Rural Americans of all ages often go without eye healthcare, a gap that has obvious consequences: blindness and low vision. National associations and an FQHC administrator talk about how rural vision care can be improved to increase quality of life and prevent disability in rural patients.
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Highlighting eye care as more than prescribing glasses, an optometrist explains how the medical model of optometry brings additional health benefits to rural patients.
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In this in-depth story, multiple clinical issues surrounding domestic violence (DV) and intimate partner violence (IPV) in rural settings are discussed by providers, researchers, and those serving indigenous populations. Rural prevalence rates, provider knowledge gaps, and healthcare expenditures are also reviewed.
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Electronic health records are central to rural healthcare providers’ and organizations’ transition to value-based care. Several rural organizations are using their EHR data to make changes for the patient populations they serve.
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The shared CEO of both a North Dakota Critical Access Hospital and a Federally Qualified Health Center discusses how these two essential safety net providers work together to meet the healthcare needs of their rural region.
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Finger Lakes Community Health, a rural Federally Qualified Health Center, created an open access telehealth network to improve efficiency and protect their staff, after two separate traffic accidents involving FLCH providers.
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Home monitors and other technologies are helping diabetic patients live healthier lives, cutting health care costs and hospital visits.
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Crete Area Medical Center Physicians’ Clinic and Ammonoosuc Community Health Services are among the very few rural safety net providers that have achieved Level 3 PCMH recognition.
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Zufall Health Center is helping patients make healthy lifestyle changes and choices, reaching out to farmworkers and other special populations.
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A Critical Access Hospital has engineered a restructuring that puts it and seven rural clinics under one corporate umbrella.
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