Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Clinics
Ordering Over the Counter Tests from HRSA
Recording of a February 2022 webinar providing an overview of how Rural Health Clinics can enroll in a federal program to order COVID-19 self-testing supplies for distribution in their communities. Discusses how to order supplies and reporting requirements and answers frequently asked questions about the program. Part of the Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Series.
Additional links: Presentation Slides, Transcript
Date: 02/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Rural Health Clinics
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Recording of a February 2022 webinar providing an overview of how Rural Health Clinics can enroll in a federal program to order COVID-19 self-testing supplies for distribution in their communities. Discusses how to order supplies and reporting requirements and answers frequently asked questions about the program. Part of the Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Series.
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Date: 02/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Rural Health Clinics
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Quantifying Rural Disparity in Healthcare Utilization in the United States: Analysis of a Large Midwestern Healthcare System
Analyzes patient utilization of rural versus urban outpatient clinics. Explores electronic health record data from 474,674 adult patients from June 2018 to March 2019 across variables such as age, sex, race, ethnicity, smoking status, and health status. Includes statistics and discussion of clinic utilization in relation to rural healthcare disparities.
Author(s): Akua Nuako, Jingxia Liu, Giang Pham, et al.
Citation: PLoS ONE, 17(2)
Date: 02/2022
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Analyzes patient utilization of rural versus urban outpatient clinics. Explores electronic health record data from 474,674 adult patients from June 2018 to March 2019 across variables such as age, sex, race, ethnicity, smoking status, and health status. Includes statistics and discussion of clinic utilization in relation to rural healthcare disparities.
Author(s): Akua Nuako, Jingxia Liu, Giang Pham, et al.
Citation: PLoS ONE, 17(2)
Date: 02/2022
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A Profile of Migrant Health: 2020 Uniform Data System Analysis
Analyzes the demographic, socioeconomic, and health characteristics of migrants from community and migrant health centers that receive funding through the U.S. Public Health Service Act, Section 330. Discusses common conditions faced by migrants, including COVID-19.
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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Analyzes the demographic, socioeconomic, and health characteristics of migrants from community and migrant health centers that receive funding through the U.S. Public Health Service Act, Section 330. Discusses common conditions faced by migrants, including COVID-19.
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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Michigan Certified Rural Health Clinics
Lists rural health clinics in Michigan that are CMS certified as of January 2022. Includes street address and county for each clinic.
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organizations: Bureau of Community and Health Systems, Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
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Lists rural health clinics in Michigan that are CMS certified as of January 2022. Includes street address and county for each clinic.
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organizations: Bureau of Community and Health Systems, Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
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The Effectiveness of Policies to Improve Primary Care Access for Underserved Populations: An Assessment of the Literature
Review of research literature to assess whether policy initiatives targeting primary care access for rural and underserved populations has been effective in reducing healthcare disparities. Initiatives considered include availability, accessibility, accommodation, affordability, and acceptability.
Additional links: Fact Sheet: Alleviating Structural Barriers to Obtaining Primary Care Services, Fact Sheet: Bringing Outpatient Clinics into Communities, Fact Sheet: Ensuring Comfort and Communication in the Delivery of Primary Care Services, Fact Sheet: Increasing the Availability of Primary Care Clinicians, Fact Sheet: Removing Financial Barriers to Primary Care
Author(s): Maanasa Kona, Megan Houston, Nia Gooding
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organization: Milbank Memorial Fund
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Review of research literature to assess whether policy initiatives targeting primary care access for rural and underserved populations has been effective in reducing healthcare disparities. Initiatives considered include availability, accessibility, accommodation, affordability, and acceptability.
Additional links: Fact Sheet: Alleviating Structural Barriers to Obtaining Primary Care Services, Fact Sheet: Bringing Outpatient Clinics into Communities, Fact Sheet: Ensuring Comfort and Communication in the Delivery of Primary Care Services, Fact Sheet: Increasing the Availability of Primary Care Clinicians, Fact Sheet: Removing Financial Barriers to Primary Care
Author(s): Maanasa Kona, Megan Houston, Nia Gooding
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organization: Milbank Memorial Fund
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Comparing Two Telehealth Approaches for Treating Complex Psychiatric Disorders in Primary Care -- The SPIRIT Study
Details a study on the use of telepsychiatry and telepsychology to treat complex psychiatric disorders in rural primary care settings. Discusses a trials done in 24 primary care clinics without behavioral health services. Compares models of care and draws conclusions from survey data.
Additional links: Audio Abstract Recording, En Español, Research Summary
Author(s): John C. Fortney, Jürgen Unützer
Date: 2022
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Details a study on the use of telepsychiatry and telepsychology to treat complex psychiatric disorders in rural primary care settings. Discusses a trials done in 24 primary care clinics without behavioral health services. Compares models of care and draws conclusions from survey data.
Additional links: Audio Abstract Recording, En Español, Research Summary
Author(s): John C. Fortney, Jürgen Unützer
Date: 2022
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Health Care Facilities in Pennsylvania, 2022
County-level map showing locations and numbers of short-term care hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, and Federally Qualified Health Centers, with shadings indicating urban and rural counties.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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County-level map showing locations and numbers of short-term care hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, and Federally Qualified Health Centers, with shadings indicating urban and rural counties.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Georgia Farmworker Health Program: Health Services Needs Assessment
Provides a demographic description of people served by the 6 Georgia Farmworker Health Program sites, descriptions of the most frequent diagnoses for migrant farmworkers and their dependents, an assessment of the health services provided to the farmworker population, and recommendations for improving access to care and services provided. Features statistics with breakdowns for years 2018-2021.
Author(s): Ashley Walker, Bettye A. Apenteng, Charles Owens, Angela Peden
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Georgia State Office of Rural Health
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Provides a demographic description of people served by the 6 Georgia Farmworker Health Program sites, descriptions of the most frequent diagnoses for migrant farmworkers and their dependents, an assessment of the health services provided to the farmworker population, and recommendations for improving access to care and services provided. Features statistics with breakdowns for years 2018-2021.
Author(s): Ashley Walker, Bettye A. Apenteng, Charles Owens, Angela Peden
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Georgia State Office of Rural Health
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Experiences of Health Centers in Implementing Telehealth Visits for Underserved Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from the Connected Care Accelerator Initiative
Offers an analysis of telehealth implementation in safety net settings with a focus on Federally Qualified Health Centers based on health center-provided telehealth visit data from February 2019-August 2021, as well as interviews with leadership and staff. Covers trends in telehealth use in health centers that participate in the California Health Care Foundation's Connected Care Accelerator initiative, the perceptions of health center leaders and staff, and implications for future policy, practice, and investigation.
Author(s): Lori Uscher-Pines, Natasha Arora, Maggie Jones, et al.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Offers an analysis of telehealth implementation in safety net settings with a focus on Federally Qualified Health Centers based on health center-provided telehealth visit data from February 2019-August 2021, as well as interviews with leadership and staff. Covers trends in telehealth use in health centers that participate in the California Health Care Foundation's Connected Care Accelerator initiative, the perceptions of health center leaders and staff, and implications for future policy, practice, and investigation.
Author(s): Lori Uscher-Pines, Natasha Arora, Maggie Jones, et al.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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No Surprises Act Webinar
Recording of a December 14, 2021, webinar providing an overview of the No Surprises Act and how it impacts Rural Health Clinics. Outlines price transparency and good faith estimate requirements and enforcement. Part of the Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Series.
Additional links: CMS Regulations, CMS-10791 Good Faith Estimate for Health Care Items and Services, Good Faith Estimate Information and Webinar Q&A Follow-Up, Presentation Slides, Transcript
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Rural Health Clinics
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Recording of a December 14, 2021, webinar providing an overview of the No Surprises Act and how it impacts Rural Health Clinics. Outlines price transparency and good faith estimate requirements and enforcement. Part of the Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Series.
Additional links: CMS Regulations, CMS-10791 Good Faith Estimate for Health Care Items and Services, Good Faith Estimate Information and Webinar Q&A Follow-Up, Presentation Slides, Transcript
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Rural Health Clinics
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