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Interactive mapping system that highlights and provides access to county-level data on key topics from the 2016-2020 American Community Survey 5-year...

Provides information on nursing education programs in Missouri, including county-level maps showing location of education programs, location of healthcare...

Provides information on Nebraska's application for the Rural Health Transformation Program. Includes links to Nebraska's project abstract and project narrative.

Highlights successful long-term care programs serving elders in their tribal communities. Program profiles feature list of services provided, program history,...

Lists federal regulations and notices related to the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System, including information on annual payment rate updates....

Provides data on the shortage of resident (GME) physicians in Arizona and discusses policies and funding to improve rural and underserved primary care GME....

Examines characteristics of Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) and their impact on the community. Utilizes Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services cost report...

Features updated electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) for Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program and the Medicare and Medicaid Promoting...

State-level data on demographics, housing, income, and other social determinants of health, with the option to add data for counties and cities and towns with...

An interactive tool providing access to maps, charts, and graphs on a variety of health data by topic for Washington State and counties. Topics include leading...

Describes the Opioid Crisis Next Door summits, a series of conferences sponsored by the Illinois Center for Rural Health (ICRH) to increase the awareness of...

Provides an overview of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2022 National Quality Strategy (NQS). Describes actions CMS has taken to meet the...

Analyzes Area Health Resource Files to evaluate access to healthcare facilities and services between 1990 and 2020 using Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC)....

Annual review of Medicare payment policies, with recommendations to Congress. Includes discussion on Medicare payment policies directly affecting rural...

Lists federal regulations and notices related to the Acute Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), including information on annual payment rate updates....

Analyzes strategies to engage hard-to-reach populations in health research. Discusses two case studies focused on specific issues in health research: breast...

Compares rural and urban residents for a number of healthcare access indicators, including: having a usual source of care, difficulty accessing a usual source...

Comment on the July 31, 2023, Federal Register proposed rule revising the physician fee schedule to improve Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment...

Comment on an August 17, 2020 Federal Register proposed rule revising the physician fee schedule to improve payment systems for physicians and other Medicare...

Examines how probation agencies screen mental health, determine supervision strategies based on characteristics of the caseload, and supervise their probation...

Podcast series exploring strategies for the nursing profession to advance health equity.

Newsletter focused on rural affordable housing issues.

Results of a study of maternal syphilis in Mississippi, using birth certificate data from 2013-2023. Features statistics with breakdowns by metropolitan and...

Examines the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on murder and abuse in Pennsylvania, and identifies rural-urban differences in these outcomes before and during...

Profiles Eagle Valley Behavioral Health (EVBH), a nonprofit and community mental health center (CMHC) developed to lead community collaboration working to...

Provides a general overview of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and includes a list of helpful rural health resources and websites.

Describes district-level fatal and nonfatal opioid-involved overdoses in Georgia from 2021-2023. Covers prescription opioids and illicit opioids, and features...

Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in Missouri in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban...

Features updated electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) and related resources for eligible clinicians participating in the Centers for Medicare &...

Analyzes the Patient Protection and Affordable Coverage Act (as amended on December 19, 2009 by the Senate Majority Leader's Manager's Amendment) using...

Semiannual publication of the Mississippi Rural Health Association.

Highlights a study on prescription opioid use in both rural and urban communities in southwestern Pennsylvania. Analyzes data from an anonymous survey about...

Describes efforts of a rural Washington State community to address the number of people with mental illnesses in their jail, as part of the national "Stepping...

Explores the adoption and use of health information technology (HIT) among behavioral health providers. Presents findings from a literature review and focus...

Provides an overview of five maternal health programs administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Describes the core activities or...

Provides context to promote understanding of the rural medico-legal response to sexual assault, and to inform sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) in rural...

Discusses how rural organizations can use their electronic health record (EHR) data to address population health. Features data analytics programs at the White...

Presents information on eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) alongside actual participation in SNAP. Presents information on...

Analyzes the impact of diseases of despair on mortality within Appalachia, focusing on mortality from alcohol, prescription drug, and illegal drug overdose;...

Printable map that shows the location of skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities that are dually certified located in rural areas (outside U.S....

Examines hospital transfer rates for rural and urban residents before and after childbirth and the relationship of transfer status and severe maternal...

An international, peer-reviewed journal covering topics that inform improvement in rural health service delivery and health status in rural communities.

Describes the Health Services and Needs Assessment (HSNA) tool provided to Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) and facility exploring the REH designation....

Examines child, adolescent, and caregiver mental health, focusing on risks and protective factors at critical moments in the life course. Discusses COVID-19's...

Outlines new and revised Joint Commission standards and Elements of Performance (EPs) for Critical Access Hospitals to align with Centers for Medicare &...

Analyzes the impact of the Asthma Community Linkages Project (ACLP), a community-based asthma self-management program delivered through rural health clinics,...

Webinar recording offering an overview of the evaluating telehealth services process in the domains of access, logistics, experience, effectiveness, and equity...

Shares RUPRI Rural Health Panel recommendations related to CMS's plans for value-based purchasing and discusses the potential impact on rural hospitals.

Examines census tract-level demographic and health characteristics associated with drive times of greater than 60 minutes from certified stroke care or...

Shows the state's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), as well as Federally Qualified Health...

Offers data on suicide in Wisconsin by various demographic, mental health, and geographic factors including a rural and urban comparison. Includes related...

Provides information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's Making Care Primary (MCP) Model, which offers a pathway for...

Results of a study to understand the associations of rurality, school-level prevalence of easy handgun access, and suicidality measures in Colorado youth. Also...

Evaluates perceptions and attitudes of emergency medical services (EMS) professionals' understanding and willingness to participate in community paramedic...

Analyzed 109,671 patient visits for alcohol use disorder, opioid use disorder, or stimulant use disorder in 7 Great Plains states between March 2019 and March...

Examines the types of healthcare practitioners who perform endoscopic screening procedures in rural communities in Kansas. Utilizes survey data from 542...

A bureau within the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare offering information for EMS providers including resources on license applications, EMS rules and...

Offers a variety of resources for professionals working in disaster behavioral health fields. Includes the Disaster Behavioral Health Information Series...

Interactive table displaying both counts and rates of emergency department visits from 2016-2022 for the 10 leading primary diagnoses and reasons for visit....

Describes accomplishments of the Health Resources and Services Administration's initiative to strengthen, expand, and accelerate work to address maternal...

Provides information and resources on emergency planning (EP) for rural schools. Discusses challenges such as funding, staff shortages, and lack of broadband,...

Comments on an April 30, 2025, Federal Register proposed rule addressing updates to the prospective payment system for inpatient rehabilitation facilities...

Report details the outcomes of state opioid response (SOR) grants to Congress. Highlights demographic breakdown of people served by SOR programs and discusses...

Offers information and guidance for Navigators and certified application counselors helping rural healthcare consumers. Covers rural-relevant considerations...

Presents a series of reports, toolkits, articles, and other resources on dental therapy from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.

Fact sheet compares the rates of fatal childhood agricultural injuries with those of other industries. Discusses nonfatal childhood agricultural injuries, as...

Examines the legal, cultural, and geographic determinants that impact housing for farmworkers and their families. Focuses on farmworker demographics, economic...

Presents a set of core outcomes and measurements for the evaluation of interventions to address hearing difficulties in adults. See pages 42 and 47-48 for...

Report explores rural veterans' access to oral healthcare. Compares the oral health of rural and urban veterans, highlights barriers to oral healthcare in...

Describes themes that emerged from workgroup meetings regarding the implementation of value-based care (VBC) models, with a focus on total cost of care...

A provider manual covering the federal requirements and state guidelines for clinical services and billing procedures specific to Federally Qualified Health...

Provides information on data resources to examine Washington State's health workforce. Includes a list of health workforce data resources, results from a...

Offers consultation and medical education to healthcare professionals and specialized clinical care to patients through telehealth. Includes a section on...

Examines the impact of environmental factors on childhood obesity in rural areas. Utilizes the Childhood Obesogenic Environment Index (COEI) to analyze...

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Provides a series of data files on monthly hospital utilization data derived from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) State Inpatient Databases...

Episodes of the radio program "Inside Appalachia," exploring challenges faced by elderly people in Appalachia, and the resources available to them. Topics...

Summarizes rural and urban statistics describing health indicators and healthcare utilization for women, maternal and obstetric healthcare services, and...

Provides an overview of how Titus Regional Medical Center in Mount Pleasant, Texas, developed and implemented protocols to improve maternal hemorrhage...

Recommends state and federal tactics to improve social determinants of health and address rural health disparities. Covers transportation, broadband, income,...

Describes opioid prevention and treatment research collaboratives in 6 communities, some of which are rural. Provides links to articles profiling each program...

Online training for supervisors, parents, and teachers of youth working on farms covering common agricultural health and safety issues. Includes both online...

An episode of the Exploring Rural Health podcast featuring Carol Wright Kenderdine. Discusses transportation needs and challenges faced by rural older adults...

A searchable collection of data, research studies, and publications on topics related to social and behavioral sciences. Most data sources included are...

Describes the amounts awarded to each state for the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program. Presents state-by-state data on award amount per...

Presents 2016-2023 suicidal injury and ideation rates in Minnesota according to age, county, sex, mechanism, and survival.

Discusses the role of community pharmacies in North Dakota in providing smoking cessation treatment, including medication provision and behavioral therapy...

Information on the agreement enabling emergency medical service (EMS) personnel licensed in Compact member states to cross state borders to practice and work...

Provides information on Medicaid expansion, eligibility and enrollment, covered services, financing and expenditures, Missouri (MO) HealthNet programs and...

County-level map with shadings showing geographic and low-income Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in Alabama.

Identifies counties in the U.S. with higher rates of lung cancer mortality and related community-level factors, including rurality, socioeconomic status, level...

Report discusses the challenges adults with disabilities have accessing oral healthcare. Explores the role of transportation, Medicare and Medicaid coverage,...

Outlines how the Tennessee Department of Health is utilizing the actions identified in the State Health Plan to promote health in Tennessee. Features sections...

Examines how the transition to the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree has affected the supply and quality of rural physical therapy care.

Provides data on child well-being for the state. Covers demographics, economic well-being, education, family and community, health, and safety and risky...