RHIhub This Week - November 5, 2025
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Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation for Rural Providers, with Kevin Biese and Natalie ElderCheck out our latest episode featuring Kevin Biese, MD, emergency medicine physician and Chair of the Board of the American College of Emergency Physicians Geriatric Emergency Accreditation program. Also joining us is Natalie Elder, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, and the Director of Geriatric Emergency Medicine for the University of Vermont Health Network. |
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Nov 5, 2025 -- Offers data showing rural and urban differences in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) incidence and factors contributing to those higher rates. Discusses smoking, occupational hazards, access to healthcare, and social determinants of health. Notes effective approaches for overcoming these contributors to COPD. Source: Loma Linda University Health News 'These Students Give Us Hope': 20 Years of Rural Medicine Training Nov 3, 2025 -- Highlights the beginnings and growth of a rural training program in the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Discusses the focus on community involvement, workforce shortages, recruitment and retention, financial challenges, and the economic impact of healthcare. Source: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine Newsroom Suicides Devastated and Galvanized Routt County, Which Now Has a Mental Health Response Team Oct 30, 2025 -- Describes community-wide efforts to combat an increase in suicides in rural Colorado. Highlights a mental health response team comprised of police and a mental health professional. Discusses rural specific drivers of suicide rates. Source: The Colorado Sun Sustaining Hoosier Communities Supports Daviess County in Addressing Childcare Shortage Oct 30, 2025 -- Highlights the childcare shortage in a rural Indiana community and a partnership with students through the Indiana University Center for Rural Engagement to address it. Discusses working within communities and the connection between childcare and workforce development. Source: Indiana University Bloomington Center for Rural Engagement News Federal RegisterCMS: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2026 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate ProgramNov 5, 2025 -- Notice of a final rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) addressing: 1) changes to the Physician Fee Schedule and Medicare Part B payment policies; 2) policies for the Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; 3) the Ambulatory Specialty Model; 4) updates to the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program expanded model; 5) updates to drugs and biological products paid under Part B; 6) Medicare Shared Savings Program requirements; 7) updates to the Quality Payment Program; 8) updates to policies for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs); 9) updates to the Ambulance Fee Schedule regulations; 10) codification of the Inflation Reduction Act and Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 provisions; and 11) updates to the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program. These regulations are effective January 1, 2026. Source: Federal Register |
Funding to increase the capacity of tribally-led health programs to address dementia. Geographic coverage: Nationwide Application Deadline: Nov 12, 2025 Sponsor: Alzheimer's Association Academy of General Dentistry Foundation Grant Program Grant support for nonprofit community-based outreach programs that provide free oral cancer screenings and education to the public, especially underserved communities that lack access to oral healthcare due to geographic and/or economic hardship. Geographic coverage: Nationwide Application Deadline: Nov 30, 2025 Sponsor: Academy of General Dentistry American Academy of Pediatrics Rural-Health Community of Practice An educational community of practice designed to empower pediatric clinicians in rural areas to enhance the quality of care provided for infants and children with birth defects and infant disorders (BDID). As much as possible, the project will focus on congenital syphilis (CS) and congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV). Geographic coverage: Nationwide Application Deadline: Dec 15, 2025 Sponsor: American Academy of Pediatrics Bill Finerfrock Health Policy Fellowship A 4-week fellowship in Alexandria, Virginia for mid-career professionals to learn leadership skills for becoming grassroots advocates and champions for rural health. Geographic coverage: Nationwide Application Deadline: Jan 5, 2026 Sponsor: National Association of Rural Health Clinics National Environmental Public Health Internship Program Application for Host Sites Opportunities for health departments to host environmental health student interns. Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories Application Deadline: Feb 1, 2026 Sponsor: National Environmental Health Association |
Offers 6 goals with priorities and action steps to reduce and prevent falls by older adults. Goals address public awareness, funding, evidence-based interventions, partnerships, technology, and data. Discusses rural access to fall prevention programs. Sponsoring organization: National Council on Aging Date: 2025 Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (CMS-1832-F) 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 2026. Summarizes provisions related to telehealth services; improving care for chronic illness and behavioral health needs; Rural Health Clinic (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) care coordination services, services requiring direct supervision, and telecommunication services; and more. Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Date: 10/2025 Early Adoption of Telehealth/Remote Patient Monitoring and Hospital Revenue Changes During COVID-19 Evaluates telehealth and remote patient monitoring use between 2019 and 2020 among 1,742 rural and urban hospitals to determine the impact of COVID-19 on utilization and revenue. Discusses potential policy measures given study findings. Author(s): Claudia A. Rhoades, Brian E. Whitacre, Alison F. Davis Location: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 31(10) Date: 12/2025 An Enhanced Method for Identifying Hospital-Based Obstetric Unit Status, Version 2 with Addendum Results of a study using data from American Hospital Association annual surveys from 2010-2018 to conduct single- and multi-year assessments of obstetric unit status and to identify closures of obstetric units. Compares results obtained through the enhanced method with results of a survey sample of rural hospitals with obstetric units open at the time of the assessment and those with recently closed units. Addendum describes methodology updates since a previously published January 2022 report as well as additional findings using 2010-2023 data. Additional links: An Enhanced Method for Identifying Hospital-Based Obstetric Unit Status (Version 1, 2022) Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center Date: 10/2025 The Evolving Role of Critical Access Hospitals in Rural Physician Training Research letter examining prevalence of Critical Access Hospital (CAH)-based training and comparing CAHs with other rural teaching hospitals to evaluate potential for expansion. Features statistics on characteristics of training programs in CAHs and other rural teaching hospitals. Author(s): Lori Rodefeld, Mukesh Adhikari, Catherine (Kasia) Horger, John Boll, Emily M. Hawes Location: JAMA Health Forum, 6(10), e254742 Date: 10/2025 Greater Physician Supply Associated with Lower Mortality in Rural Counties: A 23-Year County-Level Longitudinal Observational Study Examines the relationship between increasing the primary care physician supply in rural areas and corresponding mortality rates. Provides data from a study conducted between 1992-2014 and analyzes rural versus urban trends in mortality rates and physician supply. Discusses rural healthcare practitioner workforce needs, rural versus urban healthcare disparities, and access to care. Author(s): Nasim B. Ferdows, Cyrus Kosar, Orestis Panagiotou, Momotazur Rahman Location: INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 62 Date: 10/2025 Lost Opportunity: Afterschool in Demand, But Out of Reach for Many Provides information about afterschool programs and their demand, affordability, accessibility, and availability. Discusses benefits of afterschool programs and policy to support them. Includes rural, suburban, and urban comparisons related to program enrollment and perceived benefits. Sponsoring organization: Afterschool Alliance Date: 10/2025 Multilevel Challenges and Adaptations to Patient Navigation Programs for Colorectal Cancer Screening and Follow‐up: Findings from the Accelerating Colorectal Cancer Screening and Follow‐up Through Implementation Science Consortium Discusses results of interviews with patient navigators and team members from 8 research projects to identify facilitators, barriers, and adaptations for delivering patient navigation services for colorectal cancer screenings. Studied projects included Federally Qualified Health Centers, rurally located health facilities, and Indian Health Service clinics. Notes rural-specific challenges and adaptations for patient navigation. Author(s): Gloria D. Coronado, Priyanka Gautom, Jennifer L. Schneider, et al. Location: Cancer, 131(20), e70121 Nurse-Directed Coordination of Cancer Survivorship Care in a Tribal Primary Care Clinic Examines the feasibility of a nurse cancer care coordinator intervention focused on improving cancer care at a tribally-operated primary care clinic in the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Provides data on survivorship care plans, cancer-related distress, time spent on coordination activities, and other aspects of program implementation via a trial utilizing data of 23 American Indian intervention participants. Author(s): Amber S. Anderson-Buettner, Kathleen A. Dwyer, Zsolt J. Nagykaldi, et al. Location: BMC Primary Care, 26, 334 Date: 10/2025 RF-DASH Online Course A free training for rural first responders covering agricultural health and safety topics for injury prevention and emergency preparedness through 34 lessons across 6 online modules. Sponsoring organization: National Farm Medicine Center State Strategies for the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP): A Milbank State Leadership Network Convening Recap Summarizes discussions held by representatives from 24 states regarding opportunities and strategies related to the federal Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program and identifies areas for priority action. Includes links to resources shared during the discussions. Sponsoring organization: Milbank Memorial Fund Date: 10/2025 State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies Report, Fall 2025 Provides an overview of state telehealth policies as of early September 2025. Covers Medicaid reimbursement, private payer laws, and professional requirements. Additional links: Executive Summary, Infographic, State Summary Chart Sponsoring organization: Center for Connected Health Policy: The National Telehealth Policy Resource Center Date: 10/2025 Urban-Rural Disparities in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis of Primary Bone Cancer: An Observational Study Examines associations between rural or urban residence and primary bone cancer diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis, utilizing NCI SEER data of patients diagnosed between 2000 and 2019. Provides data on rural-urban differences in overall survival, cancer-specific survival, receipt of treatment methods including local surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, and stage at diagnosis. Author(s): Chenbo Ouyang, Xuanwen Liu, Chunyu Chen, Changping Chen Location: Medicine, 104(43), e45548 Date: 10/2025 |
Deadline: Nov 14, 2025 Northeast Pennsylvania Area Health Education Center, Penn State College of Medicine's Public Health Program, Pennsylvania Public Health Association, Pennsylvania Rural Health Association, Society for Public Health Education - Pennsylvania Chapter Event Dates: Apr 27 - 30, 2026 Conference Website Call for Abstracts: 2026 Annual Appalachian Research Day: Come Sit on the Porch Deadline: Dec 2, 2025 University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health Event Dates: Apr 8, 2026 Corbin, KY Conference Website Call for Presentations: 2026 Annual North Dakota Mind Matters Conference Deadline: Dec 2, 2025 North Dakota Brain Injury Network Event Dates: Mar 26 - 27, 2026 Fargo, ND Conference Website Call for Abstracts: 2026 Annual Emergency Medicine with Rural and Indigenous Communities Gathering Deadline: Dec 15, 2025 Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Event Dates: Apr 27 - 30, 2026 Portland, OR Conference Website |
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