First conceptualized in the 1970s, but not widely adopted in rural communities, freestanding emergency departments (FSEDs) have been getting another look as a sustainable rural option. This article discusses hospital-based versus independent FSEDs, the model’s financial viability, and highlights two FSEDs meeting their communities’ healthcare needs in Arizona and Illinois.
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The Healthy Clinic Assessment program identifies gaps in clinic operations in order to make improvements and potentially earn Patient Centered Medical Home status.
Read MoreWe need new approaches to keeping people healthy, instead of trying to heal them after they get sick.
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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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Telehealth offers many benefits in rural and remote areas, but physician licensing, reimbursement and technology remain challenges.
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MacKinney, an emergency room doc, professor and RUPRI Health Panel member, discusses how health care can be transformed to a system of care that responds to patient and community needs.
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Provides an update on three providers’ coordinated care services and the progress they’ve made since their stories were first published in the Rural Monitor. Includes programs in North Carolina, Idaho, and Missouri.
Read MoreWhat are the important events from 2002 to 2012 and what lies ahead in the next decade? Six people involved in rural health and human services weigh in.
Read MoreMyers visits the year 2019 and likes what he sees, especially the formation of regional health care systems.
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Health reform is driving up demand for technology professionals and requiring technological upgrades that can cost millions. Rural networks and training programs are working to meet the demand.
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