Promising Practices
NOSORH publishes monthly Promising Practice articles to bring attention to the innovative, effective, and valuable State Offices of Rural Health work. Promising Practices help you learn about, share and replicate the incredible rural health initiatives happening across the country.
Promising Practice: Rural Collaborative Opportunities for Occupational Learning in Health Scrubs Program
The Rural Collaborative Opportunities for Occupational Learning in Health Scrubs Program, supported by the Center for Rural Health (CRH) and the North Dakota Area Health Education Centers, provides unique, interactive opportunities for rural North Dakota students to...
Promising Practice: ICD-10 – Now what? NC SORH Dedicated to Supporting Rural Providers
ICD-10 became a reality for all providers on October 1, 2015. It is too early to fully assess the impact from the transition. Over the next 6 months, the needs of rural providers will be better understood. If providers in your state still require assistance, look to...
Promising Practices: Online Brochure Provides Information on the Affordable Care Act: March 2013
An online brochure, created by the Southwest Rural Policy Network (SWRPN) and distributed by the Arizona State Office of Rural Health, aims to provide quick and easy information on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for a rural audience there. The brochure was a...
Promising Practices: Arizona SORH Pushing to Make Logic Model Use More Widespread: May 2013
Lynda Bergsma, SORH Program Director at the Arizona State Office of Rural Health (SORH), believes that rural programs must learn to prove their worth, especially in today’s funding climate. “Many people in health and public health are starting to understand that they...
Promising Practices: Delaware Partnership Yields New Mental Health Service: June 2013
An ongoing partnership between the Delaware State Office of Rural Health (DE SORH) and the Delaware Rural Health Initiative (DRHI), which serves as the state rural health association, has helped forge new ways of helping the mentally ill and those experiencing...
Promising Practices: Iowa SORH Works for Rural Veterans Through Collaboration with VHA: August 2013
If rural veterans are going to get more access to good care, there must be more collaboration between the Veterans Administration and non-VA providers, according to Gloria Vermie, Director of the Iowa State Office of Rural Health (IA SORH). To aid in that effort,...
Promising Practices: Michigan RHC Network Puts Emphasis on Quality: September 2013
Peer-to-peer sharing is one of the benefits of the Michigan Rural Health Clinic Quality Network (MI RHC QN), sponsored by the Michigan Center for Rural Health (MCRH). What started as a small, informal quality network with only 15 active members in June 2011 has...
Promising Practices: Alaska State Office Widens Outreach to Rural Veterans: November 2013
Through a federal grant program, the Alaska State Office of Rural Health (AK SORH) is expanding telehealth technology and mental health services for veterans in the state. Alaska is one of three states (including Montana and Maine) awarded $300,000 for the second...
Alabama SORH Helps Lead the Charge for Telehealth Projects in the State: March 2014
As part of an ongoing effort to promote and support telehealth projects in the state, the Alabama Office of Rural Health (AL SORH) has helped a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) attain funding for equipment that can facilitate telewound care locally for its patients....
Healthy Clinic Assessment Program Helps Colorado RHCs Succeed
The Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) is helping rural health clinics (RHCs) in the state improve business operations and move into quality improvement activities with their Healthy Clinic Assessment (HCA) program.” With HCA, we go in and do a basic assessment of...