Skip to main content
Rural Health Information Hub

Website Search Results for: telehealth

1657 webpages matched your search. Here are matches 1271 - 1280:

1271. USDA's ReConnect Program: Expanding Rural Broadband - Resources
Date: Dec 2022

Provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's ReConnect program, which provides loans, grants, and loan/grant combinations to build and enhance broadband infrastructure in eligible rural service areas. Summarizes program details, funding allocations, the three rounds of awards, and funding awards by state. Compares the ReConnect program with other USDA broadband programs. Identifies issues that may impact the program's effectiveness, related legislation introduced in the 117th Congress, and potential policy options.

...Congress, and potential policy options. 12/2022 Congressional Research Service Access · Broadband · Funding · Infrastructure · Policy · Telehealth...

1272. The 2018 Farm Bill (P.L. 115-334): Summary and Side-by-Side Comparison - Resources
Date: May 2024

Analyzes the 2018 Farm Bill by comparing House and Senate versions of the bill and the previous 2014 bill. Includes important rural provisions addressing substance abuse treatment, telemedicine funding, broadband access, and rural hospital loans.

...05/2024 Congressional Research Service Broadband · Funding · Hospitals · Legislation and regulations · Substance use and misuse · Telehealth...

1273. Exploring Telemental Health Practice Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
Date: Jan 2024

Presents a study on the use of telemedicine by mental health providers since the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlights the expansion of telemental health during the pandemic and how that expansion has continued in the aftermath. Breaks down data by patient and provider characteristics, as well as the rurality of providers and of the area served.

...01/2024 Access · COVID-19 · Mental health · Population health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

1274. Identifying Factors Associated with Variation in Telemental Health Delivery at Federally Qualified Health Centers - Resources
Date: Jan 2024

Examines telemental health delivery at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) across the U.S. Analyzes 1,270 FQHCs and their telemental appointments in 2021 and provides statistics according to mental health staffing, rurality of FQHC, state, and patient population descriptors, including age, race/ethnicity, and insurance status.

...Health Centers · Mental health · State-by-state data · Statistics and data · Telehealth · State-by-state...

1275. Health Care Artificial Intelligence Toolkit - Resources
Date: Jul 2024

Guide designed to help community health clinics and rural hospitals navigate information regarding artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. Discusses foundational considerations, governance for AI applications, and steps to assess and mitigate discriminatory impacts of AI systems in healthcare. Includes an AI tool vendor evaluation checklist for community health clinics and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs).

...Telehealth Resource Center AI · Clinics · Critical Access Hospitals · Governance of healthcare organizations · Healthcare business and finance...

1276. States Work to Support Rural Hospitals Despite Pandemic Challenges - Resources
Date: Apr 2021

Blog post highlighting state-level policies to address and prevent rural hospital closures. Discusses proposals in state legislatures regarding alternative payment methodologies and funding, service delivery models, and the recruitment and retention of a rural healthcare workforce.

...health professionals · Reimbursement and payment models · Telehealth · Arizona · California · Hawaii · Kansas · Kentucky · Maryland · Oklahoma · Utah...

1277. VA Recommendations to the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Presents Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) recommendations to the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission to modernize and realign the VA healthcare system. Recommendations cover investing in the VA outpatient care infrastructure, enhancing care for veterans with complex needs, providing access to inpatient medical and surgical care, and strengthening the VA's ability to execute its education, research, and emergency preparedness missions. Volume I outlines the legislative history; the present and future of VA healthcare, including the access needs of rural veterans; the methodology used to conduct the market assessments; and a national summary of the recommendations. Volume II details the recommendations and is organized by the 18 Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs).

...Department of Veterans Affairs Access · Emergency preparedness and response · Policy · Service delivery models · Telehealth · Veterans...

1278. 2024 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report - Resources
Date: Dec 2025

Provides a comprehensive summary and data analysis of healthcare quality and access in the U.S. Addresses access to healthcare, care affordability, healthy living, effective treatment, person-centered care, care coordination, and more.

...quality · Hospitals · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Technology for health and human services · Telehealth...

1279. Critical Access Hospitals' Initial Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Use of Federal Funding and Regulatory Flexibilities - Resources
Date: Nov 2021

Explores how Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) used federal relief funding and regulatory waivers to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic through August 2020. Summarizes results of a survey of CAH executives in eight states. Discusses the sources of federal funding CAHs received and the types of regulatory waivers and flexibilities these CAHs used.

...Hospitals · Emergency preparedness and response · Funding · Healthcare business and finance · Legislation and regulations · Policy · Telehealth...

1280. Diagnostic Excellence in U.S. Rural Healthcare: A Call to Action - Resources
Date: Sep 2024

Issue brief exploring challenges to diagnostic quality in rural healthcare. Provides an overview of the topic of diagnostic errors in rural settings, and provides suggestions related to resource and workforce limitations, access to care, care coordination and other service delivery models, and social determinants of health.

...delivery · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Service delivery models · Social determinants of health · Telehealth...