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Date: Oct 26, 2022
After a 1965 public law created the Medicare and Medicaid programs, many rural residents insured by these government health programs were unable to access care. This challenge was remedied by another public law: the Rural Health Clinic Services Act of 1977. Using a historical framework, rural health policy experts, researchers, and clinicians reviewed the Act's impact on outpatient healthcare delivery in rural America. - The Rural Monitor
...guidelines prevented certified clinics from fully recovering incurred and otherwise allowable costs. "Red Tape": Costly...
Added: Sep 14, 2022
Overview of evaluation strategies and considerations for rural health literacy programs.
...guidelines and a framework for program evaluation and offers a summary of the steps that...
Reviewed: Dec 30, 2020
Learn about activities underway to address the opioid crisis in rural communities at the national, state, and local levels. Includes initiatives and funding opportunities, rural program examples, and tools and resources focused on prevention, harm reduction, and treatment.
...Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain – A guide to help primary care providers, practices...
Date: Aug 11, 2021
"Swing bed" is that oft-heard phrase describing not a physical hospital bed, but post-acute care for the rural patient who is well enough to leave the acute care hospital but not well enough to be safe at home. In this 2-part story, experts and hospital administrators review the swing bed program's historical implementation and provide stories and examples of the value this over 40-year-old healthcare delivery and reimbursement model brings to patients, to the hospitals providing their care, and ultimately to rural communities. - The Rural Monitor
...guidelines for swing beds in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), "a 'swing-bed' is a change...
Added: Sep 14, 2022
Describes the importance of implementing patient-centered approaches to improve health literacy and provides examples of successful programs.
...Guidelines for effectively implementing the teach-back method include: Be empathetic and use a caring...
Date: Oct 23, 2019
A new diagnosis of cancer? Of a rare disease? Or a chronic medical problem with seemingly no new treatment? The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences is supporting investigators and ensuring that their cutting-edge science gets to the people who need it. Translational science teams in Arkansas, Florida and Washington are making that happen in the rural areas of their states. - The Rural Monitor
...guidelines and they can give hard and fast rules. But patient care doesn't actually...
Date: Mar 9, 2022
Health literacy experts share that as healthcare delivery moves from bedside to webside, new opportunities for health literacy education arise. Emphasizing the need to swap medical jargon for plain language, educators outlined best practices for teaching health literacy principles to healthcare profession trainees. - The Rural Monitor
...guidelines," she said. Darling also shared that both resident and medical student telehealth electives are now available...
Date: Oct 4, 2023
Rural hospitals are becoming increasingly vulnerable to attempts to penetrate information systems to create havoc, steal data, or hold information "hostage" for a monetary ransom. Two Critical Access Hospital leaders discuss attacks at their organizations and how they are working to prevent future attacks. An information technology compliance expert also highlights actions organizations can take to better protect themselves from cyber-attacks. - The Rural Monitor
...guidelines, practices, and methodologies to strengthen the healthcare and public health (HPH) sector's cybersecurity...
Date: Feb 2, 2022
The priority for rural population health is access, including access to health information needed to make personal health decisions. Two of the nation's health literacy experts join a federal agency official to review current rural challenges of accessing health information that is clear and usable. Along with an exploration of digital health literacy, recently expanded definitions of health literacy are discussed. - The Rural Monitor
...Guidelines for Effective Writing Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Literacy Florida Rural Health...
Reviewed: Dec 12, 2025
Learn how a specialized workforce can support rural substance use disorder programs
...guidelines for substance use counselors, program administrators, and clinical supervisors working with adult patients who are experiencing...