Rural issues
(Podcast) Shelly Rivello, director of integrated care at J.C. Blair Health System in Huntington, Pa., and Carrie Henning-Smith, assistant professor and deputy director of the University of Minnesota鈥檚 Rural Health Research Center in Minneapolis, discuss innovative models and evidence-based鈥
Recently, AHA published "Rural Report: Challenges Facing Rural Communities and the Roadmap to Ensure Local Access and High-quality, Affordable Care.鈥 This podcast series is built around the AHA Rural Report. Meaning, it highlights a rural health challenge and shows how the field responds to the鈥
Eligible hospitals, clinics and other organizations may apply through June 10 for up to $725,000 each to expand access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid and other substance use disorders in high-risk rural communities.
Critical Access Hospitals, certain clinics, and other eligible outpatient facilities that provide primary care or substance use disorder treatment to high-need urban or rural areas can apply through May 30 to become a National Health Service Corps site.
The Health Resources and Services Administration will host a webinar for applying for grants to coordinate maternal and obstetrics care in rural regions.
Learn about the framework for Gundersen Health System鈥檚 (La Crosse, Wis.) model for affiliations with critical access hospitals and how it has led to reduced operational costs and reduced costs of care.
Presbyterian Healthcare Services 鈥 Albuquerque, NM
Holistic Partnership Improves Outcomes for Patients with Substance Use Disorders
Presbyterian Healthcare Services started a statewide partnership, called The Substance Use Disorder and Community Collaborative Initiative, in 2017 to deliver鈥
Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Susan Collins, R-Maine, Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, yesterday introduced AHA-supported legislation (S. 948) to improve and extend the Conrad State 30 program until 2021.
The Health Resources and Services Administration expects to award up to $9 million over four years to develop a sustainable network approach to coordinate maternal and obstetrics care in rural regions.
Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today introduced the Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act (S. 895).