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221. Infectious Disease Outbreak Case Studies – RHIhub Emergency Preparedness Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Brief summaries of case studies describing how rural communities, healthcare facilities, first responders, and others have responded to and addressed infectious disease outbreaks.

...guidelines for 20 medical facilities in the fall of 2021. One rural community affected by this...

222. The Big Horn Basin Healthcare Coalition Coordinates Emergency Response Training in Frontier and Remote Areas of Wyoming – RHIhub Emergency Preparedness Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Shares how the Big Horn Basin Healthcare Coalition (BHB HCC) coordinates emergency response training, in collaboration with other healthcare providers and partners, in 4 remote and frontier Wyoming counties.

...guidelines decree how BHB HCC can spend their funds. They may, for example, purchase automated...

223. Assess Impact and Damage Post-Emergency - RHIhub Emergency Preparedness Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Learn about the importance of post-emergency assessments of preparedness and response efforts, including the types of assessments and importance of partnerships.

...Guidelines Document Provides a detailed overview of the post-disaster needs assessment process as well...

224. Rural Community Response to an Emergency or Disaster - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Outlines key considerations for emergency response in rural communities including equipment and resource needs, communications, and the beginning of recovery efforts.

...guidelines on requesting assistance. It is important for communities to have an emergency reserve fund...

225. The Role of Public Health and Health Systems, Facilities, and Providers in Emergency Preparedness and Response - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Learn about the importance of rural healthcare delivery systems, which include public health and health systems, facilities, and providers, and important considerations for before, during, and after an emergency.

...guidelines for 20 medical facilities in the fall of 2021, including the Borough of Petersburg...

226. Emergency Preparedness and Response for Infectious Disease Outbreaks - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Learn about historical infectious disease outbreaks and how rural communities can prepare for, respond to, and recover from future infectious disease outbreaks.

...guidelines for 20 medical facilities in the fall of 2021. One rural community affected by this...

227. Understanding the Rural Swing Bed: More than Just a Reimbursement Policy - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
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...

228. Healthcare Professionals' Mental Health Needs: Where Can They Go? - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Jan 29, 2020

Recent research has found that not only are nearly 40% of surveyed physicians burned out, but 40% are also experiencing depression. For many reasons — stigma among them — these professionals are not getting mental health support. Physician health programs, in collaboration with professional societies, are trying to change that by working with state licensure boards and other groups. - The Rural Monitor

...guidelines in April 2019 that were "designed by FSPHP members with subject matter expertise to assist...

229. Rural Health Opioid Program Funds Care Coordination Efforts for Recovery - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Sep 5, 2018

As more federal dollars are directed toward the opioid crisis, three communities use grant funds for treatment and recovery care coordination in court, prisons, and the homes of new moms. - The Rural Monitor

...guidelines. They hope to enroll a group of providers that will meet regularly to discuss...

230. Rural Health Literacy: Who's Delivering Health Information? - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: May 3, 2017

From over-the-counter medication use, to decisions about personal or family disease treatments, health literacy impacts the most everyday of health decisions. But, distance and internet connectivity challenges make it difficult for rural residents to get health information. To navigate health information gaps, school nurses, newspapers, public libraries, churches, public health departments, and hub-and-spoke academic institutions are working in creative ways. - The Rural Monitor

...guidelines about word choice and plain language are now second nature to patient care at their...