In 1977, Public Law 95-210 created the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement designation for qualified primary care practices. With over 3,900 certified sites located across the county, RHCs are an important component of the rural health care infrastructure. RHCs receive ...
Sa didn't want the kids to have to wait for health care. The 24-year-old previously took the twins to a free mobile dental clinic in Huron. It turned out they needed more advanced dental work, which they could get free only in Sioux Falls. Sa helped make the arrangements. Many Karen...
These patients often have multiple specialists, medications and treatment plans and the ability to access their progress notes, review clinic visit summaries and messaging their providers with questions or health updates has the potential to improve their understanding of their treatment plans, ...
Access to healthcare is a multifaceted indicator of healthcare system performance and equitable care provision [1]. Adequate access benefits individual health and positively impacts population health, while poor access contributes to health inequities and increases the disease burden [2]. Universal access...
Rural Health Clinic(RHC)This Findings Brief is the second in a series on RHCs which draws on a large, national secondary dataset that includes data on all RHCs that bill Medicare.2 Using data extracted from 2009 Medicare outpatient provider claims, this Findings Brief presents a summary of the...
Marilyn Tavenner
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Application from the Compliance Team for Initial CMS-Approval of its Rural Health Clinic Accreditation ProgramMarilyn Tavenner