The nonprofit Commonwealth Fund includes considerations for rural areas in this report that breaks down factors affecting licensed providers, clinical supporters, community care workers, and frontline workers.
Providers’ Perspective on Barriers to Rural Health Care
Researchers interviewed primary care physicians in rural Pennsylvania to get their views on barriers to care, including cost and insurance, geographic dispersion, and provider shortages/burnout.
Rural Telementoring Training Center (RTTC) Mobile App Launch Event
The RTTC is hosting a series of events to share digital solutions for rural health. The week features a stellar lineup of speakers who will speak on podcasting, policy updates, digital equity, and rural telementoring to improve community health. The series goes through Friday, June 2, 2023.
The NIH Gives a Notice of Special Interest: Provider-to-Provider Telehealth Grant
The National Institutes of Health recently announced a funding opportunity to support the use of telehealth interventions and tools aimed at the prevention, management, and treatment of heart, lung, blood, and sleep conditions, and of cancer in rural communities. More specifically, the opportunity is geared towards research that generates evidence on the real-world effectiveness of telehealth collaboration among healthcare providers, also known as provider-to-provider telehealth (PPT).
Apply for a New Funding Opportunity: Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program
HRSA’s Bureau of Health Workforce will hold an online information session for applicants today at 1:00 pm ET. Eligible substance use disorder (SUD) treatment clinicians and community health workers can apply to receive up to $250,000 in educational loan repayment in exchange for working full-time for six years at an approved facility. Recent research shows that nearly one-fifth (18.4 percent) of rural counties did not have a behavioral health or social service counselor compared to 4.6 percent of urban counties. Apply by July 13, 2023.
FORHP Grants is in Motion: The Rural Health Care Coordination Program
This edition of Grants in Motion focuses on a recipient of the Community Based Division’s Rural Health Care Coordination Program (RHCC). The RHCC Program supports rural health consortiums/networks aiming to achieve the overall goals of improving access, delivery, and quality of care through the application of care coordination strategies in rural communities.
New Study Released for Rural Healthy People 2030: Common Challenges, Rural Nuances
This study from the Southwest Rural Health Research Center is a companion piece to the Healthy People 2030 initiative with a focus on the health priorities of rural people.
Here You Can Research Health Care Capsule: Accessing Health Care in Rural America
The Government Accountability Office discusses challenges rural communities face related to healthcare access, such as limited healthcare providers, travel distance and transportation issues, insurance coverage, and access to broadband.
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Behavioral Health Conditions Reach Crisis Levels: Counties Urge Stronger Intergovernmental Partnerships and Outcomes
Several rural counties are featured in a report from the National Association of Counties on behavioral health needs and access challenges.
How Regional Partnerships Bolster Rural Hospitals
The nonprofit Commonwealth Fund takes a closer look at how Critical Access Hospitals and other rural providers partner to overcome challenges. The report profiles six regional partnerships that address staffing, quality improvement, contracts with payers, value-based payment, and community development.