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Date: May 18, 2016
Opioid addiction continues to devastate communities across the country. However, there are some aspects of rural living that leave small communities even more vulnerable to the ever-growing epidemic. - The Rural Monitor
...guidelines and a strong focus on the danger of painkillers. Physicians in numerous states are now following...
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...
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...
Date: Aug 26, 2020
From decreasing stigma to increasing treatment access and the impact of COVID-19, experts and rural healthcare organizations speak out on alcohol use and misuse in rural America. - The Rural Monitor
...Guideline on Alcohol Withdrawal in June. Second, Jarvis said there are anecdotal accounts of increasing...
Added: Mar 27, 2024
Learn more about evidence-based strategies and promising approaches being used in rural communities to increase child safety seat use, including safety seat laws and child seat distribution and education programs.
...guidelines for the age at which a child can transition out of a child safety...
Date: Oct 4, 2017
What's in the air in the rural workplace? From grain dust to rock dust to hospital cleaning chemicals, all these particles have potential to cause chronic lung diseases. But, there are keys to prevention. - The Rural Monitor
...guidelines for these strategies are found in federal regulations, educational programs, and onsite monitoring for many...
Date: Nov 20, 2019
Chronic obstructive lung disease, or COPD, is a disease with a stronghold in rural America: almost double the prevalence and double the mortality rates compared to large urban areas. Though it is a condition with no cure, it's a condition that has treatments — and hope — making proper diagnosis by spirometry imperative. - The Rural Monitor
...Guidelines Pulmonary function tests. Based on an international standard referred to as the GOLD criteria...
Added: Mar 27, 2024
Information on supervision as a drowning prevention strategy in rural communities.
...guidelines. Implementation Considerations To enhance supervision in and around open water and pools, rural programs...
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...
Added: Mar 27, 2024
Considerations for implementing programs that prevent unintentional injuries among children and adolescents.
...guidelines focus on topic-specific child injury prevention strategies, such as agricultural safety for children...