Topic Guides Search Results for: rural referral center
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Reviewed: Feb 10, 2022
Provides an overview of the challenges facing rural hospitals, specific rural hospital designations, services rural hospitals provide, and alternative hospital models proposed to serve rural communities.
...Rural Referral Center (RRC) Rural or urban tertiary hospitals that generally receive referrals from surrounding...
Reviewed: Oct 20, 2022
Resources and information on how rural healthcare providers are reimbursed by different payers and payment systems and the impact of payment policies on rural healthcare.
...Rural Referral Center (RRC) Rural or urban tertiary hospitals that generally receive referrals from surrounding...
Reviewed: Jan 26, 2023
Addresses challenges related to providing access to prescription medications in rural communities, the financial viability of rural pharmacies, rural pharmacy workforce shortages, the 340B Drug Pricing Program, and new business models and technological advances for providing pharmacy services in rural areas.
...Centers, FQHC Look-Alikes, Critical Access Hospitals, Sole Community Hospitals, Rural Referral Centers, and Disproportionate...
Reviewed: Sep 3, 2021
Resources, information and frequently asked questions related to the requirements and benefits of the rural Critical Access Hospital (CAH) program. Covers legislation affecting CAHs, CAH regulations related to Medicare and Medicaid, the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program, and more.
...Rural Hospitals by Medicare Payment Classification , which compare the following designations: Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Sole Community Hospital (SCH) Medicare-Dependent Hospital (MDH) Rural Referral Center...
Reviewed: Dec 11, 2023
Information, resources, and frequently asked questions related to rural food security. Discusses food deserts, how to improve access to health and affordable food, federal nutrition programs, funding opportunities, and creative strategies used by rural communities to address food and hunger issues.
...referrals to healthcare. According to the Food Research & Action Center's 2018 document Rural Hunger...
Reviewed: Dec 16, 2022
A collection of major national rural-relevant statistical sources. Includes data sources focused on healthcare services, health status, demographics, and social determinants of health. For each source, identifies the topics covered, ease of use, geographic level of data, and update frequency.
...Referral Region County Hospital Groups of hospitals, including "average rural" and by bed size Ongoing WISQARS Centers...
Reviewed: Nov 28, 2022
Provides information on health disparities and the causes of these disparities in rural areas. Discusses rural versus urban mortality and life expectancy, and resources and programs to address rural health disparities. Provides information on regions throughout the U.S. that experience higher level of rural health disparities.
...Rural Health Research Center found that 64% of surveyed Rural Health Clinic staff members reported difficulties finding specialists for patient referral...
Reviewed: Feb 28, 2024
Resources and information on home-based services and community supports to support aging in place and independent living in rural communities.
...Rural Services Integration Toolkit highlights the work of Senior CommUnity Care (Delta and Montrose Counties, Colorado), an example of a rural PACE program. Bluestem PACE serves multiple rural counties in Kansas, as featured...
Reviewed: Jan 24, 2024
Features information on violence, abuse, and human trafficking in rural areas. Examines barriers to addressing intimate partner violence, health outcomes related to violence and abuse, strategies for identifying and supporting victims in healthcare settings, impacts on vulnerable populations, and effects of adverse childhood experiences, harassment, stalking, and bullying in rural areas.
...Center on Aging offers a screening protocol and tool for older adults that has been tested and implemented in rural primary care practices. Routine screening for intimate partner violence and referrals...
Reviewed: Nov 21, 2022
Provides resources and answers frequently asked questions related to healthcare access. Discusses the importance of primary care for rural residents and covers barriers to healthcare access in rural areas, such as transportation, insurance, and workforce issues. Highlights strategies to improve access to care for rural residents.
...rural areas? Home Health Home health services in rural America are a growing need, but may be difficult to access for some rural residents. A 2022 Rural & Minority Health Research Center findings brief indicates that...