Topics: Service delivery models

The Power of Three: Rural Schools, Healthcare Providers, and a Rural Health Association Collaborate to Expand Primary Care Access Using School-Based Telehealth

The Indiana Rural Health Association (IRHA) is using federal funding to support a project that, to date, has linked 18 rural schools with 10 local provider organizations, delivering school-based telehealth to hundreds of the state’s rural students. “Virtual telehealth librarians” from another federally-funded IRHA project, provided technical assistance.

A “virtual telehealth librarian” describes the range of technical assistance provided by the federally-funded regional and national telehealth resource centers.

Cancer has become one of the leading causes of death for American Indian and Alaskan Native populations. In this article, a cancer researcher, foundation director, and medical professional share their models that engage these populations in cancer research, prevention, and treatment.

An Alabama nonprofit organization and a North Carolina rural health district share how they leverage public funding for quality improvement and rural network development activities that provide unique patient education opportunities for chronic disease prevention and self-management.

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.

Teleophthalmology has an established track record. Two ophthalmologists talk about present and future realities for remote eye care technology.

As more federal dollars are directed toward the opioid crisis, three communities use grant funds for treatment and recovery care coordination in court, prisons, and the homes of new moms.

Super-utilizers are those patients who are hospitalized multiple times each year and, due to circumstances outside their control, are unable to make the changes needed to keep them out of the ER. Three rural Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are working on reducing these readmissions and improving their super-utilizers’ health.

Across the country, recruitment and retention challenges are common for rural healthcare entities providing post-acute care. Healthcare leaders share practical examples that have created incentive for staff to join, and stay on, their healthcare teams.

Miners in rural New Mexico may forego care when they have to drive a long distance to see a primary care provider or specialist. The New Mexico Mobile Screening Program for Miners travels to 12 locations in the state to bring needed care to patients.

The Rural Monitor

Articles and resources on key rural health issues, from the Rural Health Information Hub

Topics: Service delivery models

The Power of Three: Rural Schools, Healthcare Providers, and a Rural Health Association Collaborate to Expand Primary Care Access Using School-Based Telehealth

Virtual Telehealth Librarians: A Closer Look at a Regional Telehealth Resource Center’s Technical Assistance

Reducing Cancer Among Native Populations: Models for Research, Prevention, and Treatment

Rural Patients with Chronic Disease: A Nonprofit Organization and a Health Department Leverage Federal Funding to Provide Health Education and Care Coordination

Eye Health Needs: Preserving the Eyesight of Rural and Underserved Populations

Teleophthalmology: Ophthalmologists Talk Remote Eye Care Solutions

Rural Health Opioid Program Funds Care Coordination Efforts for Recovery

Relationships and Partnerships: How ACOs Are Improving Treatments for Super-Utilizers

Rural Post-Acute Care: Healthcare Leaders Offer Practical Solutions to Workforce Challenges

New Mexico Mobile Screening Program for Miners Brings Care to the Patients