October 4, 2024
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Health Care Artificial Intelligence Toolkit
October 7, 2024
Health Care Artificial Intelligence Toolkit
This guide is designed to help community health clinics and rural hospitals navigate information regarding artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. It discusses:
- Foundational considerations
- Governance for AI applications
- Steps to assess and mitigate discriminatory impacts of AI systems in healthcare
The toolkit also includes an AI tool vendor evaluation checklist for community health clinics and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)
Click Here to Access Health Care Artificial Intelligence Toolkit
Building a Sustainable Rural Health Workforce for the 21st Century: A Report of the 2024 Rural Health Workforce Summit
October 7, 2024
Building a Sustainable Rural Health Workforce for the 21st Century: A Report of the 2024 Rural Health Workforce Summit
The U.S. is in the midst of a workforce crisis, with a critical shortage of qualified health care and related professionals. In the American College of Healthcare Executives’ 2023 survey, hospital leaders cited workforce challenges as the number one issue confronting hospitals.
These issues are especially pronounced in rural areas, where workforce shortages compound existing barriers to accessing high quality and equitable health care.
This report
- Summarizes a May 2024 summit of national rural health workforce experts to discuss strategies for increasing the supply of rural health workforce.
- Presents 3 principles related to rural, to inform 4 core strategies for building and maintaining the workforce.
- Community culture
- Innovation, and
- Payment structure
- Strategies cover workforce roles partnerships and networking, technology to improve access to care and educational pathways.
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Upcoming Webinar – Hospital Price Transparency: What Hospitals Need to Know: Part 2, October 15
October 7, 2024
Upcoming Webinar – Hospital Price Transparency: What Hospitals Need to Know: Part 2, October 15
Beginning January 1, 2021, hospitals operating in the United States are required to provide clear, accessible pricing information online about the items and services they provide.
This webinar will discuss the latest hospital price transparency policies effective January 1, 2024. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) subject matter experts will review the latest policy requirements and enforcement actions for hospital price transparency effective July 1, 2024, through January 30, 2025.
High-speed internet is required to participate. A recording will be available after the live event. Connection details will be emailed to you immediately upon registration.
If you have questions or problems with the registration process, please contact RHIhub Webinars at webinars@ruralhealthinfo.org.
Cost: Free
When: Tuesday, October 15, 11:00 a.m.
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October 4, 2024
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
During Domestic Violence Awareness Month, advocates, health care workers, survivors, and community partners across the country work together to end domestic violence.
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) safety-net settings of care can support domestic violence awareness by sharing content and resources.
Download HRSA’s Implementation Framework that has activities and resources for HRSA-supported settings of care to prevent and respond to intimate partner violence in the communities they serve.
Click Here to Download Implementation Framework
HRSA Seeking Health Official and Clinician Support for National Health Service Corps
October 4, 2024
HRSA Seeking Health Official and Clinician Support for National Health Service Corps
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is currently looking for new members to join the National Advisory Council on the National Service Corps.
Your expertise and unique experiences can help address health care delivery needs in underserved areas. If you are a clinician or health official with a background in primary care, oral health, or mental/behavioral health, you are invited to apply. Self-nominations are accepted.
Please consider submitting a nomination, including self-nominations, by Friday, December 6, and help make a positive impact.
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Click Here to Nominate
Rural Health Research – Health Care Affordability and Medical Debt: Differences by Rurality, Region, and Socio Demographic Characteristics
October 4, 2024
Rural Health Research – Health Care Affordability and Medical Debt: Differences by Rurality, Region, and Socio Demographic Characteristics
The high cost of health care affects health at both the individual and population level, and rural residents experience inequities in health, access to care, and financial well-being. However, little research has examined how health care affordability differs by rural/urban residence, and how health care affordability varies along geographic and socio-demographic dimensions within rural areas.
This policy brief examines rural/urban differences in rates of health care (un)affordability, as well as among rural residents by key socio-demographic characteristics.
Among key findings in this policy brief from the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center:
- Health care affordability and medical debt issues differed significantly among rural residents by race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, income, and type of health insurance.
- Rural residents in the Western U.S. were more likely to be able to pay their medical bills than rural residents in the Northeast, North Central/Midwest, or Southern U.S.
Click Here to Read this Brief
Rural Emergency Hospital Educational Webinar and Fireside Chat, October 10
October 4, 2024
Rural Emergency Hospital Educational Webinar and Fireside Chat, October 10
During this session, the Rural Health Redesign Center (RHRC) will provide attendees with an overview of the no-cost technical assistance for hospitals considering a conversion, available through the Rural Emergency Hospital Technical Assistance Center.
This session will include a Fireside Chat where attendees will have the opportunity to hear directly from hospital CEOs that have or are working with the Technical Assistance Center.
The REH provider type is designed to address concerns that some rural hospitals would not be able to sustain operations and could be at risk of closure.
Cost: Free
When: Thursday, October 10, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
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Students to Service Loan Repayment Program (S2S LRP) – apply by November 7
October 4, 2024
Students to Service Loan Repayment Program (S2S LRP) – apply by November 7
Eligible students in the last year of medical, nursing, or dental school can receive loan repayment assistance from the National Health Service Corp (NHSC) Students to Service Loan Repayment Program (NHSC S2S LRP).
In return, they provide at least three years of full-time service at an NHSC-approved site in a designated Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA).
Click Here for S2S LRP Application Checklist
Telehealth Best Practices for Back to School
October 4, 2024
Telehealth Best Practices for Back to School
School-based telehealth can increase a student’s ability to access health care providers. School-based telehealth can include annual exams, monitoring chronic conditions like diabetes or asthma, and providing behavioral health services.
Students who access health care using telehealth in school may have reduced time away from class, reduced travel costs, and increased availability for appointments.
With students back in school, school-based telehealth providers can educate parents about services.
This best practice guide highlights strategies for creating a school-based telehealth program.
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