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1. Rural Pharmacies Provide Multi-Faceted Value to Rural Communities - The Rural Monitor
Date: Jul 12, 2023

Rural community pharmacies are often vital sources for prescriptions, vaccinations, patient education, and other healthcare needs, but the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis reported a decrease in the number of rural pharmacies from 2003 to 2021. A pharmacy chain in the Midwest, a pharmacy-based research network in the South, and an Illinois school of pharmacy discuss the rewards and challenges of operating in rural areas. - The Rural Monitor

...Medicare Part D coupled with the increasing influence of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have negatively...

2. Understanding the Rural Swing Bed: More than Just a Reimbursement Policy - The Rural Monitor
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

...Understanding the Rural Swing Bed: More than Just a Reimbursement Policy - The Rural Monitor --- "Swing...

3. COVID-19's Current Impact on Rural Healthcare Delivery: Q&A with Brock Slabach - The Rural Monitor
Date: May 20, 2020

Brock Slabach, the National Rural Health Association's Senior Vice President for Member Services, discusses the impact of COVID-19 on rural America's healthcare organizations. - The Rural Monitor

...Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) waivers — a first-time occurrence for what I thought was a series of stunning waivers for providers in all parts of the country, including rural areas — that made me fully...

4. Social Isolation and Loneliness: Insights from Rural Clinical Providers and Other Experts - The Rural Monitor
Date: Jul 10, 2019

As more healthcare delivery efforts include social risk assessments, the impact of the social determinants of health is better understood. Rural clinicians, researchers, and other experts share perspectives on social isolation and loneliness. - The Rural Monitor

...Social Isolation and Loneliness: Insights from Rural Clinical Providers and Other Experts - The Rural Monitor...

5. Office-Based Spirometry: Key to Diagnosing Rural COPD Patients - The Rural Monitor
Date: Nov 20, 2019

Chronic obstructive lung disease, or COPD, is a disease with a stronghold in rural America: almost double the prevalence and double the mortality rates compared to large urban areas. Though it is a condition with no cure, it's a condition that has treatments — and hope — making proper diagnosis by spirometry imperative. - The Rural Monitor

...Office-Based Spirometry: Key to Diagnosing Rural COPD Patients - The Rural Monitor --- Chronic obstructive lung...

6. Young Entrepreneurs Help Remold Rural Healthcare in Oregon Through Membership Payment Model - The Rural Monitor
Date: Nov 18, 2014

The Orchid Clinic has found success by providing primary care to low-income rural residents via a paid membership model. - The Rural Monitor

...Young Entrepreneurs Help Remold Rural Healthcare in Oregon Through Membership Payment Model - The Rural Monitor...

7. History of the Swing Bed: A Look Through the Rural Rearview Mirror - The Rural Monitor
Date: Aug 11, 2021

The healthcare delivery model known as the swing bed program has allowed rural and Critical Access Hospitals to serve patients by keeping them in their rural communities for post-acute care. Reviewing the history of this program, experts describe early implementation and key program elements that have sustained its success for over 40 years. - The Rural Monitor

...History of the Swing Bed: A Look Through the Rural Rearview Mirror - The Rural Monitor...

8. Advance Care Planning: New Realities in Times of COVID-19 - The Rural Monitor
Date: Jul 15, 2020

Advance care planning — planning for decision-making in times of medical crisis — has always been intended for all people, all ages, with or without a chronic disease. Clinicians talk about the challenges of these conversations now that COVID-19 has nudged planning from the realm of the theoretical future to current reality. - The Rural Monitor

...Advance Care Planning: New Realities in Times of COVID-19 - The Rural Monitor --- Advance care...

9. Frontline Presence, Building Trust, Emergency Preparedness, and Lessons Learned: Q&A with Dr. Tim Putnam - The Rural Monitor
Date: Jan 10, 2024

Rural health expert Tim Putnam, DHA, shares leadership perspectives and ideas gained from his roles as a rural hospital CEO, a member of a White House task force, and now in his academic healthcare policy position. - The Rural Monitor

...Frontline Presence, Building Trust, Emergency Preparedness, and Lessons Learned: Q&A with Dr. Tim Putnam...

10. Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Benefiting Rural Individuals, Benefiting Rural Population Health - The Rural Monitor
Date: Jun 30, 2021

On the list of leading causes of death, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, impacts millions of rural Americans and their quality of life. Though limited treatments are available for COPD, research indicates that pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) provides major benefits, yet is currently under-prescribed and facing challenges from COVID-19 and from reimbursement policies. Researchers discuss the potential that tele-PR might bring to rural areas, and rural healthcare leaders highlight the benefits of their PR programs for service areas. - The Rural Monitor

...Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Benefiting Rural Individuals, Benefiting Rural Population Health - The Rural Monitor --- On the list...