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Minnesota Chartbook Section 8B Health Care Providers and Service Availability: Clinics, Imaging and Other Facilities
Provides information on availability of physician clinic services, diagnostic imaging services, and freestanding outpatient surgical services in Minnesota. Includes number and distribution of physicians practicing by isolated rural, small town rural, large rural city, and urban location, as well as regional data and state maps on primary care and specialty care clinics, imaging services, and outpatient surgical services.
Date: 08/2022
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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Moral Distress Among Clinicians Working in US Safety Net Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Study
Explores the causes and levels of moral distress experienced by clinicians treating low-income primary care, dental, and behavioral health patients in safety net practices and participating in education loan repayment programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Features statistics on reported degree of moral distress related to work experienced during the pandemic, with breakdowns by discipline and practice type, including Federally Qualified Health Centers, Indian Health Service or tribal site, and Rural Health Clinics.
Author(s): Donald E. Pathman, Jeffrey Sonis, Thomas E Rauner, et al.
Citation: BMJ Open, 2022
Date: 08/2022
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Breaking the Cycle: Missouri Community Paramedicine Program Brings Primary Care to High-Risk Patients
Features a community paramedicine program that is a partnership between a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and an ambulance district. Discusses how the program is helping chronically ill patients access care at home. Also highlights a related community college program to train community paramedics.
Author(s): Gretel Kauffman
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 08/2022
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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RHC COVID-19 Program Updates
Recording of an August 18, 2022, webinar discussing and answering questions about COVID-19 therapeutics, testing and mitigation, vaccine, and provider relief programs available to Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). Part of the Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Series.
Additional links: Presentation Slides, Transcript
Date: 08/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Rural Health Clinics
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Wisconsin Community Health Center Workforce
Provides data and information related to the Wisconsin Community Health Center workforce. Focuses on workforce shortages, training pipelines, addressing challenges, innovative workforce practices, policy considerations, and more.
Date: 08/2022
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association
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Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program for Diabetes Control Among Community Health Centers in Rural Idaho and Oregon
Highlights a study on the efficacy of a fruit and vegetable prescription program aimed at controlling type 2 diabetes in rural northwestern communities. Details the program's structure and implementation into rural community health centers. Presents participants' results and breaks down data by age, race/ethnicity, and food security, among other measures.
Author(s): Barbara Gordon, Sarah Ridinger, Rae Krick, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 112(7), 975-979
Date: 07/2022
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North Carolina State Designated Rural Health Centers: SFY 2023
North Carolina map showing Rural Health Center site county coverage and locations of the 18 state designated Rural Health Center sites.
Date: 07/2022
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Georgia Rural Counties without a Rural Health Clinic: Rural Hospital Organization Assistance Act of 2017
County-level map with shadings showing Georgia rural counties, counties designated rural based on military installation exclusion clause, and rural counties without a Rural Health Clinic.
Date: 07/2022
Sponsoring organization: Georgia State Office of Rural Health
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Integrating Behavioral Health into Your RHC
Recording of a July 19, 2022, webinar regarding Rural Health Clinic (RHC) billing for behavioral health services. Part of the Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Series.
Additional links: Presentation Slides, Transcript
Date: 07/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Rural Health Clinics
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Texas State Office of Rural Health: Supporting CAHs and RHCs to Create Tangible Change in Rural Texas Communities
Provides an overview of a conversation between Rural Healthcare Provider and Transition Project (RHPTP) and Texas State Office of Rural Health (SORH) staff about value-based care (VBC) to support rural hospitals and clinics. Highlights the process of Sudan Medical Clinic moving toward VBC and collaborating with the RHPTP, as well as the opportunities for communication between SORHs and rural healthcare facilities around the state.
Date: 07/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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