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Date: Sep 2004
Describes quality improvement efforts in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) based on a 2004 survey of 474 CAH administrators. Includes data on the use of clinical guidelines and quality measures in CAHs, and the role of Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs).
...guidelines and quality measures in CAHs, and the role of Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs...
Date: Feb 2021
Policy brief providing an overview of challenges rural communities experience preparing for and mitigating the effects of disasters and public health emergencies. Offers guidelines and recommendations to improve rural preparedness.
...guidelines and recommendations to improve rural preparedness. --- Rural Health Preparedness Policy Brief Policy brief providing...
Date: 2024
Analyzes health outcomes for patients with heart failure and mitigating factors such as comorbidities, guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT), and social determinants of health (SDOH) in rural versus urban areas. Utilizes data from Medicare beneficiaries who had a heart failure hospitalization between 2008 to 2017 to observe mortality rates within 30 days or 1 year, hospital readmission rates, and emergency room (ER) admissions. Discusses health outcome disparities that correlate to patient location.
...guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT), and social determinants of health (SDOH) in rural versus urban...
Reviewed: Oct 2025
Provides details and interpretive guidelines clarifying the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) survey and certification processes.
...guidelines clarifying the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) survey and certification processes. --- State Operations Manual Appendix...
Reviewed: May 2026
Provides information on free or below cost healthcare available to people who meet poverty guidelines from certain healthcare facilities that received federal funds for construction or renovation under the Hill-Burton program.
...guidelines from certain healthcare facilities that received federal funds for construction or renovation under the Hill...
Reviewed: Oct 2025
Presents interpretive guidelines clarifying statutory and regulatory requirements for home health agencies.
...guidelines clarifying statutory and regulatory requirements for home health agencies. --- State Operations Manual Appendix B - Guidance...
Date: Jul 2021
Examines rural-urban differences in environmental factors that impact whether or not adults meet physical activity guidelines based on several federal data sources for 3,140 counties. Discusses variations in natural, social, recreational, and transportation environments by level of rurality.
...guidelines based on several federal data sources for 3,140 counties. Discusses variations in natural...
Date: Nov 2020
Describes the Antenatal and Neonatal Guidelines, Education, and Learning System (ANGELS) program, a high-risk pregnancy program based at the University of Arkansas for Medical Science designed to improve the ability of tertiary care facilities in the state to deliver low birthweight babies. Discusses the importance of communication between ANGELS staff and partner clinics and the role of telehealth services for specialty care.
...Guidelines, Education, and Learning System (ANGELS) program, a high-risk pregnancy program based at the University...
Date: Aug 2017
Discusses elements needed for a rural transportation voucher program. Identifies key players and examines ways to develop partnerships, acquire funding, develop policies, and publicize programs. Includes appendices with statistics on sample programs in 10 states, policy guidelines, a sample workbook, and transportation resources.
...guidelines, a sample workbook, and transportation resources. --- Toolkit for Operating a Rural Transportation Voucher Program...
Date: Jul 11, 2018
Obstetric services were available in 205 fewer rural hospitals in 2014 than in 2004. Realizing the importance of maternity and childbirth services, a CAH in Alaska works to keep its providers' skills sharp and a rural OB-GYN residency program in Wisconsin is beginning to train a new generation of physicians. - The Rural Monitor
...guidelines that ask facilities to be within a certain distance of another facility that can perform...