$20 Million Commitment Made to Proposed New Pennsylvania College of Osteopathic Medicine
A college of osteopathic medicine proposed by Indiana University of Pennsylvania has secured a $20 million commitment from its foundation, the largest…
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CMS Updates Information on New Hospital Price Transparency Requirements Commencing July 1, 2024
CMS posted updated FAQs on the Hospital Price Transparency website with additional information to help hospitals understand and meet new compliance re…
PRISM Study Summary: Preparing Behavioral Health Clinicians for Success and Retention in Rural Safety Net Practices
This study assesses how, among behavioral health clinicians working in rural safety net practices, the amount of exposure to care in rural underserved…
FEMA Publishes National Risk Index
The National Risk Index is a dataset and online tool to help illustrate the United States communities most at risk for 18 natural hazards. It was desi…
Quality of EMS Care Varies Widely Across the U.S.
From AXIOS The level of care patients receive in a medical emergency varies widely based on where 911 is being dialed. Why it matters: A first-of-its-…
Updated Uniform Data Set Crosswalk Released
The Rural Health Value team is pleased to announce the release of an updated version of the 2024 Uniform Data Set (UDS) Measure Crosswalk to Other Qua…
‘Too Many Old People’: A Rural Pennsylvania Town Reckons with Population Loss
From the Washington Post Lee Goldthwaite might have the most stable job in this remote corner of northwestern Pennsylvania. The caretaker of Sheffield…
New PBS Documentary Series Explores Hidden Public Health Infrastructure in America
The CDC Office of Rural Health is creating awareness of a new four-part documentary series that was made possible by Bloomberg Philanthropies and is a…
Pennsylvania Releases Child Welfare Workforce Study
The Pennsylvania Office of Children, Youth, and Families released a child welfare workforce recruitment and retention study, analyzing the trends, cha…
Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority to Open Application Period for New $20 Million Program to Provide Laptops for Libraries, Non-Profits, & Community Institutions Across Pennsylvania
The $20 million Digital Connectivity Technology Program, which will distribute laptops to community institutions to help connect Pennsylvanians who la…