September 4, 2024
Telehealth for Older Adults Best Practice Guide
September is Health Aging Month. Learn best practices for using telehealth to make care more accessible for older patients.
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Rural Spotlight
September 4, 2024
CMS Webinar: FY 2025 IPPS/LTCH PPS Final Rule Overview for Hospital Quality Programs, September 5
This webinar will provide an overview of the fiscal year 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)/Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) final rule as it relates to:
- Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program,
- Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program,
- Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program,
- Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) and,
- Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program.
Objective: Participants will be able to locate the final rule text and identify finalized program changes.
Cost: Free
When: Thursday, September 5, 2:00 p.m. ET
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August 29, 2024
NRHA Webinars on CEO, CMO, CNO Certification Programs
“Elevate Your Leadership: NRHA’s Rural Hospital CEO & CMO Certification Programs”
When: Wednesday, September 5, 1:00 p.m. CT
Join a National Rural Health Association (NRHA) webinar and learn how to elevate your leadership through NRHA’s CEO and CMO certification programs.
Learn to enhance financial management skills, streamline operational efficiency and more.
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“Elevate Your Nursing Leadership: NRHA’s Rural Hospital CNO Certification Program”
When: Wednesday, September 11, 2:00 p.m. CT
Join this webinar to learn how to elevate your nursing leadership through the NRHA CNO Certification Program.
Enhance your leadership capabilities with this program designed by rural hospital CNOs for rural hospital CNOs.
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August 29, 2024
Rural Leaders See Hospitals Closing Without Robust Broadband
Rural representatives at the federal level have raised concerns regarding the role of inadequate broadband access in the closure of rural hospitals.
Additionally, health care bankruptcies are down but financial challenges remain, and academic systems are stepping up to acquire rural and community hospitals and smaller health systems that are struggling to push their operating margins back into the black.
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August 29, 2024
Rural Pregnancy Health Risks Grow as Care Options Disappear
Out of the 36 percent of U.S. counties designated as maternity care deserts, 61 percent are rural. “we’re seeing a trend… especially accelerated through the pandemic, of hospitals closing OB and labor and delivery units,” says NRHA’s Alexa McKinley. “Access is going to continue to decline unless drastic measures are taken.” Additionally, as rural maternity wards shutter, urban ones struggle as well.
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August 29, 2024
RHIhub This Week – Now Available
RHIhub This Week keeps you informed of the latest rural news, funding opportunities, publications and events.
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August 29, 2024
HRSA Webinar: Eliminating Congenital Syphilis Through Improved Care During Pregnancy, September 18
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will provide a brief overview of congenital syphilis in newborns covered by Medicaid and CHIP.
Five states will present on how they are addressing congenital syphilis in their Medicaid and CHIP agencies, the barriers they encountered, and how they overcame challenges and succeeded in their quality improvement initiatives.
Cost: Free
When: Wednesday, September 18, 2:00 p.m.
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August 29, 2024
NIH Women’s Health Roundtable Series: Elevating Women’s Voices to Improve Maternal Mental Health, September 16
Elevating Women’s Voices to Improve Maternal Mental Health is the third event in the NIH Women’s Health Roundtable Series.
The series focuses on important women’s health topics such as maternal mental health as part of the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research
Cost: Free
When: Monday, September 16, 12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET
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August 29, 2024
Targeted Technical Assistance for Rural Hospitals Program – Apply by September 30
Applications are being accepted to receive two years of technical assistance through this Federal office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP)- supported program for rural hospitals facing financial and operational challenges that affect their viability.
Technical assistance will begin in November 2024.
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August 29, 2024
Region 7 Virtual Birth Worker Forum, September 18
Please join Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) IEA and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) for the Region 7 Virtual Birth Worker Forum.
This free forum will bring together birth workers (e.g., doulas, community health workers, midwives) from across Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska to engage and learn about programs and resources to support moms and families during pregnancy, birth and postpartum.
Topics at a Glance
- Birth worker coverage and reimbursement
- Providing culturally responsive care
- Leveraging birth workers to support rural families
- Supporting and sustaining the workforce
- HRSA Programs and Resources to Support Maternal Health
- Syphilis epidemic
Cost: Free
When: Wednesday, September 18, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. CT
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