Rural issues
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality announced two winners of its $50,000 cross-sectional innovation prize to improve rural postpartum mental health: St. Peter's Health in Helena, Mont., for its maternal mental health program that identifies at-risk individuals and connects women to…
This newsletter provides rural hospital and health system leaders the latest information on rural health policy, advocacy and educational resources.
Federal Update: Advocacy
Urge Your Representatives and Senators to Support Hospitals and Health Systems during ‘Lame-duck Session’
Case Study: Exploring Options to Deploy Capitated Payments to Enhance Primary Care in Rural Settings
This case study highlights examples of capitated payment agreements that serve to increase the use and improve the quality of primary care services in rural communities.
This case study highlights examples of capitated payment agreements that serve to increase the use and improve the quality of primary care services in rural communities. These arrangements are deployed at several levels of care management and delivery in the public and private sectors, with payment…
Hospital outpatient departments, critical access hospitals, rural health clinics and other eligible providers may apply through Jan. 3 to participate in the Value in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment demonstration.
On this National Rural Health Day, Michelle Hood, AHA executive vice president and chief operating officer and president for the AHA’s Health Forum, shares her experiences leading health care organizations in some of America’s most rural communities.
In honor of today’s National Rural Health Day, the AHA has posted a series of blogs showcasing rural hospitals’ and health systems’ achievements in preserving local access to care in their communities and outlining the association’s rural legislative priorities for Congress.
On National Rural Health Day, the AHA celebrates rural hospitals’ dedication to ensuring communities can access the care they need especially under the National Public Health Emergency for COVID-19. Rural hospitals are reaching beyond their four walls to keep their communities healthy, and the AHA…
In this AHA blog, Michelle Hood, AHA executive vice president and chief operating officer and president for the AHA’s Health Forum, honors the important role of local care close to home, and shares her experiences leading health care organizations serving some of America’s most rural communities.
In this AHA blog, AHA Executive Vice President Tom Nickels discusses the resources hospitals and health systems need and what additional relief Congress should deliver during the COVID-19 public health emergency and beyond.