Quality Improvement Course for Rural Emergency Medical Services Being Offered
The online course, funded by FORHP, introduces rural EMS providers to the concept of quality improvement (QI). The program, which was initially design…
Month: March 2024
ICYMI: Achieving Birthing-Friendly Status in Rural Hospitals
In case you missed it, the Rural Health Information Hub provides a transcript and recording of the hour-long March 12 webinar discussing maternity car…
CMS Releases LTCH Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation Data Set Q&As
The Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation Data Set is the assessment instrument LTCH providers use to collect pat…
Partnerships to Address Social Needs Across Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Prospective Payment System Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals
The RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis Explores the extent to which hospitals partner with community organizations to address population an…
Research Released on the Availability of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Dialysis in High Need Rural Counties
Researchers at the Rural and Minority Health Research Center assess the availability of in-county diabetes self-management education and dialysis acro…
Research Released on Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Communities
This policy brief from the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center describes findings from interviews with key informants from IPV vict…
Identifying Rural Health Clinics Within the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) Analytic Files
There is limited information on the extent to which Rural Health Clinics (RHC) provide pediatric and pregnancy-related services to individuals enrolle…
CMS Announces ACO Primary Care Flex Model
The Innovation Center at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will test a new model beginning January 1, 2025, that aims to increase the…
OCR Celebrates Women’s History Month
As we close Women’s History Month, we celebrate the many powerful women who have contributed to our Country, despite the barriers that may exist and…
Department of Health Services Deputy Secretary Deb Standridge’s Statement about Wisconsin Act 249, that expands emergency detention and urgent crisis care facilities
Department of Health Services Deputy Secretary Deb Standridge’s Statement about Wisconsin Act 249, that expands emergency detention and urgent crisi…