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Rural Reality: More Coverage, Enough Care?
Webinar that discussing the uncertain provisions of the Affordable Care Act in rural America presented by five leading experts in the field. -- Alliance for Health Reform (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - February 24, 2014 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Care Coordination in Rural Communities (Webinar Recording)
Webinar, presented by Alexa Brown, NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis; Melissa Miles, Bi-State Primary Care Association; and Heidi Blossom, MSN, RN, Care Transitions Coordinator for MHA An Association of Montana Health Care Providers. Discussed the Rural Care Coordination Toolkit and provided information on how rural communities can identify and implement a care coordination program. 60 minutes. -- Rural Assistance Center (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - February 20, 2014 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

MCN Resource Database
An online database that includes downloadable resources including organizations, patient education tools, clinical guidelines and documents on primary care issues. -- Migrant Clinicians Network (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - February 17, 2014 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

MCN Clinical Systems Tools/Resources
Features both a best practices catalog in migrant and community health centers as well as an online database that includes downloadable resources including organizations, patient education tools, clinical guidelines and documents on primary care issues. -- Migrant Clinicians Network (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - February 17, 2014 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

MCN Clinical Systems Tool Box
Provides an online connection to resources for clinical documentation practices in migrant and community health centers. -- Migrant Clinicians Network (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - February 17, 2014 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Alabama: Status of Primary Healthcare in Selected Counties
Presents information on primary and sub-specialty care providers in Alabama's rural counties along with information on facilities, populations served, and the age of the county's primary care workforce. -- Alabama Medical Education Consortium (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - February 14, 2014 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Health Insurance Outreach and Enrollment Topic Guide
Information and resources for rural health and human service providers so they can help their patients, clients, and community members understand the health insurance options available under the Affordable Care Act. -- Rural Assistance Center (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - February 13, 2014 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Rural Health Training Through MyVeHU Campus
Provides a series of webinar trainings that are offered for education credit. Open to the public, but you must register for a MyVeHU username and password to view the trainings. Topics have specific rural health content and examples include chronic pain management, caregiver resources for aging rural veterans, post deployment care integration for rural combat veterans, facilitating co-managed care, rural community collaborations and veteran outreach as well as cultural competence and caring for veterans. -- Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - February 12, 2014 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Rural Care Coordination Toolkit
Designed to help identify and implement a rural care coordination program and provide supporting resources and best practices. Toolkit is made up of several modules each concentrating on different aspects of care coordination programs. -- Rural Assistance Center (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - February 7, 2014 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs): Designation Criteria and Guidelines
Provides Health Professional Shortage Area designations based on general HPSA designation criteria, plus additional criteria and guidelines specific to each of the three types of designations: primary care, dental and mental health. -- Health Resources and Services Administration (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - January 29, 2014 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Automatic Facility HPSA Scoring
Provides current scoring methodology for primary care that includes four factors: Population-to-Primary Care Physician Ratio, Percent of the Population with Incomes below 100% of the Poverty level, Infant Mortality Rate or Low Birth Weight and Travel Time or Distance to nearest available source of care. Also, provides the criteria for determining primary care HPSAs of greatest shortage. -- Health Resources and Services Administration (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - January 29, 2014 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Find Shortage Areas
Search tool for identifying Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) by address, county. Also, permits searching for HPSAs eligible for the Medicare Physician Bonus Payment program. -- Health Resources and Services Administration (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - January 29, 2014 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience (SAFER) Guides
Consists of nine guides which enable healthcare organizations, both small and large, to address electronic health record safety in a variety of areas. Guides include: high priority practices, organizational responsibilities, contingency planning, system configuration, system interfaces, patient identification, computerized provider order entry with decision support, test results reporting and follow-up, and clinician communication. -- Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - January 28, 2014 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Tribalhealthcare.org
Provides consumer-oriented education materials and training tools for community representatives to assist American Indians and Alaska Natives in understanding their rights and opportunities under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA). Produced by the National Indian Health Outreach and Education Initiative. -- (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - January 24, 2014 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news