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101. Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: The Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 63 - Resources
Date: Feb 2020

Details guidelines for implementing medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) for healthcare professionals, policymakers, patients, and families. Discusses the different medications available to treat OUD, how and when to administer them, as well as challenges to expanding access to MOUD treatment.

...guidelines for implementing medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) for healthcare professionals, policymakers, patients, and families...

102. Scoring Shortage Designations - Resources
Reviewed: Feb 2026

Provides an overview of the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designation scoring criteria, as well as Maternity Care Target Areas (MCTAs). Covers additional criteria and guidelines specific to each of the three types of designations: primary care, dental and mental health. Also covers scoring criteria for the Medically Underserved Area and Medically Underserved Population (MUA/P) designation.

...guidelines specific to each of the three types of designations: primary care, dental and mental...

103. Issue Brief: Creating a High-value Telehealth Strategy - Resources
Date: Mar 2020

Explores how hospitals can use telehealth services to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs. Discusses approaches to deliver telehealth services and provides guidelines to consider when developing a telehealth strategy. Provides examples of how rural hospitals are using telehealth services to meet community needs.

...guidelines to consider when developing a telehealth strategy. Provides examples of how rural hospitals are using...

104. Comparison of Discharge Disposition and AHA Prehospital Stroke Compliance among Urban, Suburban, and Rural EMS Agencies - Resources
Date: Sep 2025

Compares patient outcomes and compliance with quality of care guidelines among rural, suburban, and urban EMS agencies. Utilizes prehospital encounter data from 31 Colorado and Wyoming hospitals from 2020 to 2022.

...guidelines among rural, suburban, and urban EMS agencies. Utilizes prehospital encounter data from 31 Colorado...

105. State Operations Manual Appendix G - Guidance for Surveyors: Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) - Resources
Reviewed: Aug 2026

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...

106. Access to Maternal Healthcare - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: May 17, 2021

Information on access to maternal healthcare services in rural areas.

...guidelines set forth by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Academy...

107. Rural Issues Related to Comparative Effectiveness Research and Dissemination - Resources
Date: Jun 2009

Describes strategies for expanding clinical research in rural environments; implementing practice guidelines in rural settings; and improving access to current evidence-based information for rural health professionals and patients.

...guidelines in rural settings; and improving access to current evidence-based information for rural health...

108. Implications of Proposed Changes to Rural Hospital Payment Designations - Resources
Date: Dec 2012

Discusses the short-term policy implications of proposed changes to the designation and payment guidelines for small rural hospitals. Focuses on proposed changes to rural Medicare payments for hospitals and physicians, as well as a proposal to change the CAH distance requirements.

...guidelines for small rural hospitals. Focuses on proposed changes to rural Medicare payments for hospitals...

109. Introduction to Improving Telehealth and Virtual Care for Pain Management and Opioid/Substance Use Disorder - Resources
Date: Jun 2022

Summarizes a meeting of the Pain Management Guidelines and Evidence Standards (PM) and Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services (PTR) Working Groups of the National Academy of Medicine's Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic. Discusses telehealth flexibilities during the COVID-19 public health emergency, telehealth use for pain management, and telehealth-based treatment of opioid and substance use disorders.

...Guidelines and Evidence Standards (PM) and Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services (PTR) Working Groups of the National...

110. Nutrition Assistance Programs: Agencies Could Do More to Help Address the Nutritional Needs of Older Adults - Resources
Date: Nov 2019

Report focuses on the shortcomings of the federal nutrition guidelines in meeting the nutritional needs of older adults. Bases recommendations on interviews with older adults in both rural and urban areas.

...guidelines in meeting the nutritional needs of older adults. Bases recommendations on interviews with older...