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State Offices of Rural Health Helping the Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic

by Ashley Muninger | Sep 3, 2020

Because of COVID-19, for the last several months it hasn’t been business as usual for most people—and that includes the State Offices of Rural Health (SORH). The SORH have addressed the ongoing public health crisis in a variety of ways—from helping set up rural...

Texas SORH Fosters Quality Champions in Rural Hospitals Across the State

by Ashley Muninger | Aug 4, 2020

To help rural Texas hospitals improve the quality of their healthcare, the Texas Office of Rural Health (TX SORH) is fostering “quality champions” in every region of the state. “In Texas we’re not immune to the high rate of turnover in our hospitals—which includes our...

Advocacy in New Hampshire Procures More Funding for Provider Recruitment

by Ashley Muninger | Jul 1, 2020

Loan repayment is a tool to recruit providers to shortage areas. In New Hampshire, recent legislation has boosted its State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) so that it can be used more broadly and for a wider range of providers. The legislation arose from the efforts of...

Promising Practice: Getting More Nurses Working in Rural Montana

by Ashley Muninger | Jun 1, 2020

In Montana, 52 of 56 counties are classified as medically underserved and ten counties have no physician. This is why nurses play such an important role there, and why the Montana Office of Rural Health/Area Health Education Center (MORH/AHEC) is working to get more...

Oregon ORH Offers New Resource on Telehealth Payment and Policy Changes During Pandemic

by Ashley Muninger | May 1, 2020

by Beth Blevins The Oregon Office of Rural Health (OORH) has created a new repository that houses state and federal telehealth policy and payment resources in response to rapidly evolving changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 Telehealth Policy and Payment for...

MPH Students Tackle Real-Life Problems at Oklahoma’s Critical Access Hospitals

by Ashley Muninger | Mar 15, 2020

By Beth Blevins Public health students at Oklahoma State University (OSU) are tackling real-life problems at Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the state. In collaboration with the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health (OORH), Master of Public Health (MPH) students...
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