November 13, 2017
In rural communities, a little bit can go a long way. Learn how three Federal Office of Rural Health Policy awardees have used their funds to enhance healthcare access and create sustainable change.
May 31, 2017
Public agencies and private non-profit groups have mutual interests in improving the health of rural Americans. The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy and philanthropy organizations worked together to create a unique funding opportunity, the Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Program. Two health care organizations and their philanthropy partners share how coordinated efforts benefit patients with diabetes, congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
February 26, 2015
The Healthy Clinic Assessment program identifies gaps in clinic operations in order to make improvements and potentially earn Patient Centered Medical Home status.
August 20, 2014
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.
August 20, 2014
Halfen, the Medical Director of Lakewood Health System in Staples, Minn., discusses the challenges of transitioning to a patient centered medical home model.
May 15, 2013
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.
February 21, 2013
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.
February 21, 2013
Overview of the patient-centered medical home approach, a model of care that strengthens the clinician-patient relationship.
