This website is being reviewed for updates. Some information is offline. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Skip to main content
Rural Health Information Hub

Website Search Results for: health

13967 webpages matched your search. Here are matches 721 - 730:

721. Eye Health Needs: Preserving the Eyesight of Rural Populations - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Jan 9, 2019

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. - The Rural Monitor

...Health and Policy, said this information is especially important when looking into eye health of rural...

722. Public Health Forward: Modernizing the U.S. Public Health System - Resources
Date: Dec 2021

Provides a framework for policymakers and public health officials to guide investments and decision-making to implement a public health system to address challenges beyond the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on equity. Covers six core areas: financing, laws and governance, community engagement, partnerships, workforce, and data and information technology. Highlights challenges and considerations for rural communities and Tribal nations throughout.

...Health disparities · Health workforce · Networking and collaboration · Policy · Public health · Recruitment and retention of health...

723. The State of Health in Tennessee: 2024 Annual Report to the 113th Tennessee General Assembly - Resources
Date: Aug 2024

Assesses the health status of Tennesseans across the four areas of the State Health Plan Framework: A Healthy Start, A Healthy Life, a Healthy Environment, and a Healthy System of Care. Includes a section on social determinants of health and features statistics on various populations and aspects of healthcare, including rural hospital closures.

...health · Food security and nutrition · HIV and AIDS · Health workforce shortage designations · Health workforce supply...

724. Assessment of the Capacity of Virginia's Licensed Behavioral Health Workforce - Resources
Date: Jan 2022

Provides statewide and locality-specific data on the capacity of each of Virginia's licensed behavioral health (BH) professional types, data regarding Virginia's pipeline to produce more BH professionals, current demand for them, and the consequences of an inadequate supply. Features county-level maps showing distribution of psychiatrists, psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners, licensed clinical psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, and licensed professional counselors, and a map showing Virginia Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas with limited broadband service.

...health workforce · Broadband · Health workforce education and training · Health workforce pipeline · Health workforce shortage designations...

725. Perinatal Health Partnership Southeast Georgia - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Feb 10, 2023

An in-home nursing case management program for high-risk pregnant individuals in order to maximize pregnancy outcomes for mothers and their newborns.

...Health District 912.389.4714 Holly.Mobley@dph.ga.gov Topics Care coordination · Children and youth · Home health · Maternal health and prenatal...

726. Evaluation of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model: Fifth Annual Report - Resources
Date: Apr 2022

Evaluates the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model, which tests the impact of providing financial incentives to home health agencies in nine states: Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Massachusetts, Maryland, Nebraska, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington. Reports on the experiences of home health agencies and patients through 2020, the fifth performance year of the HHVBP Model, and the third year that agencies in the HHVBP states received a payment adjustment. Examines the impacts of the HHVBP Model on Medicare expenditures, healthcare utilization, quality of care and patient experience, and agency operations. Discusses rural access to high-quality home health agencies and the impact of HHVBP on rural home health patients.

...Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model: Fifth Annual Report --- Evaluates the Home Health Value-Based...

727. Mental Health Stigma in Rural Communities - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: May 15, 2024

Provides an overview of considerations related to addressing mental health stigma in rural communities.

...health stigma in rural communities. --- View more Mental Health Stigma in Rural Communities Mental health...

728. Comparison of the Rural Health Clinic and Federally Qualified Health Center Programs - Resources - Archive
Date: Jun 2006

Provides a general comparison of the financial components of the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) programs under Medicare and Medicaid.

...Health Clinic and Federally Qualified Health Center Programs --- Provides a general comparison of the financial...

729. Advancing Health Equity Through Community Health Workers and Peer Providers: Mounting Evidence and Policy Recommendations - Resources
Date: Nov 2019

Reviews the results from 9 studies funded by the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute supporting the inclusion of community health workers (CHWs) and peer providers (PPs) as effective participants in addressing health and healthcare inequities, particularly for diverse communities. Each study presented focuses on a distinct function of utilizing CHWs and/or PPS such as mentoring, managing chronic conditions, and navigator support for serious mental illness and depression. Discusses why payers and providers should include CHWs and PPS in a variety of capacities to improve outcomes, add value to care, and control costs.

...health workers · Health conditions · Healthcare quality · Mental health · Mental health conditions · Statistics and data · Tribal...

730. Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule - Resources
Date: Nov 2023

Fact sheet providing an overview of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule regarding updates and changes to the Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and other Medicare Part B issues for calendar year 2024. Summarizes provisions related to paying separately for Community Health Integration, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Risk Assessment, and Principal Illness Navigation services; telehealth services; mental health visits furnished by Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), including marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors as eligible for payment at RHCs and FQHCs; and more.

...health visits furnished by Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), including...