Rural Health Clinic Strategy Brief When Growth Makes Sense: Clinics & Services A decision framework for expanding clinics, providers, and service lines Higher payment limits, the elimination of productivity standards, and $50 billion
When Growth Makes Sense: Clinics and Services
Rural Primary Care Strategy Brief Choosing a Primary Care Designation A decision framework for FQHCs, provider-based departments, RHCs, and freestanding clinics Each designation pays differently for the same visit, and the national RHC
Rural Hospital Compliance Brief HIPAA 101: Closing the Common Gaps Compliance gaps and OCR points of emphasis for Critical Access Hospitals Since 2019, HHS reports large breaches from hacking up 89% and ransomware-related
Rural Hospital Finance Brief Why the Cost Report Matters How the Medicare cost report sets payment for Critical Access Hospitals and Rural Health Clinics For CAHs and RHCs, the cost report plays a
Rural Hospital Finance Brief Why Payor Contract Reviews Matter Protecting commercial and Medicare Advantage revenue for Critical Access Hospitals and Rural Health Clinics Commercial and Medicare Advantage payments are set by negotiated contract
Rural Hospital Strategy Brief One Table for Quality and Finance Building a single performance improvement collaborative for Critical Access Hospitals and Rural Health Clinics Quality, revenue cycle, and finance improved on separate tracks
Rural Hospital Strategy Brief Swing Beds: The Post-Acute Care Lever Why swing bed programs matter to Critical Access Hospitals and the communities they serve Swing beds let a CAH provide skilled post-acute care
Rural Hospital Finance Brief Ten Revenue Cycle Priorities What Critical Access Hospitals and Rural Health Clinics should review now Rural providers face rising costs, staffing shortages, and changing payer rules, so revenue lost
Rural Hospital Strategy Brief From Volume to Value, When Ready How rural hospitals and clinics can prepare for value-based payment without taking on risk too soon Payers are steadily tying more payment to
