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11. Rural Veterans and Access to Healthcare Overview
Reviewed: Aug 22, 2023

Presents information on rural veterans' access to healthcare, including frequently asked questions regarding VA eligibility, the Veterans Choice Program, and rural veteran demographics and health concerns, among others. Features resources, organizations, models, and more.

...telehealth, using mobile VA clinics, and creating Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs). VA also depends...

12. Rural Long-Term Care Facilities Overview
Reviewed: Jun 20, 2023

Resources and information related to rural long-term care facilities, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and others. Includes sections on workforce issues, mental health needs, antibiotic stewardship, and oral health.

...Telehealth Results Summary notes that telehealth also helped prevent disease transmission during outbreaks and increase...

13. Rural Schools and Health Overview
Reviewed: Jun 15, 2023

Resources, information, and frequently asked questions examining the role that rural schools play in the health of students and the community. Discusses school-based healthcare services, nutrition, physical activity, mental health, health education, and more.

...telehealth. According to The Use of Telehealth in School-Based Health Centers , the percentage of SBHCs...

14. Education and Training of the Rural Healthcare Workforce Overview
Reviewed: Jun 7, 2023

Information, resources, and frequently asked questions related to the education and training of the rural healthcare workforce. Includes use of educational programs to introduce students to healthcare careers, role of community colleges, rural rotations in academic programs, use of technology in training the rural health workforce, and baccalaureate-MD programs.

...telehealth and referral services. This involves ensuring that physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, dentists, and other...

15. Rural Healthcare Workforce Overview
Reviewed: Feb 24, 2023

Examines policy, economics, planning challenges, health professional shortage areas, and other issues related to the rural healthcare workforce. These include supply and demand, distribution and characteristics of the workforce, licensure, certification, and scope of practice issues, and policies that can be used to improve the rural healthcare workforce.

...telehealth adoption in some rural areas. Many regulations related to telehealth have been relaxed or temporarily...

16. Rural Pharmacy and Prescription Drugs Overview
Reviewed: Jan 26, 2023

Addresses challenges related to providing access to prescription medications in rural communities, the financial viability of rural pharmacies, rural pharmacy workforce shortages, the 340B Drug Pricing Program, and new business models and technological advances for providing pharmacy services in rural areas.

...Telehealth Models for Increasing Access to Pharmacy Services page of the Rural Telehealth Toolkit. Several...

17. Rural Healthcare Quality Overview
Reviewed: Dec 19, 2022

Provides an overview of rural healthcare quality, including information on quality reporting requirements, resources to support quality improvement efforts, how rural facilities perform on quality measures, and current rural quality efforts such as antibiotic stewardship.

...telehealth impact the quality of care delivered in rural areas? Telehealth and HIT are technology...

18. Healthcare Access in Rural Communities Overview
Reviewed: Nov 21, 2022

Provides resources and answers frequently asked questions related to healthcare access. Discusses the importance of primary care for rural residents and covers barriers to healthcare access in rural areas, such as transportation, insurance, and workforce issues. Highlights strategies to improve access to care for rural residents.

...telehealth use, see What are the challenges related to providing telehealth services in rural communities...

19. Health and Healthcare in Frontier Areas Overview
Reviewed: Nov 2, 2022

Provides information and resources related to frontier areas and frontier healthcare issues and challenges. Features frequently asked questions about issues pertaining to providing healthcare in frontier areas.

...telehealth, online education, and other web-based activities. For more information on rural telehealth and broadband...

20. Rural Healthcare Payment and Reimbursement Overview
Reviewed: Oct 20, 2022

Resources and information on how rural healthcare providers are reimbursed by different payers and payment systems and the impact of payment policies on rural healthcare.

...telehealth services. In addition, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed into...