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791. Young Rural Healthcare Leaders Series: Q&A with Benjamin Anderson - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Jan 24, 2018

Benjamin Anderson, CEO of a 25-bed CAH in Kansas, discloses his relational style of healthcare leadership and his success attracting committed medical providers and engaging the area's growing refugee population. - The Rural Monitor

...Cancer Center in Dallas, Texas. That seemed like a natural introduction into healthcare leadership. Through...

792. Healthy Monadnock Alliance - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Nov 17, 2025

Healthy Monadnock is a community-wide initiative that aspires to provide "better health and wellness for all" residents of the Monadnock Region of New Hampshire.

...Cancer Screenings: The New Hampshire Healthy Lives Breast and Cervical Cancer Program aims to reduce...

793. September 2025 MedPAC Meeting Transcript - Resources
Date: Sep 2025

Transcript from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) September 2024 meeting. Covers Medicare payment operations and improving payment accuracy, a discussion with the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the Government Accountability Office's work related to improper payments in the Medicare program and opportunities to improve program sustainability, Medicare's overall financial situation, access to hospice and services under the Medicare hospice benefit for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease or cancer, and the relationship between changes in Medicare Advantage enrollment and hospital finances.

...cancer, and the relationship between changes in Medicare Advantage enrollment and hospital finances. --- September 2025 MedPAC...

794. Using Project ECHO to Train Healthcare Workforce - RHIhub Telehealth Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: Jun 8, 2023

Introduction to Project ECHO and how rural communities are using Project ECHO to train members of the healthcare workforce.

...Cancer Survivors in Rural Communities Website Details Project ECHO telementoring and patient navigation practices used...

795. A Non-Randomized Pilot Study to Test the Feasibility of Treating Chronic Pain and Opioid Prescription Use in Rural Areas with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (T-PACT) - Resources
Date: Oct 2020

Describes a pilot study examining research feasibility, methods, and processes for administering acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) as a treatment for chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) and a possible alternative to prescribed opioids. The research team included four Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) hubs that administered the study in rural areas of New Mexico, North Carolina, Kansas, and Kentucky. Discusses survey data and lessons learned from the pilot study, including unexpected barriers to participation.

...cancer pain (CNCP) and a possible alternative to prescribed opioids. The research team included four...

796. Still Stealing Rural America's Breath: An Update on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
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

...cancer, and unintentional injuries were on this list, along with chronic lower respiratory diseases. This...

797. Remarks of Commissioner Mignon Clyburn (as prepared): National Rural Health Association - Resources
Date: Feb 2018

Statement given at the February 2018 National Rural Health Association (NRHA) Policy Institute. Discusses the goals of the Connect2Health Task Force: to understand the future interplay of broadband, technology, and health policy and to ensure the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) stays ahead of the innovation curve. Highlights the FCC's focus of broadband deployment to provide a foundation for health and describes a broadband-enabled project in Appalachian Kentucky created to provide healthcare services to cancer patients.

...cancer patients. --- Remarks of Commissioner Mignon Clyburn (as prepared): National Rural Health Association Statement given...

798. Applying AI to Rural Health, with Jordan Berg – Exploring Rural Health Podcast - Podcast Episode
Date: Aug 6, 2024

The August 2024 episode of RHIhub's podcast features an interview with Jordan Berg, Principal Investigator for the National Telehealth Technology Assessment Resource Center. Focuses on applications of AI in healthcare, what AI is and isn't good at, and how patient information in an AI system is safeguarded.

...cancer cell, and it would be able to see that cancer cell and give you a probability...

799. Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation for Rural Providers, with Kevin Biese and Natalie Elder – Exploring Rural Health Podcast - Podcast Episode
Date: Nov 4, 2025

The November 2025 episode of RHIhub's podcast features an interview with Kevin Biese, MD, Chair of the Board of the American College of Emergency Physicians Geriatric Emergency Accreditation program, and Natalie Elder, MD, Director of Geriatric Emergency Medicine for the University of Vermont Health Network. We examine the three-tiered Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation program and the roadmap it provides for standardized improvement of healthcare for rural providers and their geriatric patients.

...cancer and I am in pain and I'm trying to decide whether I need...

800. Gradual Adoption of Needle Biopsy for Breast Lesions in a Rural State - Resources
Date: Nov 2021

Examines disparities in minimally invasive breast biopsy (MIBB) usage in rural and urban areas of Vermont, based on 9,122 diagnostic episodes from 1999 to 2018. Includes demographic data of women who underwent biopsy broken down by age, history of breast biopsy, education, and rural versus urban residence. Discusses efforts to eliminate disparities in relationship to MIBB rates to improve standard of care.

...Cancer Medicine, 10(23), 8320-8327 11/2021 Cancer · Health disparities · Healthcare quality · Specialty care · Statistics...