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101. Clinical Knowledge and Trends in Physicians' Prescribing of Opioids for New Onset Back Pain, 2009-2017 - Resources
Date: Jul 2021

Results of a study of 10,246 physicians to compare the association of clinical knowledge with opioid prescribing from the years 2009-2011 with 2015-2017, when guidelines shifted away from opioid prescribing. Features demographic statistics with breakdowns by rural location.

...guidelines shifted away from opioid prescribing. Features demographic statistics with breakdowns by rural location. --- Clinical...

102. Opioid Use among Rural Medicare Beneficiaries - Resources
Date: Jan 2025

Examines trends in prescription opioid use among Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas, utilizing 2010-2017 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) data. Provides data on receipt of opioid prescriptions among community-dwelling and facility-dwelling beneficiaries, associations between prescribing and chronic overlapping pain conditions (COPCs), and prescriptions exceeding CDC guidelines. Includes rural-urban comparisons.

...guidelines. Includes rural-urban comparisons. --- Opioid Use among Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Examines trends in prescription...

103. Rural Emergency Hospital Requirements: CMS Emergency Preparedness Final Rule - Resources
Date: Mar 2023

Provides a reference source for Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) requirements related to the final rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), "Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers." Includes excerpts from the REH Conditions of Participation regarding emergency preparedness, as well as CMS interpretive guidelines for 17 other provider types. Covers the development of an emergency plan, related policies and procedures, communications, training, and more.

...guidelines for 17 other provider types. Covers the development of an emergency plan, related policies...

104. Rural Health Preparedness Policy Brief - Resources
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...

105. 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...

106. State Operations Manual Appendix Z - Emergency Preparedness for All Provider and Certified Supplier Types Interpretive Guidance - Resources
Reviewed: Jul 2025

Interpretive guidelines clarifying several provisions of the emergency preparedness final rule for Medicare- and Medicaid-participating providers, which affects Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and other rural facilities.

...guidelines clarifying several provisions of the emergency preparedness final rule for Medicare- and Medicaid-participating...

107. Critical Access Hospital Requirements: CMS Emergency Preparedness Final Rule - Resources
Date: Mar 2021

Provides a reference source for Critical Access Hospital (CAH) requirements related to the final rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), "Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers." Includes excerpts from the final rule as well as related CMS interpretive guidelines for CAHs. Addresses the development of an emergency plan, related policies and procedures, communications, training, and more.

...guidelines for CAHs. Addresses the development of an emergency plan, related policies and procedures, communications...

108. 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...

109. Community-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Jan 15, 2024

The management challenges of chronic lung disease in rural communities can be mitigated by implementing evidence-based pulmonary rehabilitation programs in outpatient settings.

...guidelines. They also provided patient education, including the self-management of chronic lung problems for patients...

110. Michigan J-1 Visa Waiver Program - Funding
Deadline: Nov 1, 2025

Offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of Michigan, allowing them to remain in the United States.

...guidelines, and the application , including guidance for using the electronic application system, are available on the program...