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Date: Aug 11, 2021
"Swing bed" is that oft-heard phrase describing not a physical hospital bed, but post-acute care for the rural patient who is well enough to leave the acute care hospital but not well enough to be safe at home. In this 2-part story, experts and hospital administrators review the swing bed program's historical implementation and provide stories and examples of the value this over 40-year-old healthcare delivery and reimbursement model brings to patients, to the hospitals providing their care, and ultimately to rural communities. - The Rural Monitor
...Health Research Centers, funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, have also specifically...
Date: Nov 2024
Provides an overview of the No Surprises Act, which aims to protect participants, beneficiaries, and enrollees in group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage from surprise medical bills. Updates key trends in factors that will be important to evaluate the effects of the No Surprises Act identified in the First Annual Report, including market consolidation and concentration, out-of-network billing, and potential surprise bills. Describes discussions with healthcare providers, private health plans and issuers, and patients regarding implementation and understanding of the No Surprises Act.
...health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage from surprise medical bills. Updates key trends...
Date: Jan 2025
Results of a project to determine the feasibility of developing a database of behavioral health providers and practices that offers up-to-date information to support research, policymaking, and public access. Identifies key elements, including demographics, licensure, education, and practice details. Includes information on databases focused on rural health.
...health · Behavioral health workforce · Health workforce supply and demand · Licensure and certification of health professionals...
Reviewed: Jan 2025
Listing of Primary Care, Dental Health, and Mental Health HPSA designations for all counties in Kansas, including designation type (population or geographic) and HPSA score.
...Care and Rural Health Health workforce shortage designations · Mental health · Oral health · Primary care · Kansas...
Date: Apr 2014
Reports that among veterans enrolled in VA healthcare, 41% reside in rural or highly rural communities. Discusses access to healthcare for rural veterans, policy considerations to encourage improved collaboration between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and highlights how FQHCs can provide healthcare services to veterans.
...Health Care for Rural Veterans: The Example of Federally Qualified Health Centers --- Reports that among...
Date: May 2005
Overview of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services efforts to develop a national health information technology (IT) strategy. Includes some information on rural health IT activities.
...health information technology (IT) strategy. Includes some information on rural health IT activities. --- Health Information...
Date: May 2017
Explains the Federal Health Center program, with information relating to the statutory authority, program requirements, funding, location, patient populations, health outcomes, and more. Also discusses the Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) designation, and how this designation affects Medicare and Medicaid payment levels.
...Health Centers: An Overview --- Explains the Federal Health Center program, with information relating to the statutory...
Deadline: Jul 7, 2024
Scholarships that cover tuition and some related costs for up to one year of a Community Health Worker (CHW) certificate program in Minnesota.
...Health Worker Alliance, Minnesota Department of Health Scholarship@mnchwalliance.org The Minnesota Community Health Worker Alliance is offering...
Date: Feb 2004
Discusses an evaluation of Medicare payments to freestanding home health agencies (HHAs). Includes comparison of Medicare margins for urban and rural HHAs.
...Health: Payments to Freestanding Home Health Agencies More Than Covered Their Costs --- Discusses an evaluation...
Date: Jun 2006
Describes 28 rural health outreach grant projects funded for the 2002-2005 period. Includes project descriptions and contact information and indexes health topics addressed by each project.
...health topics addressed by each project. 06/2006 Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Population health...