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7551. Rural Health Quality: How CMS Initiatives Improve How We Measure and Address Gaps in Care - Resources
Date: Apr 2022

Recording of an April 2022 webinar regarding healthcare quality measurement in rural areas. Discusses measurement challenges in rural areas and how CMS is working to mitigate these issues. Presents resources and programs for rural providers to improve healthcare quality. Transcript is available by clicking the three dots above the video description, then selecting Show Transcript.

...Health Quality: How CMS Initiatives Improve How We Measure and Address Gaps in Care --- Recording...

7552. Health Status of HIV-Infected Women Entering Care: Baseline Medical Findings from the Women of Color Initiative - Resources
Date: Jan 2015

Study of rural and urban clinics examining HIV-infected women of color reporting unhealthy days, limits in activity when entering or re-entering HIV care, and an analysis of demographic and clinical variables associated with limits in activity. Includes demographic information for rural and urban women by activity limits and clinical characteristics.

...Health Status of HIV-Infected Women Entering Care: Baseline Medical Findings from the Women of Color...

7553. Emerging Strategies to Ensure Access to Health Care Services: Emergency Medical Center - Resources
Date: Nov 2017

Provides an overview of the emergency medical center (EMC) model, which would allow struggling hospitals to convert to EMC status and provide emergency and outpatient services, without having to provide inpatient acute care services. Also outlines rural-specific federal policy proposals that seek to create similar hospital designations, with the goal of improving access to and the delivery of care in underserved communities.

...Health Care Services: Emergency Medical Center --- Provides an overview of the emergency medical center (EMC) model...

7554. Quality of Prostate Cancer Care Among Rural Men in the Veterans Health Administration - Resources
Date: Oct 2013

Analyzes the rural and urban differences in access to oncology resources and quality of care for male veterans with prostate cancer, using the Veterans Affairs Central Cancer Registry to identify the patients and the Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) codes to determine patient residence.

...Health Administration --- Analyzes the rural and urban differences in access to oncology resources and quality...

7555. West Virginia Conrad 30 J-1 Visa Program - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an approved area of West Virginia, allowing them to remain in the United States.

...health · Behavioral health workforce · J-1 Visa Waiver · Maternal health and prenatal care · Maternal health...

7556. Florida Blue Foundation Sapphire Awards - Funding
Deadline: Oct 7, 2025

Monetary awards for outstanding programs, organizations, and individuals that are focused on helping people and communities in Florida achieve better health. Awards have been made for organizations in rural communities.

...health. Awards have been made for organizations in rural communities. --- Florida Blue Foundation Sapphire Awards...

7557. Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant (EMPA) Fellowship - Funding
Deadline: Jan 1, 2026

An 18-month fellowship for physician assistants with Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Fellows will learn from board-certified emergency physicians and physician assistants at a Level II Trauma Center, rural emergency departments, and with ground and air emergency crews.

...Health System empa@gundersenhealth.org The Gundersen Health System offers fellowships for Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant (EMPA...

7558. Pharmacists Fill Needed Health Care Gap For Rural Americans - Resources
Date: Oct 2023

Profiles rural pharmacists and their experiences working in areas that have an increased burden of chronic disease and reduced healthcare access.

...Health Care Gap For Rural Americans --- Profiles rural pharmacists and their experiences working in areas...

7559. Overview of Rural Chronic Disease Management - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Jun 14, 2024

Learn about rural chronic diseases, including the goals and benefits of rural chronic disease management programs.

...Health Policy Institute National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Website Describes the most...

7560. Family Caregiving for People with Cancer and Other Serious Illnesses: Proceedings of a Workshop - Resources
Date: May 2022

Reports on a May 2022 workshop exploring issues related to family caregivers and developing strategies to support and recognize their role in caring for their loved ones with cancer or other chronic illnesses. Discusses the increased role of family caregivers in rural and tribal communities and the importance of providing services, addressing social determinants of health, and allocating funding to better support family caregivers in these communities.

...health, and allocating funding to better support family caregivers in these communities. Board on Health...