WICHE Workplan 2014
Sponsoring organization: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Discusses WICHE's focus in 2014 which includes finance, access and success, workforce and society, technology and innovation, and accountability. Highlights student exchange programs in rural and underserved areas, rural healthcare initiatives, and rural primary care clinics.
Date: 06 / 2013
Format: PDF
Interprofessional Education for Collaboration: Learning How to Improve Health from Interprofessional Models Across the Continuum of Education to Practice
Author(s): Patricia A. Cuff
Sponsoring organization: Institute of Medicine
Summarizes two workshops held in 2012 that focused on linkages between interprofessional education and collaborative practice. Chapter two discusses interprofessional education and mentions rural throughout.
Date: 06 / 2013
Format: HTML
Role of Small and Rural Hospitals and Care Systems in Effective Population Health Partnerships
Sponsoring organization: Health Research & Educational Trust
Explains how small and rural hospitals and their systems can develop community and other partnerships to effectively implement population health management and improve their community's health status. Includes five case studies.
Date: 06 / 2013
Format: PDF
Key Considerations for Supporting Medicaid Accountable Care Organization Providers
Author(s): Roopa Mahadevan
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
Outlines the types of technical assistance supports that state Medicaid agencies can
offer to help providers in transforming care
delivery. Details considerations for planning,
implementing, and sustaining technical assistance. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 06 / 2013
Format: PDF
Medicare Advantage 2013 Spotlight: Enrollment Market Update
Author(s): Marsha Gold, Gretchen Jacobson, Anthony Damico, Tricia Neuman
Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
Provides an overview of Medicare Advantage enrollment patterns. Examines plans by state, type, and organization.
Date: 06 / 2013
Format: PDF
Unequal Distribution of the U.S. Primary Care Workforce
Author(s): Petterson SM, Phillips RL Jr, Bazemore AW, Koinis GT
Sponsoring organization: American Academy of Family Physicians
A policy brief on the distribution of the primary care workforce by urban and rural location.
Date: 06 / 2013
Format: PDF
Exploring the Digital Nation: America's Emerging Online Experience
Sponsoring organization: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Presents information on how people use the internet in their homes, compares rural and urban data.
Date: 06 / 2013
Format: PDF
Energy Future of Rural America
Author(s): Leann M. Oliver
Sponsoring organization: Western Rural Development Center
Describes energy use and sources since the late 1800s and how future developments may affect rural America.
Journal citation: Rural Connections Volume 7 Issue 2
Date: 06 / 2013
Format: PDF
In the Good Times and the Bad: Shale Gas Development and Local Employment
Author(s): Jeremy G. Weber
Sponsoring organization: Western Rural Development Center
Describes economic and employment opportunities and challenges brought to rural communities due to the growth of natural gas production.
Journal citation: Rural Connections Volume 7 Issue 2
Date: 06 / 2013
Format: PDF
Renewable Energy: Implications for Rural Development and Rural Policy in the Intermountain West
Author(s): Peter G. Robertson, Richard S. Krannich
Sponsoring organization: Western Rural Development Center
Describes opportunities and threats brought on by the growth in development of renewable energy sources in rural Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
Journal citation: Rural Connections Volume 7 Issue 2
Date: 06 / 2013
Format: PDF
Middle-Skill Jobs Remain More Common Among Rural Workers
Author(s): Justin R. Young
Sponsoring organization: Carsey Institute
Explores employment trends among middle-skill jobs and the recession’s impact on middle-skill workers in rural compared to urban areas.
Date: 06 / 2013
Format: PDF
Toward Graduate Medical Education (GME) Accountability: Measuring the Outcomes of GME Institutions
Author(s): Candice Chen, Stephen Petterson, Robert L. Phillips, Fitzhugh Mullan, Andrew, Bazemore, Sarah D. O’Donnell
Sponsoring organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
A study to develop and test candidate GME outcome measures related to physician workforce.
Date: 06 / 2013
Format: HTML
MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System, June 2013
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Includes chapters on Medicare and ambulatory settings, bundling payments for post acute care, hospice, reducing hospital admissions, dual eligible beneficiaries, and Medicare payments for ambulance services, physicians, and outpatient therapy. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 06 / 2013
Format: PDF
Rural H1N1 Experience: Lessons Learned for Future Pandemics (Policy Brief)
Author(s): Cynthia Persily, Johnna Beane, Mary Glenn Rice
Sponsoring organization: West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
Describes the rural H1N1 experience including comparisons of rural vs. urban H1N1 vaccination rates and describes rural H1N1 incidence, care patterns and mortality.
Date: 06 / 2013
Format: PDF
Patterns of Care for Rural and Urban Children with Mental Health Problems
Author(s): Nathaniel J. Anderson, Samantha J. Neuwirth, Jennifer D. Lenardson, David Hartley
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
Reports that rural children are significantly less likely to be diagnosed and treated for non-ADHD mental health problems than urban children and are less likely to receive mental health counseling.
Date: 06 / 2013
Format: PDF
Health Care for Immigrant Families: Current Policies and Issues
Author(s): L. Ku, M. Jewers
Sponsoring organization: Migration Policy Institute
Assesses how the current American system addresses the health needs of immigrants in the United States.
Date: 06 / 2013
Format: PDF
National Health Statistics Report #66: Adoption and Use of Electronic Health Records and Mobile Technology by Home Health and Hospice Care Agencies
Author(s): Anita Bercovitz, Eunice Park-Lee, Eric Jamoom
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Presents estimates on the adoption and use of electronic health records and mobile technology in hospice and home care agencies. Based on data from the 2007 National Home and Hospice Care Survey.
Date: 05 / 2013
Format: PDF
Medicaid: A Program of Last Resort for People Who Need Long-Term Services and Supports
Author(s): Donald Redfoot, Wendy Fox-Grage
Sponsoring organization: AARP Public Policy Institute
Describes the route for family caregivers when needing to use Medicaid. Discusses the high cost of long term caregiving.
Date: 05 / 2013
Format: PDF
Cost Estimates for Operating a Primary Care Practice Facilitation Program
Author(s): Steven D. Culler, Michael L. Parchman, Raquel Lozano-Romero, et al
Reports on practice facilitation costs on 19 small primary practices in South Texas.
Journal citation: Annals of Family Medicine Volume 11 Issue 3 Pages: 207-211
Date: 05 / 2013
Format: HTML
Statistical Brief #155: Emergency Department Transfers to Acute Care Facilities, 2009
Author(s): Dana Kindermann, Ryan Mutter, Jesse Pines
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Presents national estimates from the
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) on emergency department visits in 2009. Discusses emergency department transfers to other acute care hospitals.
Date: 05 / 2013
Format: PDF
Health Insurance Exchanges: Key Issues for Community Health Centers
Author(s): Mark Hayes
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Provides analyses of the major policy issues impacting FQHCs for the different types of health insurance exchanges.
Date: 05 / 2013
Format: PDF
Food Insecurity in Households with Children: Prevalence, Severity, and Household Characteristics
Author(s): Alisha Coleman-Jensen, William McFall, Mark Nord
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
Describes the prevalence and severity of food insecurity in households with children in 2011, the trends since 1999, and characteristics of households affected by food insecurity in 2010 and 2011.
Date: 05 / 2013
Format: PDF
State of the Border Report: A Comprehensive Analysis of the U.S.-México Border
Author(s): Erik Lee, Christopher E. Wilson, Francisco Lara-Valencia, et al.
Examines the management of the U.S.-México border and the border region according to four core areas: trade and economic development, security, sustainability, and quality of life.
Date: 05 / 2013
Format: PDF
CAH Method II Physician Participation in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program: Fact Sheet
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Reports that physicians who assign their reimbursement and billing to a critical access hospital (CAH) under Method II (CAH IIs) are now eligible to participate in the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program as eligible professionals (EPs).
Date: 05 / 2013
Format: PDF
Addressing the Specific Behavioral Health Needs of Men
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Addresses the specific treatment needs of adult men with substance use disorders. Reviews gender-specific research and best practices, such as common patterns of initiation of substance use among men and specific treatment issues and strategies.
Date: 05 / 2013
Format: PDF
Effects of a Proposed Rural Dental School on Regional Dental Workforce and Access to Care
Author(s): T.N. Wanchek, T.J. Rephann
Discusses a novel policy simulation to determine if a rural-based dental school would be the best solution in a specific U.S. rural location - an exercise that may assist with strategic workforce planning for other disciplines in other rural locations.
Journal citation: Rural and Remote Health
Date: 05 / 2013
Format: PDF
Care Management for Medicaid Enrollees Through Community Health Teams
Author(s): Mary Takach, Janon Buxbaum
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
Presents data from a 2011–2012 review of state Medicaid medical home programs in eight states. Identified community health team programs that provide an array of services, including care coordination to self-management coaching. Includes small or rural practices.
Date: 05 / 2013
Format: HTML
Rural Vets: Their Barriers, Problems, Needs
Author(s): John A. Gale, Hilda R. Heady
Sponsoring organization: Catholic Health Association of the United States
Describes barriers, problems, and needs that rural veterans experience and identifies what can be done to help address these.
Journal citation: Health Progress
Date: 05 / 2013
Format: PDF
State-by-State Snapshot of Poverty Among Seniors: Findings From Analysis of the Supplemental Poverty Measure
Author(s): Zachary Levinson,Anthony Damico,Juliette Cubanski, Patricia Neuman
Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
Presents state-by-state poverty rates among seniors, based on the supplemental measure. Includes examples of seniors who are not classified as living in poverty under the official measure but who are considered to be living in poverty under the supplemental measure, due to high out-of-pocket medical or housing costs.
Date: 05 / 2013
Format: HTML
Condition of Education 2013
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Education Statistics
Presents 42 indicators on the status and condition of education including population characteristics, participation in education, elementary and secondary education, and postsecondary education. Chapter 3 discusses The Status of Rural Education. Published annually.
Date: 05 / 2013
Format: PDF
Health, United States, 2012: With Special Feature on Emergency Care
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Uses charts to present information on measures of morbidity, mortality, health care utilization, health risk
factors, prevention, health insurance, and personal health care expenditures. Includes a special feature on emergency care.
Date: 05 / 2013
Format: PDF
Sole Community Hospital: Rural Health Fact Sheet Series
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Presents information on Sole Community Hospitals including classification payments and criteria, resources, and a list of regional office rural health coordinators.
Date: 05 / 2013
Format: PDF
Analysis of Survey of Financial Condition Data
Author(s): Patricia A. Patrick, John M. Trussel
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
Reports that fewer rural Pennsylvania municipalities are experiencing the symptoms of financial distress than urban Pennsylvania municipalities.
Date: 05 / 2013
Format: PDF
EHR Incentive Programs: What’s New for Stage 1 in 2013
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Describes the Stage 1 Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs including meaningful use objectives, measures, and exclusions for eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals.
Date: 05 / 2013
Format: PDF
Characteristics of IHA's Small & Rural Hospitals Constituency Section: 2013
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Hospital Association
Highlights hospitals that are part of the Illinois Small & Rural Hospitals Constituency Section. Includes a map showing location of each, presents statistics and data, and discusses services provided.
Date: 05 / 2013
Format: PDF
Are State Medicaid Managed Care Programs Ready for 2014?: A Review of Eight States
Author(s): Teresa A. Coughlin, Brigette Courtot, Rebecca Peters
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Examines eight states and how they are altering their Medicaid managed care programs to comply with the Affordable Care Act expansion in 2014. Discusses rural throughout. Includes Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Virginia.
Date: 05 / 2013
Format: PDF
Broadband Availability Beyond the Rural / Urban Divide
Author(s): David Beede, Anne Neville
Sponsoring organization: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Compares rural and urban broadband availability based on wireless download speeds.
Date: 05 / 2013
Format: PDF
NTIA Broadband Adoption Toolkit
Sponsoring organization: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Presents projects and experiences of BTOP (Broadband Technology Opportunities Program) grant recipients. Learn from the many rural communities that have added new broadband connections and subscribers with the help of these grants.
Date: 05 / 2013
Format: PDF
Evidence-Based Medication Safety Quality Improvement Programs and Strategies for Critical Access Hospitals
Author(s): Jill Klingner, Shailendra Prasad
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
Examines evidence-based medication safety Quality Improvement (QI) programs and strategies that could be implemented in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs).
Date: 05 / 2013
Format: PDF
National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care: A Blueprint for Advancing and Sustaining CLAS Policy and Practice
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of Minority Health
An implementation guide to help advance and sustain culturally and linguistically appropriate services within an organization. Dedicates one chapter to each of the 15 Standards, with a review of the Standard's purpose, components, strategies for implementation and a list of resources.
Date: 04 / 2013
Format: HTML
Medicare Dependent Hospital
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Provides information on Medicare Dependent Hospitals (MDH) including classification criteria, MDH payments and resources.
Date: 04 / 2013
Format: PDF
2012 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds
Author(s): Timothy F. Geithner, Hilda L. Solis, Kathleen Sebelius, et al.
Presents the report to Congress on the financial and actuarial status of Medicare's Health Insurance (HI) and Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) trust funds. Includes provisions of the new Affordable Care Act (ACA) that affect Medicare and rural areas.
Date: 04 / 2013
Format: PDF
Youth Storytelling and Community Engagement in Biddeford, ME
Author(s): Brett Schwartz
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Development Organizations
Describes how the small community of Biddeford, ME engaged youth in their downtown community development projects. Read sections on Biddeford's background, the planning process, lessons learned, and student interviews.
Date: 04 / 2013
Format: HTML
Advancing Effective Communication in Critical Access Hospitals
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Describes a communication initiative so that limited English proficient individuals can effectively participate in health care services at critical access hospitals.
Date: 04 / 2013
Format: PDF
Access to Oral Health Care in Nebraska
Author(s): Aastha Chandak, Kim McFarland, Preethy Nayar, Marlene Deras, Jim P. Stimpson
Sponsoring organization: University of Nebraska Medical Center: Center for Health Policy
Provides an analysis of access to oral health care and the oral health workforce in Nebraska from 2008-2012. Includes discussion of Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas in Nebraska. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 04 / 2013
Format: PDF
2014 Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates and Medicare Advantage and Part D Payment Policies and Final Call Letter
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Provides information for health plans regarding how to implement CMS policies and procedures and comply with critical program requirements for the 2014 contract year. Includes detailed information on the Medicare Advantage (Part C) and prescription drug (Part D) programs.
Date: 04 / 2013
Format: PDF
Engaging Providers in Underserved Areas to Adopt Electronic Health Records
Author(s): Cleo A. Samuel, Jennifer King, Fadesola Adetosoye, Leila Samy, Michael F. Furukawa
Assesses the Regional Extension Centers’ health information technology outreach and provider engagement efforts among primary care providers based in underserved areas.
Date: 03 / 2013
Format: HTML
Health Centers and Family Planning: Results of a Nationwide Study
Sponsoring organization: George Washington University Department of Health Policy
Examines how community health centers fulfill their family planning mission.
Date: 03 / 2013
Format: PDF
Medicare Billing Information for Rural Providers and Suppliers
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Provides Medicare billing charts and information on where to submit claims for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Skilled Nursing Facilities, Home Health Agencies, Critical Access Hospitals, and Swing Bed services.
Date: 02 / 2013
Format: PDF
Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital: Rural Health Fact Sheet Series
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Presents an overview of the Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital adjustment provision and lists how a hospital can qualify to receive it.
Date: 01 / 2013
Format: PDF
Rural Health Clinic Fact Sheet
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Provides an overview of the rural health clinic (RHC) program and services. Includes information regarding Medicare certification.
Date: 01 / 2013
Format: PDF
Critical Access Hospital: Rural Health Fact Sheet Series
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Provides information about Critical Access Hospital providers, designations, and payments.
Date: 01 / 2013
Format: PDF
Rural H1N1 Experience: Lessons Learned for Future Pandemics (Final Report)
Author(s): Cynthia Armstrong Persily, Johnna Beane, Mary Glenn Rice
Sponsoring organization: West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
Describes the rural H1N1 experience including comparisons of rural vs. urban H1N1 vaccination rates and describes rural H1N1 incidence, care patterns and mortality.
Date: 2013
Format: PDF
Business Planning Case Study: Shared IT Workforce Cooperative
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
Provides a case study for using a shared information technology workforce business model among a network of health care organizations.
Date: 2013
Format: HTML
Child Care Subsidies Critical for Low-Income Families Amid Rising Child Care Expenses
Author(s): Kristin Smith, Nicholas Adams
Sponsoring organization: Carsey Institute
Reports that child care expenditures were higher on average in 2011 than in 2005 and includes comparisons between nonmetropolitan and metropolitan residents.
Date: 2013
Format: PDF
Southern Rural Development Center: 2012 Annual Report
Sponsoring organization: Southern Rural Development Center
Describes the programs and progress of the Southern Rural Development Center, one of four regional centers coordinating rural development research and extension education programs.
Date: 2013
Format: PDF
Framework for Advancing the Overall Health and Wellness of America's Boys and Men
Author(s): Salvatore J. Giorgianni
Sponsoring organization: Men's Health Network
Presents perspectives of experts health care, government, and male advocacy regarding the issues and opportunities to enhance the health of boys and men.
Date: 2013
Format: PDF
Alaska AHEC Program: Annual Report 2012
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Center for Rural Health - Alaska's AHEC
Report highlights the activities and demonstrates the importance of the AHEC program in Alaska.
Date: 2013
Format: PDF
Vision for Wellness and Health Equity for American Indian and Alaska Native Boys and Men
Sponsoring organization: Men's Health Network
Discusses the disparities in health and wellness among American Indian and Native Alaska boys and men.
Date: 2013
Format: PDF
Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2011
Author(s): Patricia F. Adams, Whitney K. Kirzinger, Michael E. Martinez
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Summarizes data from the 2011 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), and includes estimates on various health measures of the U.S. population such as health status, special education, early intervention services, health insurance coverage, injury, health care access, and limitations in activities. Some data is compared according to metropolitan or nonmetropolitan areas.
Date: 12 / 2012
Format: PDF
Medicaid's Role for Women Across the Lifespan: Current Issues and the Impact of the Affordable Care Act
Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
Describes changes to the Medicaid and CHIP programs after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and how these changes affect women. Includes statistics regarding women covered by Medicaid.
Date: 12 / 2012
Format: PDF
Promoting Community Health Workers to Reduce Health Disparities in Minnesota
Author(s): Robert Crum
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Discusses impacts and outcomes from a program for community health worker (CHW) education in Minnesota. Summarizes past projects relating to CHWs, program results and lessons learned.
Date: 12 / 2012
Format: PDF
Health Centers and Medicaid: Fact Sheet
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Discusses how both Medicaid and Community Health Centers work to improve access for the medically underserved.
Date: 11 / 2012
Format: PDF
Medicare Shared Savings Program and Rural Providers Fact Sheet
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Provides an overview of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) for rural providers. Discusses rules to help doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers better coordinate care for Medicare patients.
Date: 11 / 2012
Format: PDF
Puerto Rico Quick Health Facts 2012
Author(s): Megan Multack, Claire Noel-Miller
Sponsoring organization: AARP Public Policy Institute
Presents data on people aged fifty and older living in Puerto Rico, including: demographics, health status, utilization and quality of services, Medicare and Medicaid, and access to care.
Date: 11 / 2012
Format: PDF
Medicare Part D: A First Look at Part D Plan Offerings in 2013
Author(s): Jack Hoadley, Juliette Cubanski, Elizabeth Hargrave, Laura Summer, Jennifer Huang†
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Examines the stand-alone Part D drug plan options available to Medicare beneficiaries in 2013. The first in a series of planned reports examining the private plan choices available to Medicare beneficiaries.
Date: 10 / 2012
Format: PDF
2012 VHA Facility Quality and Safety Report
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration
Supplies information on Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN), outpatient and hospital settings, needs of veterans in rural areas, the staffing of each Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility, the quality of inpatient and outpatient health care, accreditation status, plus patient satisfaction and outcomes for FY11.
Date: 10 / 2012
Format: HTML
Puerto Rico: 2010 Summary Population and Housing Characteristics
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
Provides detailed demographic, economic and housing data for Puerto Rico based on the 2010 Census.
Date: 09 / 2012
Format: PDF
2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action
Sponsoring organization: National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention
A report of the U.S. Surgeon General intended to guide suicide prevention actions in the United States over the next decade.
Date: 09 / 2012
Format: PDF
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program—Stage 2 (Final Rule)
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Specifies the Stage 2 criteria that eligible
professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals,
and critical access hospitals (CAHs)
must meet in order to qualify for
Medicare and/or Medicaid electronic
health record (EHR) incentive payments.
Journal citation: Federal Register Volume 77 Issue 171
Date: 09 / 2012
Format: PDF
Behavioral Health Aides: A Promising Practice for Frontier Communities
Author(s): Saskia van Hecke
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Frontier Communities
Provides information on the seven emerging BHA models: care coordinators and case managers; support workers; mental health first aid certified laypeople; peer counselors and peer specialists; promotoras with supplemental behavioral health training; Alaska’s BHA model; and behavioral health practitioners.
Date: 08 / 2012
Format: PDF
Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) Billing Guide
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Describes the information FQHCs are required to submit for a Prospective Payment System (PPS), and it explains how RHCs should bill for certain preventive services under the Affordable Care Act.
Date: 08 / 2012
Format: PDF
Payment Adjustments & Hardship Exceptions Tipsheet for Eligible Professionals
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Describes payment adjustments to be applied to Medicare eligible professionals who are not meaningful users of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology under the Medicare EHR Incentive Programs.
Date: 08 / 2012
Format: PDF
Dental Therapists: A Promising Practice for Frontier Communities
Author(s): Saskia van Hecke
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Frontier Communities
Describes a class of allied dental health workers, Dental Therapists, who are working in frontier and rural areas of Alaska and Minnesota.
Date: 08 / 2012
Format: PDF
Community Health Worker Model for Care Coordination: A Promising Practice for Frontier Communities
Author(s): Susan Wilger
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Frontier Communities
Describes the Community Health Worker (CHW) model, current care coordination policies and applications, and the role CHWs can play in care coordination.
Date: 08 / 2012
Format: PDF
Frontier Extended Stay Clinic: A Promising Model for Frontier Communities
Author(s): Susan Wilger, Saskia van Hecke
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Frontier Communities
A literature review that concludes access to Frontier Extended Stay Clinics (FESCs) has shown to improve patient services through increased clinic staffing, improved equipment and facilities, and the ability to treat and monitor patients locally when necessary.
Date: 08 / 2012
Format: PDF
Hospital Reclassifications
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Fact sheet provides information about urban to rural reclassification, geographic reclassification, timelines for reclassification and Rural Referral Center (RRC) status.
Date: 07 / 2012
Format: PDF
Basic Medicare Information for Providers and Suppliers
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Provides an introduction to the Medicare Program, becoming a Medicare provider or supplier, Medicare reimbursement and services, the Medicare Trust Fund, overpayments and appeals, and outreach and education.
Date: 07 / 2012
Format: PDF
