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This section provides information on health in rural communities. Best Practices, planning tools, funding resources, and general assistance through federal and state programs and/or organizations in this area.

General
American Hospital Association: Rural Health Care
American Hospital Association. Section for Small or Rural Hospitals.
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
United States Department of Health and Human Services.
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Rural Health Grantee Technical Assistance Program
DHHS. HRSA. Technical Assistance and Services Center.
Provides targeted and individualized support to current grantees in the following HRSA/ORHP grant programs:
  • Rural Health Care Services Outreach
  • Rural Health Network Development
  • Rural Health Network Planning
  • Delta States Rural Development Network
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    Best Practices and Case Studies
    Organizing for Achievement: Three Rural Health Network Case Studies
    DHHS. Health Resources and Services Administration.
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    Funding and Program Assistance
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
    GSA. CAO. Regulatory and Federal Assistance Division.
    A database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments; federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.
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    Federal Funding Sources for Rural Areas Database
    USDA. NAL. Rural Information Center.
    Please search for the programs below in the database for more details and contact information.
    • 10.766 Community Facilities Loans and Grants
    • 93.773 Medicare. Hospital Insurance
    • 14.128 Mortgage Insurance. Hospitals
    • 93.887 Health Care and Other Facilities: Project Grants for Renovation or Construction of Non-Acute Health Care Facilities and Other Facilities
    • 93.912 Rural Health Outreach and Rural Network Development Program
    • 93.211 Rural Telemedicine Grants (Telehealth Network Grants)
    • 93.301 Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grants
    • 93.241 State Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
    • 93.291 Surplus Property Utilization
    • 14.128 Federal Housing Administration Mortgage Insurance for Hospitals
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    Rural Hospital Access to Capital: Issues and Recommendations  (PDF|304.6KB)
    University of Minnesota. School of Public Health. Rural Health Research Center.
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    Contact Information
    American Hospital Directory
    American Hospital Directory, Inc.
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    HospitalWeb USA
    Massachusetts General Hospital. Department of Neurology
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    Statistics and Data Resources
    Fast Facts on U.S. Hospitals
    American Hospital Association.
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    Kaiser statehealthfacts.org: 50 State Comparisons: Hospitals
    Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
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    Publications
    The Financial Viability of Rural Hospitals in a Post-BBA Environment  (PDF|90.4KB)
    University of Minnesota.
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    Health Conversion Foundations: A Resource List
    Foundation Center.
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    Impact of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and the Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 on Rural Hospitals  (PDF|320.9)
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    Medicare Graduate Medical Education Payments To Rural Hospitals  (PDF|329.3KB)
    The University of North Carolina.
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    Quality Improvement in Rural Hospitals: How Networking can Help  (PDF|740.3KB)
    Academy Health.
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    RHFP Tracking Project
    Rural Policy Research Institute.
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    Rural Health Brief: Ensuring the Survival of Critical Access Hospitals
    National Conference of State Legislatures.
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    Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Tracking Project
    Rural Policy Research Institute.
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    Rural Hospitals' Ability to Finance Inpatient, Skilled Nursing and Home Health Care  (PDF|59.0KB)
    University of Minnesota.
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    Rural Primary Care Hospitals: Experience Offers Suggestions for Medicare's Expanded Program
    GSA. CAO. Regulatory and Federal Assistance Division.
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    Trends in Special Medicare Payments and Service Utilization for Rural Areas in the 1990s, see Chapter 4
    Rand Corporation.
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