Rural Monitor Search Results for: medicare part d
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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...
Date: Jul 30, 2015
Wayne Myers, a retired pediatrician and rural medical educator, reflects on what the Medicare program's support for graduate medical education has meant for the rural physician workforce. - The Rural Monitor
...Medicare's Impact on Graduate Medical Education and the Rural Physician Workforce - The Rural Monitor...
Date: May 3, 2017
From over-the-counter medication use, to decisions about personal or family disease treatments, health literacy impacts the most everyday of health decisions. But, distance and internet connectivity challenges make it difficult for rural residents to get health information. To navigate health information gaps, school nurses, newspapers, public libraries, churches, public health departments, and hub-and-spoke academic institutions are working in creative ways. - The Rural Monitor
...Rural Health Literacy: Who's Delivering Health Information? - The Rural Monitor --- From over-the-counter...
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
...Social Determinants of Health: Transforming the Buzz Phrase to a Rural Action Item - The Rural...
Date: May 2, 2018
Post-acute care (PAC) services available locally can make fully recovering from a serious illness or injury faster and easier, setting the patient and provider up for the best possible outcome. This article looks at how a tertiary facility's communication with skilled nursing facilities, a Critical Access Hospital's swing bed program, and a home health agency are improving patient transitions from acute care to PAC. - The Rural Monitor
...Rural Post-Acute Care: Improving Transitions to Enhance Patient Recovery - The Rural Monitor --- Post-acute...
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...
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...
Date: Dec 18, 2019
With national standards now available for voluntary accreditation, rural public health departments need to determine the feasibility of that activity for their organization. The Public Health Accreditation Board President and CEO joins researchers and experts to share information about accreditation and how rural health departments can achieve that designation. - The Rural Monitor
...It's Possible: Voluntary Accreditation for Rural Public Health Departments - The Rural Monitor --- With national...
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
...Rural Libraries Help Communities Access Health Information - The Rural Monitor --- Libraries in South Carolina, Vermont...
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...