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Date: Oct 26, 2022
Over 5,200 rural organizations participate in the Rural Health Clinics program, a reimbursement model dedicated to rural low-volume healthcare delivery and now in its 45th year. The National Association of Rural Health Clinics — in its 30th year — is a membership organization that emerged as the program increased its participants. Bill Finerfrock, association cofounder and its recently retired executive director, shared the group's origin story as well as touchpoints from his own career. - The Rural Monitor
...Medicare and Medicaid Services. "There was someone who did RHC coverage policy, somebody who did RHC payment policy, another who did RHC reimbursement policy, and someone who was involved with the RHC certification process...
Date: Jun 15, 2022
For the 240,000 rural Americans with complete kidney failure, it's likely that very few knew they even had kidney disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, kidney disease is usually silent; 90% of people with kidney disease don't know they have it. With research pointing to the high costs of kidney disease for pediatric and adult patients alike — mostly covered by Medicare — experts and researchers discuss rural disparities around access to disease-stabilizing treatment and to renal replacement therapies. - The Rural Monitor
...d'Alene, Idaho, that provide kidney care in the rural communities of Kellogg , Moscow , and Sandpoint as well as patients from rural eastern Washington. They use a telehealth program for their patients in Orofino...
Date: Jul 2, 2024
The July 2024 episode of RHIhub's podcast features an interview with John Supplitt, Senior Director of Rural Health Services for the American Hospital Association. Focuses on the importance of maintaining rural essential services, along with insights from Supplitt's long career in rural health.
...part of the inpatient capacity for existing rural hospitals. So basically blending post-acute care with acute care. And I was privileged to be the project director for that. Andrew Nelson: What would...
Date: Apr 18, 2018
Two healthcare organizations demonstrate how the social determinants of health and social risk assessment can be used as a framework for transforming a rural "health delivery system to a true health system." - The Rural Monitor
...Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries' through screening, referral, and community navigation services will impact health care costs and reduce health care utilization…" Uses a standardized screening tool , "Core Health-Related Social Needs Screening Questions" to assess...
Reviewed: Apr 12, 2024
Provides resources and answers frequently asked questions related to telehealth and health information technology (HIT) in a rural setting. Discusses opportunities for these technologies to improve healthcare delivery, staffing, privacy, cybersecurity, broadband access, and other related topics.
...part of mHealth. The National Telehealth Technology Assessment Resource Center (TTAC) offers an overview of mHealth technology and other resources related to product information and product assessment . Telecare is a term for offering remote monitoring...
Date: Mar 11, 2020
Libraries in South Carolina, Vermont, and Washington work to improve their communities' health by providing monthly programs and teaching patrons and staff how to access reliable health information online. - The Rural Monitor
...d go to the library, print up information, and bring it back to the salon. She decided it would be easier to have a computer at her business. In 2006, the REACH 2010 Charleston...
Date: Jun 7, 2023
While rural healthcare faces many challenges, it also possesses strengths and potential, such as its leadership. The NRHA's Rural Health CEO Certification Program and Rural Health Fellows works to strengthen current leaders' skills, while the University of Iowa's and the University of South Carolina's Master of Health Administration programs, NRHA's Student Constituency Group, and the Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network help shape future leaders. - The Rural Monitor
...D. Wilson, PhD, MHA and Hallie Vonk University of Iowa Student Association for Rural Health members Hallie Vonk, Jenah McCarty, and Johanna Knutson visit with a state legislator during Public Health Day on the Hill...
Date: Apr 2, 2024
The April 2024 episode of RHIhub's podcast features an interview with Alan Morgan, CEO of the National Rural Health Association, along with Rani Snyder, Vice President for Program at John A. Hartford Foundation, and Jed Hansen, Executive Director of the Nebraska Rural Health Association. Focuses on the Rural Age-Friendly Initiative, a John A. Hartford/NRHA partnership.
...d mentioned earlier, we're working with our hospital association, with a couple of our state agencies, with our local hospitals, and then with our local community partners. And so what we can do with...
Date: May 2, 2023
The May 2023 episode of RHIhub's podcast features Janice Walters, Chief Operating Officer for the Rural Health Redesign Center and home of the Rural Emergency Hospital Technical Assistance Center, with a conversation about the pros and cons of Medicare's new Rural Emergency Hospital designation, and the role it can play in preventing rural hospital closures.
...Medicare designated the Rural Emergency Hospital, otherwise known as an REH, as a new provider type in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, to address concerns that some rural hospitals would not be able...
Date: Dec 6, 2022
The December 2022 episode of RHIhub's podcast features Abigail Barker and Timothy McBride, co-investigators at the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, discussing their findings about rural health insurance coverage shared in the recently published chartbook, An Insurance Profile of Rural America.
...parts of the state. And I think the effect on beneficiaries and providers of this kind of phenomenon is variable, because it really depends upon each state's regulatory structure, and especially with respect...