Rural Health Clinic (RHC) resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2012 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/topics/clinics/rhc.php The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is requesting comments on the Form CMS-29, Request for Certification as a Supplier of Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Services under the Medicare/Medicaid Program. With this renewal request, the title of the Form CMS-29 is being revised to better describe the purpose of the data being collected. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02-07/html/2012-2762.htm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:35:38 CST http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02-07/html/2012-2762.htm -- Colorado Rural Health Center http://www.coruralhealth.org/events/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:38:22 CST http://www.coruralhealth.org/events/ Lamar CO March 28, 2012 -- Colorado Rural Health Center http://www.coruralhealth.org/events/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:34:43 CST http://www.coruralhealth.org/events/ Yuma CO February 23, 2012 -- Colorado Rural Health Center http://www.coruralhealth.org/events/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:29:41 CST http://www.coruralhealth.org/events/ Rifle CO February 22, 2012 -- Colorado Rural Health Center http://www.coruralhealth.org/events/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:25:34 CST http://www.coruralhealth.org/events/ Alamosa CO March 27, 2012 -- Colorado Rural Health Center http://www.coruralhealth.org/events/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:24:50 CST http://www.coruralhealth.org/events/ -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/23_ODF_PNAHP.asp#TopOfPage Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:44:56 CST http://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/23_ODF_PNAHP.asp#TopOfPage The Technical Assistance and Services Center, a program of the National Rural Health Resource Center, and the Maine Rural Health Research Center at the University of Southern Maine are developing a database of Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and will be utilizing this information to conduct a national survey focusing on meaningful use of Health Information Technology by RHCs. http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17224 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:40:40 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17224 Times Daily, (AL) article discusses why rural health clinics are an important link to the health-care community. http://www.timesdaily.com/stories/Filling-the-gap,186818 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:36:03 CST http://www.timesdaily.com/stories/Filling-the-gap,186818 Courier-Journal, (KY) article reports that as the nations economic slump continues, growing numbers of uninsured patients are straining community health facilities. http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20120121/NEWS01/301210082 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:01:46 CST http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20120121/NEWS01/301210082 The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) announces that the deadline for nominations for their Rural Health Awards, that honor outstanding individuals and organizations in the field of rural health at their annual conference, is February 8, 2012. http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17169 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:56:32 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/details.php?news_id=17169 Medscape Today News interviews Mary Wakefield, administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), on the Affordable Care Act and how it will impact Community Health Centers (CHCs), as well as discussing the National Health Service Corps and Teaching Health Centers. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/755950 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:59:08 CST http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/755950 Kansas City MO September 25, 2012 -- National Rural Health Association http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/kc Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:44:12 CST http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/kc Webinar, presented by Christi Dant of the CMS Office of E-Health Standards & Services along with Bill Finerfrock of the National Association of Rural Health Clinics, discusses the transition to Version 5010 and ICD-10 from the provider and the facility perspectives. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/webinars/111511.php Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:22:35 CST http://www.raconline.org/webinars/111511.php Summarizes segments of the rule on Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) as they affect family practitioners in small- and medium-sized practices, including Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). -- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/online/etc/medialib/aafp_org/documents/policy/fed/background/medicare-aco-summary.Par.0001.File.dat/AAFPFinalMedicareACO.pdf Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:10:18 CST http://www.aafp.org/online/etc/medialib/aafp_org/documents/policy/fed/background/medicare-aco-summary.Par.0001.File.dat/AAFPFinalMedicareACO.pdf Reno NV October 24, 2012 -- National Association of Rural Health Clinics http://www.narhc.org Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:24:36 CST http://www.narhc.org San Antonio TX March 19, 2012 -- National Association of Rural Health Clinics http://www.narhc.org Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:20:29 CST http://www.narhc.org Contains supportive material for developing recommendations and influencing methodologies used to determine medically underserved populations (MUPs) and health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) as presented in the full Negotiated Rulemaking (NRM) Committee report. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/shortage/nrmcreportattachments.pdf Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:29:44 CST http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/shortage/nrmcreportattachments.pdf Contains recommendations and documentation of the Negotiated Rulemaking (NRM) Committee to influence methodologies used to determine medically underserved populations (MUPs) and health professional shortage areas (HPSAs). -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/shortage/nrmcfinalreport.pdf Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:25:01 CST http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/shortage/nrmcfinalreport.pdf Represents the views of certain members of the Negotiated Rulemaking (NRM) Committee with information in support of several key Committee decisions related to the designation process presented in the full Committee report. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/shortage/nrmcreportaddenda.pdf Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:22:49 CST http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/shortage/nrmcreportaddenda.pdf Provides technical assistance and examples of how safety net providers from various settings have begun planning to comply with the new coding system for the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10). -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://www.hrsa.gov/healthit/toolbox/webinars/webinarvideos.html#icd10 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:11:50 CST http://www.hrsa.gov/healthit/toolbox/webinars/webinarvideos.html#icd10 Surveys safety-net health centers (public hospitals and clinics, federally qualified health centers, rural health centers, and free clinics for the medically underserved) to determine their potential to become patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs). -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Issue%20Brief/2010/May/1395_Coleman_providing_underserved_patients_med_homes_ib.pdf Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:43:24 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Issue%20Brief/2010/May/1395_Coleman_providing_underserved_patients_med_homes_ib.pdf Public-private partnership that works to improve the quality, safety, and affordability of health care for all Americans. Brings together leaders of hospitals, employers, physicians, nurses, and patient advocates along with state and federal governments in a shared effort to make hospital care safer, more reliable, and less costly. http://www.healthcare.gov/compare/partnership-for-patients/index.html Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:56:47 CST http://www.healthcare.gov/compare/partnership-for-patients/index.html Materials related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, including regulations, authorities and requests for comment. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.healthcare.gov/center/index.html Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:36:46 CST http://www.healthcare.gov/center/index.html Assists people and organizations interested or involved in the planning, design, implementation, and use of health IT in ambulatory care to conduct a workflow analysis and redesign before, during, and after health information technology implementation. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt/community/health_it_tools_and_resources/919/workflow_assessment_for_health_it_toolkit/27865 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:16:00 CST http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt/community/health_it_tools_and_resources/919/workflow_assessment_for_health_it_toolkit/27865 Provides a comparison of organizational and programmatic options available to rural healthcare entities for the delivery of primary health care services. -- Stroudwater Associates http://www.ruralcenter.org/sites/default/files/PB-clinic-considerations10_Final_12-28-10%20%282%29.pdf Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:05:08 CST http://www.ruralcenter.org/sites/default/files/PB-clinic-considerations10_Final_12-28-10%20%282%29.pdf Resource devoted to helping hospital leaders better understand the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health records incentive programs and their associated "meaningful use" requirements. -- American Hospital Association http://www.aha.org/aha/issues/HIT/mu/index.html Thu, 26 May 2011 11:24:15 CST http://www.aha.org/aha/issues/HIT/mu/index.html Examines impact of ACO rule on medically underserved areas. -- George Washington University Department of Health Policy http://www.gwumc.edu/sphhs/departments/healthpolicy/dhp_publications/pub_uploads/dhpPublication_6EFAAA15-5056-9D20-3DBE579D20C06F05.pdf Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:12:19 CST http://www.gwumc.edu/sphhs/departments/healthpolicy/dhp_publications/pub_uploads/dhpPublication_6EFAAA15-5056-9D20-3DBE579D20C06F05.pdf Provides a path forward for the implementation of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) for a diverse range of health care provider groups across the country. -- National Association of Community Health Centers http://www.nachc.com/client/documents/ACOToolkitJanuary20111.pdf Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:03:04 CST http://www.nachc.com/client/documents/ACOToolkitJanuary20111.pdf Provides an annotated list and links to Commonwealth Fund publications on Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/Other/2011/Accountable-Care-Organizations.aspx Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:52:59 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/Other/2011/Accountable-Care-Organizations.aspx