Rural Health Networks Prove There Is Strength in Numbers
by Candi Helseth
Quality is increasing measurably for hospitals enrolled in networks in Michigan and Montana.

Sidebar: New Partnership Encourages Health Care Quality

TeamSTEPPS: Better Hospital Teamwork Increases Patient Safety
by Candi Helseth
The TeamSTEPPS system improves patient safety by fostering better communication and teamwork among health care professionals.

New Project Targets CAH Quality Measures and Reporting
by Candi Helseth
MBQIP is helping Critical Access Hospitals improve patient care quality and operations, and more accurately report rural health care quality.

Challenges for Human Services
Rural Helping: Trusted, Organized and Flexible
by Kathleen Belanger
After Hurricane Katrina, the town of Nacogdoches, Tex., proved that the best local help must involve organizations that are community-based, flexible, connected and trusted.

Look What’s Coming
by Wayne Myers, M.D.
Rural Community Health Act of 2013: The Critical Access Health Complex
Argues that many Critical Access Hospitals are probably too small to be operationally sound inpatient operations.

Around the Country
by Candi Helseth
Mobile EMS Lab Improves Critical Care in Nevada's High Desert
Humboldt General Hospital Emergency Medical Services is taking ultrasound and lab out in the field to improve patient outcomes.

Rural Spotlight
An Interview with Teryl Eisinger
by Beth Blevins
The director of NOSORH discusses National Rural Health Day and how NOSORH works as a virtual office.