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Date: Jun 16, 2021
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a condition that continues to steal rural America's breath. Researchers, philanthropists, and healthcare professionals talk about new rural research efforts and the impact of COVID-19 on COPD. Also discussed is the importance of pulmonary rehabilitation, an impactful treatment long known to improve quality of life and now backed by new research proving it decreases death rates in select patients. - The Rural Monitor
...telehealth. These remote PR programs can have a profound impact on COPD treatment since many...
Date: Mar 2, 2016
As the healthcare industry shifts from volume-to-value, Accountable Care Organizations are gaining in popularity for rural providers. But, there are risks and difficulties that come along with shared savings programs. We asked five rural ACO leaders to share their insights from building their ACOs. - The Rural Monitor
...telehealth expansions for example — really show that patients did not have to use emergency rooms...
Date: Oct 2022
Reviews the use of teledentistry during and following the COVID-19 pandemic in California, Maine, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, and examines reimbursement issues and supports needed to enhance dental care in a post-COVID-19 world. Mentions rural throughout.
...Legislation and regulations · Medicaid · Oral health · Reimbursement and payment models · Telehealth · California · Maine · Pennsylvania · Wisconsin...
Reviewed: May 2025
A practice model supporting Texas and Louisiana healthcare professions that reduces health disparities in underserved and remote areas through telementoring. The ECHO model uses a hub-and-spoke knowledge-sharing approach where expert teams offer virtual clinics to increase the capacity for providers to deliver best practice care to their communities.
...TexLa Telehealth Resource Center Health workforce education and training · Primary care · Specialty care · Louisiana · Texas...
Reviewed: Nov 2025
A tool for medium and small healthcare providers that guides them through conducting a security risk assessment as required by the HIPAA Security Rule. The risk assessment will help identify areas where protected health information could be at risk.
...Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Health information technology · Healthcare facilities · Patient privacy · Telehealth...
Reviewed: Apr 2025
Serves as an online guidebook for healthcare providers on using Health Information Technology (HIT) to its best advantage. Includes discussions on choosing, implementing, and upgrading electronic health records (EHRs), using Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) and Certified Health IT products, implementing patient engagement via telehealth/telemedicine, quality and security with HIT, and looking at how HIT can connect providers and patients in public health settings. Includes a section on HIT in rural settings.
...Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Access · Health information technology · Population health · Telehealth...
Date: Mar 2023
Details the usage of telemedicine by physicians who are office-based, self-employed or employed by a health system, including their specialty, participation in payment models, satisfaction with telemedicine, and continued use post-pandemic. Provides data on rural and urban physician use of telemedicine tools and platforms integrated with electronic health records (EHR).
...Physicians · Primary care · Reimbursement and payment models · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Surgery · Telehealth...
Date: Dec 2018
Annual report to Congress describing progress related to the adoption of health information technology (HIT). Describes barriers to progress and recommendations related to interoperability, technical capacity, data transparency, and support for provider adoption.
...Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Health information technology · Telehealth...
Date: May 2023
Outlines specific regulatory waivers and Medicare flexibilities for home health agencies issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes information on whether each waiver or flexibility has been terminated, will end at the conclusion of the public health emergency, or has become permanent.
...Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Healthcare quality · Home health · Infectious diseases · Legislation and regulations · Telehealth...
Date: Sep 2025
Discusses the role community health centers (CHCs) play in delivering primary care in rural areas. Describes the challenges rural CHCs face and strategies to stabilize and strengthen these facilities. Includes data on the rural CHC workforce and the percentage of all CHC patients served by a rural CHC by state. Compares healthcare quality, the percent of medical and mental health visits that were virtual, and the percent of patients with select chronic conditions by rural and urban location.
...Healthcare quality · Mental health · Rural-urban differences · State-by-state data · Telehealth · State-by-state...