Rural Health
Resources by Type: Document

Fatality Facts: Urban/Rural Comparison
Presents characteristics and differences of fatal motor vehicle crashes between rural and urban areas, with trend data since 1977.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: Highway Loss Data Institute
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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.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Medicare Learning Network: Telehealth Services
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, and a list of helpful websites.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Finding Healthcare in Rural Rhode Island
Contains a list of services located near rural areas for residents in Rhode Island including health centers, oral health centers, WIC sites, food assistance programs, homeless shelters, domestic violence centers, and substance abuse programs.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rhode Island Department of Health
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The Alabama Community Health Resource Guide
Provides guidance for grassroots organizations and health professionals to identify local and regional health status issues, integrate rural healthcare issues into economic development and community planning, assist communities with grant writing, and provide baseline health data for the evaluation of community programs.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Alabama Office of Primary Care and Rural Health, Alabama Rural Health Association, National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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What is the Health Insurance Marketplace?
This fact sheet describes the availability of insurance plans through the Oklahoma Health Insurance Marketplace. Also includes information on what assistance is available to consumers across the state.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
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Code of Federal Regulations: Title 42: Public Health, Chapter 4 Subchapter G: Standards and Certification Part 484 Home Health Services
Contains details and requirements for condition of participation for home health agencies.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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CAH Legislative History
Describes pieces of legislation that have resulted in the creation and modification of the Critical Access Hospital (CAH) program.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Medicare Learning Network: Rural Providers & Suppliers Billing
Provides Medicare billing information by provider type and type of service, including information on where to submit claims. Includes information for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Home Health Agencies, Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), Skilled Nursing Facilities, and Swing Bed services.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Medicare Learning Network: Information for Rural Health Clinics
Provides an overview of the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) program and services. Includes information regarding Medicare certification and payments.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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