The American Hospital Association and The National Rural Health Association slam a study that finds health outcomes and the quality of care at critical access hospitals lacking.
An Illinois medical group is spearheading an effort to correct a legislative oversight that could spell big trouble for the country's thousands of rural health clinics that bill the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Citing double-digit reductions in overall hospital mortality, critical care mortality, length of stay in the ICU, and reductions in length of stay for ICU patients' entire hospital visit, Banner Health extends its remote monitoring and telemedicine capabilities to rural...
Rural healthcare gets some much-needed federal attention via a newly formed White House council and a renewed push for health IT and better access to healthcare.
The Wyoming Hospital Association and 13 hospitals may or may not become an accountable care organization, but they will focus on primary care and the patient-centered medical home.
Rural healthcare providers have been skeptical about participating in accountable care organizations, and federal incentives may do little to persuade them.
There is a dire need for rural-focused general surgery tracks within residency programs, but it's not just a medical school problem. It's a problem for hospital leaders, too, and ties in with the financial viability of services provided at rural hospitals.
A new Texas law allows rural Texas hospitals to employ physicians, ending a longstanding ban. The legislation dismantles one of the state's hurdles to physician recruitment and retention in rural areas.
By deploying field clinics across a 2,000-square-mile swath of rough terrain, North Carolina-based Albemarle Health is providing care to uninsured residents and seasonal workers, and reducing the burden on its emergency department.
In rural areas, international medical graduates help fill the physician shortage. The application period for visas began April 1 and this year it appears there will be enough to meet demand.
