Are Rural Hospital Designations Doomed?
Congress has been working for years to solve the problem of hospital closures in rural America, and the result is an alphabet soup of...
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Robert Jones
- Feb 21
- 3 min
Rural Hospital Communications: 3 Data-Driven Lessons
It’s the economy, stupid. Campaign strategist James Carville coined that dictum in the 1992 presidential campaign, helping Bill Clinton...
Robert Jones
- Feb 6
- 2 min
RHI Data Support State Authorizations for Rural Emergency Hospitals
State lawmakers across the country are debating legislation to authorize Rural Emergency Hospitals, the new federal model launched by...
Robert Jones
- Jan 3
- 4 min
RHI Takes the Guesswork Out of REH Conversions
After years of study and planning, Medicare officially launched its new Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) model on Jan. 1. Experts can...
Robert Jones
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
RHI Wins Recognition from the Financial times
At a New York City awards ceremony on Dec. 5, 2022, the Rural Healthcare Initiative was recognized by the Financial Times for...
Robert Jones
- Nov 1, 2022
- 5 min
Rural Healthcare Spotlight: Daniels County, Montana
If you looked up “rural county” in the dictionary, you just might find a map of Daniels County, Montana. With 1,661 residents spread...
Dawn Carter
- Oct 19, 2022
- 3 min
A 911 Call for Rural Emergency Hospitals?
Within a matter of days, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will issue its Final Rule allowing small, rural hospitals to...
Robert Jones
- Sep 20, 2022
- 3 min
Bye-Bye, Bypass
Hospital bypass is a major problem for rural hospitals, with large numbers of patients opting to drive long distances for care that they...
Robert Jones
- Aug 30, 2022
- 2 min
Mapping the Trends in Rural Hospital Services
Do rural Americans have sufficient access to healthcare? Plenty of data suggest the answer is “no,” including the headline number that...
Adrianne Cleven
- Jul 19, 2022
- 3 min
Rural Emergency Hospitals: The Regulations Come Into Focus
The passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act in late 2020 established a new type of hospital eligible for Medicare and Medicaid...
Joann Anderson
- Jun 15, 2022
- 3 min
Here's What Rural Hospital Boards Should be Asking
Rural hospital boards rarely get the credit they deserve – or the training. Board members are typically “pillars of the community” who...
Robert Jones
- May 16, 2022
- 5 min
5 Questions with ... Harold Miller
We reported recently on a new study by the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform (CHQPR) that warned of an upcoming financial...
Robert Jones
- Apr 21, 2022
- 2 min
Private Payers and the Crisis in Rural Healthcare
The Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform (CHQPR) has published a new study on continuing fallout from the Covid pandemic, and...
Bob Wilson
- Mar 31, 2022
- 3 min
Back from Bankruptcy: A Rural Success Story?
There’s no shortage of challenges in rural healthcare these days, but I’m always on the lookout for positive stories and examples that...
Steve Steinbacher
- Mar 15, 2022
- 2 min
Case Study: Finding Community Partners to Modernize a Rural Healthcare Facility
Doctors and nurses who practice in rural communities are often driven by an extraordinary sense of mission and connection. But even the...
Robert Jones
- Mar 2, 2022
- 2 min
Recruiting Nurses: Mayberry vs Manhattan
Sometimes, the numbers say it all. In this case, the numbers come from our friends at Jarrard Inc – part of their new survey on...
Joann Anderson
- Feb 28, 2022
- 2 min
Independence Isn't the Same As Going It Alone
I recently attended a Governance Institute conference, as a board member of Appalachian Regional Healthcare. The conference focused on...
Robert Jones
- Feb 15, 2022
- 2 min
Dr. Seuss and the Rural Nursing Shortage
In 1971, Dr. Seuss published The Lorax, an environmental fable about overusing a resource to the point that it disappears. For anyone...
Terry Carden
- Feb 3, 2022
- 2 min
Brief/Case: Competing with Private Equity in Physician Alignment
As almost everyone knows, there is an enormous amount of private equity activity in the healthcare industry, with particular focus being...
Hannah Cross
- Jan 24, 2022
- 2 min
Funding Opportunity for Behavioral Healthcare in Rural Communities
On Jan. 18, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the availability of $13 million in funding to increase behavioral...
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