Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Policy
Rural Taxonomy of Population and Health-Resource Characteristics
Identifies and classifies comparable rural communities and places based on features associated with population and health resources. Contains documentation on the development and the methodology of the taxonomy, and a U.S. map, state maps, and tables of rural Primary Care Service Areas (PCSA) classified by their taxonomy.
Additional links: Technical Report
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Identifies and classifies comparable rural communities and places based on features associated with population and health resources. Contains documentation on the development and the methodology of the taxonomy, and a U.S. map, state maps, and tables of rural Primary Care Service Areas (PCSA) classified by their taxonomy.
Additional links: Technical Report
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Federally Qualified Health Center and Rural Health Clinics
A provider manual covering the federal requirements and state guidelines for clinical services and billing procedures specific to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) in Minnesota. Regularly updated.
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Human Services
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A provider manual covering the federal requirements and state guidelines for clinical services and billing procedures specific to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) in Minnesota. Regularly updated.
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Human Services
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Rural Community Hospital Demonstration
An overview of a CMS demonstration project which provides cost-based reimbursement for small rural hospitals too large to be Critical Access Hospitals. Examines the community benefits and financial impact for participating hospitals.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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An overview of a CMS demonstration project which provides cost-based reimbursement for small rural hospitals too large to be Critical Access Hospitals. Examines the community benefits and financial impact for participating hospitals.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Frontier Community Health Integration Project Demonstration (FCHIP)
An overview of a CMS demonstration to develop and test new models of integrated, coordinated health care in the most sparsely-populated rural counties with the goal of improving health outcomes and reducing Medicare expenditures.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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An overview of a CMS demonstration to develop and test new models of integrated, coordinated health care in the most sparsely-populated rural counties with the goal of improving health outcomes and reducing Medicare expenditures.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Frontier Extended Stay Clinics (FESC) Demonstration
An overview of a completed CMS demonstration that looked at an enhanced clinic model in frontier areas to address the needs of seriously ill or injured patients who cannot be transferred to a hospital, or who need monitoring and observation for a limited period of time.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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An overview of a completed CMS demonstration that looked at an enhanced clinic model in frontier areas to address the needs of seriously ill or injured patients who cannot be transferred to a hospital, or who need monitoring and observation for a limited period of time.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Medicare Learning Network: Telehealth & Remote Patient Monitoring
Contains information on originating sites, distant site practitioners, telehealth services, billing and payment for professional services furnished via telehealth as well as for the originating site facility fee, telehealth home health, remote patient monitoring, and a list of helpful websites.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Contains information on originating sites, distant site practitioners, telehealth services, billing and payment for professional services furnished via telehealth as well as for the originating site facility fee, telehealth home health, remote patient monitoring, and a list of helpful websites.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Medicare Learning Network: Swing Bed Services
Provides information about the requirements Critical Access Hospitals must meet in order to enter into a swing bed agreement under which they can use beds, as needed, to provide either acute or Skilled Nursing Facility care.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Provides information about the requirements Critical Access Hospitals must meet in order to enter into a swing bed agreement under which they can use beds, as needed, to provide either acute or Skilled Nursing Facility care.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Health Workforce Research Centers
Information on the centers funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration to conduct policy-relevant research on the health workforce.
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Health Workforce
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Information on the centers funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration to conduct policy-relevant research on the health workforce.
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Health Workforce
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Profiles of Value Based Care in Action
Profiles of rural healthcare organizations that are taking innovative approaches to healthcare delivery and finance.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Profiles of rural healthcare organizations that are taking innovative approaches to healthcare delivery and finance.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Conrad 30 Waiver Program
Describes eligibility requirements, the application process, and other details regarding the Conrad 30 program, which allows thirty J-1 medical doctors per state to apply for the J-1 Visa Waiver and work in an underserved area.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Describes eligibility requirements, the application process, and other details regarding the Conrad 30 program, which allows thirty J-1 medical doctors per state to apply for the J-1 Visa Waiver and work in an underserved area.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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