The Rural Monitor
Other Articles
Brief articles providing updates on a range of rural
health topics.
April 19, 2023
Three rural healthcare experts discuss how rural hospital high-value networks can create economies of scale and value-based care capacity in order to enter into value-based payment contracts.
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December 14, 2022
For 20 years, RHIhub has played a key role in supporting rural communities across the country. RHIhub program director Kristine Sande reflects on the mission, history, and future of RHIhub.
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July 13, 2022
Rural mortality rates had been improving until recent years when a perfect storm of the opioid epidemic and COVID-19 pandemic converged to reverse these gains. However, federally funded efforts have sought to stem the tide through community, clinical, and policy efforts.
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May 18, 2022
Dr. Clint MacKinney explains the challenges rural hospitals face with current payment systems and the potential that value-based payment holds for meeting rural communities' needs.
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November 24, 2015
Announces the December 1, 2015 re-naming of the Rural Assistance Center as the Rural Health Information Hub, with a new website domain of ruralhealthinfo.org.
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