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1231. Virtual Communication Services in Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) - Resources
Date: Nov 2022

Provides information for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) regarding billing and payment for virtual communication services as established in the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule.

...Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Clinics · Legislation and regulations · Medicare · Reimbursement and payment models · Telehealth...

1232. Mental Health Visits via Telecommunications for Rural Health Clinics & Federally Qualified Health Centers - Resources
Date: May 2023

Details regulatory changes for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) regarding mental health visits provided through real-time audio-video and audio-only technologies. Includes information on coding for RHC and FQHC claims, in-person mental health visit requirements, and exceptions to the in-person requirement.

...Health Centers · Healthcare business and finance · Legislation and regulations · Mental health · Rural Health Clinics · Telehealth...

1233. Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model: Final Evaluation Report - Resources
Date: Jan 2025

Presents quantitative and qualitative results from the evaluation of the Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model, a voluntary model that allowed ambulance care teams to use alternate models of emergency healthcare to improve quality and lower care costs. Describes the characteristics of ET3 participants, the extent to which ET3 interventions successfully prevented emergency department (ED) visits, and how average Medicare Parts A and B spending for patients that received ET3 interventions compared to patients who had low acuity ED visits. Discusses challenges and barriers to delivering ET3 interventions. Includes rural references throughout.

...technicians and paramedics · Healthcare quality · Medicare · Policy · Reimbursement and payment models · Service delivery models · Telehealth...

1234. Evolving Remote Monitoring: An Evidence-Based Approach to Coverage and Payment - Resources
Date: Apr 2025

Reports on trends in utilization of remote patient monitoring (RPM) and discusses policy and payment approaches for effectively and efficiently utilizing RPM, particularly via Medicare and Medicaid. Includes data and discussion of rural barriers to RPM access.

...insurance · Medicaid · Medicare · Policy · Reimbursement and payment models · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

1235. Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) in Multiple Sclerosis: Increasing Clinician Capacity - Resources
Date: 2017

Reports on a pilot program conducted by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and faculty from the University of Washington School of Medicine using the Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (Project ECHO) model. Determines if the Project Echo model was a viable option to support the capacity of clinicians in rural areas to effectively treat patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in underserved areas.

...Health workforce education and training · Specialty care · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Alaska · Idaho · Montana · Washington...

1236. Impact of Telemental Health on Suicide Prevention Care in U.S. Emergency Departments - Resources
Date: May 2025

Describes results of a survey of 977 hospital emergency departments regarding the use of telemental healthcare, and presents data by hospital characteristics, including rural location and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) status. Explores whether access to telemental healthcare affects use of six recommended suicide prevention practices. Compares the use of suicide prevention practices among patients with identified suicide risk by telemental healthcare status and CAH designation.

...services · Hospitals · Mental health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Suicide and suicide prevention · Telehealth...

1237. An Innovative Approach to Care: Integrating Mental Health Services Through Telemedicine in Rural School-Based Health Centers - Resources
Date: Dec 2019

Presents a study on the use of telemedicine to provide behavioral healthcare to rural children and adolescents through school-based health centers. Discusses the West Virginia Children's Access Network (WVCAN) and evaluates the successes and shortcomings of both the school-based health center model and telemedicine at providing behavioral healthcare to rural children.

...Children and youth · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Health disparities · Statistics and data · Telehealth · West Virginia...

1238. Essential Research Issues in Rural Health: The State Rural Health Directors' Perspective - Resources - Archive
Date: Mar 2002

Focuses on the key issues confronting state rural health directors. The major research issues identified were workforce, mental health, EMS, telemedicine, and a lack of local data.

...medical services · Health workforce · Mental health · Policy · Research methods and resources · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

1239. COVID-19: Federal Efforts to Support Behavioral Health Programs During the Pandemic - Resources
Date: Feb 2026

Describes how selected Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awardees provided behavioral health services during the COVID-19 pandemic and how SAMHSA supported awardees' response to the pandemic. Discusses how SAMHSA's advisory councils and Policy Lab supported the agency's COVID-19 response. Includes rural references throughout.

...Office Behavioral health · COVID-19 · Emergency preparedness and response · Funding · Policy · Service delivery models · Telehealth...

1240. Critical Access Hospitals: Views on How Medicare Payment and Other Factors Affect Behavioral Health Services - Resources
Date: Jun 2023

Provides an overview of Medicare payment policies for care provided by Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Explores how CAHs provide behavioral health services in their communities. Summarizes findings from interviews with officials from 10 CAHs, stakeholder organizations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) regarding how Medicare payment policies and other factors affect CAHs' ability to provide behavioral health services.

...Access Hospitals · Legislation and regulations · Medicare · Policy · Reimbursement and payment models · Rural Health Clinics · Telehealth...