Rural health and human services resources for Alaska, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that National Heritage Insurance Corporation (NHIC) has been awarded a contract of up to five years for the combined administration of Part A and Part B Medicare claims payment in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8641 Mon, 12 May 2008 09:41:28 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8641 Fort Mill Times, (SC) article tells of a piece of equipment called the "Turtle 400," a small touch-screen computer connected to equipment that measures vital signs such as blood pressure, blood oxygen and weight the same health indicators that nurses test for at a clinic. http://www.fortmilltimes.com/124/story/138509.html Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:11:26 CST http://www.fortmilltimes.com/124/story/138509.html Capital City Weekly, (AK) article tells how front-line care providers in rural Alaska have a new way to help meet their patients' mental health needs with a free monthly behavioral health videoconference to Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium providers. http://www.capitalcityweekly.com/stories/041608/news_20080416009.shtml Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:57:21 CST http://www.capitalcityweekly.com/stories/041608/news_20080416009.shtml Set of maps showing the geographic coverage provided by 9 different rural definitions for the state. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/AK.pdf Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:25:00 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/AK.pdf Provides access to information on Federally Qualified Health Centers for the state. Includes a map of FQHC locations, as well as information on the populations served by health centers, services provided, staff, patient visits, costs of care, and use of electronic health information. http://www.nachc.com/research/ak.asp Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CST http://www.nachc.com/research/ak.asp Provides data on Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for the state. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/medicaidprofiles/StateProfile_Alaska.pdf Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:40:00 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/medicaidprofiles/StateProfile_Alaska.pdf Discusses the Alaska Dental Health Aide Program, a first in the nation, which allows dental health aides to fill cavities and extract teeth. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/summer07.php#dental Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:29:18 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/summer07.php#dental Discusses how frontier and rural health care providers looking for innovative ways to solve increasing workforce shortages, are recruiting and training local people to be health care professionals in their communities. Highlights programs in Nevada, Maryland, and Alaska. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/summer07.php#workforce Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:24:46 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/summer07.php#workforce Discusses health care workforce shortages in Alaskas Wrangell and Petersburg frontier communities. Highlights Alaskas Community Health Aide Program (CHAP), which serves the states Native population, using more than 550 Community Health Aides/Practitioners, employed by 27 tribal health organizations, who practice in more than 180 rural villages in the states most remote areas known as the bush. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/summer07.php#alaska Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:24:14 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/summer07.php#alaska Provides a detailed overview of Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) including the history, current practice, training, field supervision, and quality assurance of this unique program that facilitates health care services in Alaska's remote villages. http://indian.senate.gov/public/_files/Gage030807.pdf Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:20:28 CST http://indian.senate.gov/public/_files/Gage030807.pdf Works to improve the distribution, supply, quantity, and efficiency of health care personnel serving rural Alaskans. http://nursing.uaa.alaska.edu/acrh/ Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:47:49 CST http://nursing.uaa.alaska.edu/acrh/ Describes the work of Alaska Chartlink, an Anchorage-based non-profit initiative to build a statewide health information exchange. Discusses the importance of interconnectivity in developing the system. -- American Hospital Association http://www.hhnmostwired.com/hhnmostwired_app/jsp/articledisplay.jsp?dcrpath=HHNMOSTWIRED/PubsNewsArticleMostWired/data/07Spring/070725MW_Online_Appleby&domain=HHNMOSTWIRED Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:29:14 CST http://www.hhnmostwired.com/hhnmostwired_app/jsp/articledisplay.jsp?dcrpath=HHNMOSTWIRED/PubsNewsArticleMostWired/data/07Spring/070725MW_Online_Appleby&domain=HHNMOSTWIRED Profiles the states health information technology (HIT) issues. Contains sections on demographics, HIT legislation, telemedicine, Health Information Exchanges (HIE) & Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIO), grant funded HIT projects, and HIT survey information. -- Rural Health Resource Center http://www.ruralcenter.org/hit_profiles/ak/ Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:40:40 CST http://www.ruralcenter.org/hit_profiles/ak/ An independent federal agency that provides financial assistance to improve the quality of life in rural Alaska. The commission partners with federal, tribal, state, local and private organizations to provide basic community infrastructure, job training and economic development services. http://www.denali.gov/ Tue, 22 May 2007 14:56:13 CST http://www.denali.gov/ A self-supporting public corporation with offices in 16 communities throughout Alaska. Mission is to provide Alaskans access to safe, quality, affordable housing. http://www.ahfc.state.ak.us/home/index.cfm Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:12:19 CST http://www.ahfc.state.ak.us/home/index.cfm The state agency that promotes economic development and strong communities. http://www.dced.state.ak.us/ Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:07:24 CST http://www.dced.state.ak.us/