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Provides a recording of a U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on veteran and active-duty service member suicides. Addresses efforts by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DOD) to prevent suicides as well as the roles of mental health and crisis support groups, local communities, and veterans advocacy organizations. Includes some discussion related to rural. Features testimonies from the Veterans Health Administration, National Director of Suicide Prevention, the U.S. Department of Defense Mental Health Programs and Defense Suicide Prevention Office, and RAND Corporation.
Additional links: Richard Stone Testimony
Date: 05/2019
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organizations: Committee on Oversight and Reform, U.S. House of Representatives
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Medicare Physician Payment Reform After Two Years: Examining MACRA Implementation and the Road Ahead
Provides a recording of a U.S. Senate Committee on Finance hearing on physician payment reforms under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). Features testimonies about what is working well and challenges faced, including provisions and challenges for small and rural practices. Contains testimonies from the American Medical Association, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Group Association, and Brookings Institution.
Additional links: American Medical Association Testimony, John Cullen Testimony, Scott Hines Testimony
Date: 05/2019
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Senate Committee on Finance
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Provides a recording of a U.S. Senate Committee on Finance hearing on physician payment reforms under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). Features testimonies about what is working well and challenges faced, including provisions and challenges for small and rural practices. Contains testimonies from the American Medical Association, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Group Association, and Brookings Institution.
Additional links: American Medical Association Testimony, John Cullen Testimony, Scott Hines Testimony
Date: 05/2019
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Senate Committee on Finance
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