Safety Net Clinics Serving the Elderly in Rural Areas

Safety Net Clinics Serving the Elderly in Rural Areas: Rural Health Clinic Patients Compared to Federally Qualified Health Center Patients. (May, 2014). Radford, A., Freeman, V., Kirk, D., Howard, A., Holmes, G.M. FB115

The Key Role of Sole Community Pharmacists in Their Local Healthcare Delivery Systems

The Key Role of Sole Community Pharmacists in Their Local Healthcare Delivery Systems project overview Sole community independent pharmacists provide essential services to residents of small towns and isolated communities. Anecdotal reports indicate their role within the local health care community is often multi-faceted, extending beyond the provision of prescription and nonprescription medications at their… Read more »

Workforce Issues Among Sole Community Pharmacies

Workforce Issues Among Sole Community Pharmacies overview In just over one thousand small rural communities throughout the United States, pharmacy services are delivered through a single independently owned retail outlet. In recent years this group of pharmacies has been subject to increased financial pressures, while at the same time facing uncertain prospects for the future… Read more »

Medicaid & CHIP Participation Among Rural & Urban Children

Medicaid & CHIP Participation Among Rural & Urban Children overview Public Health Insurance Programs Are Especially Important For Rural Children Compared to urban residents, rural families have less access to job-based coverage and may be less able to afford non-group private plans. Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) can help fill this gap…. Read more »

Issues in Staffing Emergency Medical Services

Issues in Staffing Emergency Medical Services: Results from a National Survey of Local Rural and Urban EMS Directors. (May, 2008). ORHP. Freeman, V., Slifkin, R., Patterson, D. FR93

Comparison of Rural Hospitals With Special Medicare Payment Provisions to Hospitals Paid Under Prospective Payment

A Financial Comparison of Rural Hospitals With Special Medicare Payment Provisions to Hospitals Paid Under Prospective Payment overview The financial performance of rural hospitals has long been a concern to federal and state agencies as well as banks, creditors, bond rating firms, and regulators. For these reasons, Federal law makers have created and modified special… Read more »