The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials Presents on Rural Maternal Health
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) presents state-level strategies to address the loss of obstetric services and imp…
Month: July 2023
Read About the Differences in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Performance of Clinicians in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties in 2018
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is a pay-for-performance system for clinicians under the Medicare Quality Payment Program designed …
Spatial Clustering of COVID-19 Mortality Rates Across Counties and by Noncore, Micropolitan, and Metropolitan County Characteristics, December 2020–January 2021.
Among the key findings from the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis: a higher percentage of clusters of high mortality rates were in nonc…
GAO Calls for Health Information Technology Advisory Committee Advisory Nominations
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) expects to appoint two or three new members for its Health Information Technology Advisory Committee. The…
The Impact of COVID-19 Funding on Profitability of Critical Access Hospitals
Using data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) researchers report on the challenges faced by CMS-designated Critical Access Hospit…
Obstetric Volume and Severe Maternal Morbidity Among Low-Risk and Higher-Risk Patients Giving Birth at Rural and Urban US Hospitals
In this cross-sectional study of more than 11 million births in urban counties and 519, 953 births in rural counties, researchers identify hospital …
Research is Characterizing Social Insecurity in a Rural North Carolina Emergency Department
From May-June 2018, researchers collected 312 survey responses from patients at a rural emergency department and identified three key determinants o…
CDC Release Data About Overdose Deaths Related to Xylazine on the Rise
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data showing a significant increase – 276 percent in 21 jurisdictions from 2019 t…
FEMA: Here’s How You Can Prepare for Extreme Heat
With global climate watchers reporting Tuesday, July 4 as the hottest on record, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is striving for wid…
Former Marine Tim Barrientez is Dedicating Retirement Years to Improving Latino Health
18-year-old Timoteo “Tim” Barrientez wiped a bead of sweat from his brow. It was impossible not to sweat in the hot, humid climate of Port Isabel,…
