Rural Health Clinic (RHC) resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/clinics/rhc.php The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) congratulates Kris Sparks, director of the Washington State Office of Rural Health and a long-time NOSORH leader, on being elected president-elect of the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) by the organizations members. http://www.nosorh.org/news/pr/sparks2.php Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:21:39 CST http://www.nosorh.org/news/pr/sparks2.php Washington DC December 15, 2009 -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/Downloads/Rural121509.pdf Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:08:37 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/Downloads/Rural121509.pdf This fourth chapter of "Handbook for Rural Health Care Ethics," provides basic information about ethics and ethics deliberation and the challenges to ethics deliberation in rural areas. Provides a model template for ethical decision-making plus three mechanisms for supporting ethics deliberation. -- Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-04.pdf Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:04:09 CST http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-04.pdf Provides publications, information, resources, and referrals about health care services for medically underserved individuals and populations. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://ask.hrsa.gov/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:48:57 CST http://ask.hrsa.gov/ Intended for community health centers and other safety net clinics that are planning upgrades to their facilities and was developed by The Center for Health Design (CHD). Offers literature reviews, best practice clinic design examples, recommended design and operational strategies, and tips from the field. http://clinicdesign.healthdesign.org/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:14:34 CST http://clinicdesign.healthdesign.org/ Uses tables and narrative to present trends and information regarding the Nation's physical and mental disability status, level of education and income, demographic distribution, health insurance coverage and expenditures, health behaviors and risk factors, and the utilization and access to health care. Includes data on Rural Health Clinics and on non-metropolitan (rural) areas. -- National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:24:46 CST http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf Provides funding to improve access to quality health care for underserved populations in rural and urban areas. http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=863 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:21:53 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=863 Provides information and resources on the programs invested in improving health and human services supported by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/index.html Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:23:56 CST http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/index.html Transcript of the RHC Technical Assistance Conference Call: Rural Health Clinic Billing, January 13, 2009. -- Office of Rural Health Policy http://www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/RHC/2009-01-13Transcript.htm Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:26:18 CST http://www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/RHC/2009-01-13Transcript.htm Five training modules on integrating quality and risk management led by George Rust, MD, MPH, deputy director of the National Center for Primary Care at Morehouse School of Medicine. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://www.hrsa.gov/qualityimprovement/ Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:15:14 CST http://www.hrsa.gov/qualityimprovement/ Reports on a survey and complaint investigation done by the states on the Medicaid program. -- Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0964.pdf Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:01:06 CST http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0964.pdf Provides information on the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) project, implementation strategies, who the RACs are, RAC jurisdictions, RAC expansion and provider outreach schedules, and FAQs. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/RAC/ Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:15:32 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/RAC/ Provides information about health care shortage designations: Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and Medically Underserved Areas and Populations (MUAs/MUPs). Includes information on how to apply for these designations and how to find shortage areas. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/shortage/ Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:40:39 CST http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/shortage/ Provides basic information about being certified as a Medicare and/or Medicaid rural health clinic (RHC) provider and includes links to applicable laws, regulations, and compliance information. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CertificationandComplianc/18_RHCs.asp#TopOfPage Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:26:57 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CertificationandComplianc/18_RHCs.asp#TopOfPage A rural health clinic (RHC) accreditation and inspection program. http://www.rhcaccreditation.org/ Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:18:54 CST http://www.rhcaccreditation.org/ Reports on the second meeting of the National Rural Task Force making recommendations to the NRHA the special needs of rural providers and to promote the long term growth and substance or rural health centers. -- National Rural Health Association http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/download.cfm?downloadfile=62246A7A-3048-651A-FE0188B25F76C812&typename=dmFile&fieldname=filename Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:37:31 CST http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/download.cfm?downloadfile=62246A7A-3048-651A-FE0188B25F76C812&typename=dmFile&fieldname=filename Assist stakeholders in understanding the processes used to determine coverage, coding, and payment for new technologies under the Medicare fee-for-service program. Guide is intended as a general summary. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CouncilonTechInnov/Downloads/InnovatorsGuide8_25_08.pdf Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:40:29 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CouncilonTechInnov/Downloads/InnovatorsGuide8_25_08.pdf Offers Medicare providers, suppliers, and physicians rural health information and resources including Ambulance Services, CAH's, FQHC's, HPSA, Home Health, Hospice, Medicare, Prescription Drug Plan, Quality Improvement, RHC's, Sole Community Hospital, Swing Bed, and Telehealth. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/mps_guide_web-061305.pdf Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:32:56 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/mps_guide_web-061305.pdf 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. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/RuralChart.pdf Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:25:29 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/RuralChart.pdf Adresses the requirements and general instructions for Medicare contractors' Provider Customer Services Program (PCSP). -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cms.hhs.gov/manuals/downloads/com109c06.pdf Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:17:52 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/manuals/downloads/com109c06.pdf Addresses the general instructions and requirements for Medicare carriers, including Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carriers (DMERCs), and intermediaries for processing provider inquiries. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cms.hhs.gov/manuals/downloads/com109c03.pdf Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:14:02 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/manuals/downloads/com109c03.pdf The latest state-level data on demographics, household income, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation. Individual state profiles and 50-state comparisons. Includes statistics by state on medical malpractice and Medicare. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.statehealthfacts.org/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:05:10 CST http://www.statehealthfacts.org/ State-by-state information on Medicaid coverage of Rural Health Clinic (RHC) services. Includes information on populations covered, copayments, limitations, and reimbursement methodology. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.kff.org/medicaid/benefits/service.jsp?yr=3&so=0&cat=12&sv=38&gr=off&x=84&y=3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:02:59 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/benefits/service.jsp?yr=3&so=0&cat=12&sv=38&gr=off&x=84&y=3 Provides general information about payment rate increases for Medicare Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM6218.pdf Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:55:29 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM6218.pdf A searchable database of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR); the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. -- U.S. Government Printing Office http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:17:04 CST http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html Details Medicare payment requirements for Rural Health Clinic services. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2007/octqtr/pdf/42cfr447.371.pdf Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:21:38 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2007/octqtr/pdf/42cfr447.371.pdf Provides a list of all RHCs in each of the 50 states. Includes provider number, name, address, city-state-zip, phone number, and county. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/rhclistbyprovidername.pdf Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:45:40 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/rhclistbyprovidername.pdf Information and resources for family physicians, health care providers and others who serve the nation's rural families. -- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/membership/ruralcommunity.html Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:29:22 CST http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/membership/ruralcommunity.html Proposed rule to update certification and participation regulations and payment provisions for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/press/factsheet.asp?Counter=3175&intNumPerPage=10&checkDate=&checkKey=&srchType=1&numDays=3500&srchOpt=0&srchData=&keywordType=All&chkNewsType=6&intPage=&showAll=&pYear=&year=&desc=&cboOrder=date Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:45:56 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/press/factsheet.asp?Counter=3175&intNumPerPage=10&checkDate=&checkKey=&srchType=1&numDays=3500&srchOpt=0&srchData=&keywordType=All&chkNewsType=6&intPage=&showAll=&pYear=&year=&desc=&cboOrder=date Transcript of a February 5, 2008 technical assistance call for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) about purchasing an Electronic Health Record/Medical Record system. Part two of a two-part series. Audio recording (MP3) of the call. -- Office of Rural Health Policy http://www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/RHC/2008-02-05Transcript.htm Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:02:58 CST http://www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/RHC/2008-02-05Transcript.htm