Rural Health

RHC Billing Overview Video

Azalea RHC Billing Overview Rural health clinics are struggling to survive.  Aging populations, changing regulatory requirements, managing denials and finding and retaining qualified staff are just some of the reasons.  The #1 challenge facing rural health clinics is declining reimbursements. Built by billers, for billers, Azalea Health gives you options. Watch our short overview video, […]

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What is a Rural Health Clinic (RHC) and Why are They Important?

What Is An RHC & Why Are They So Important? An RHC, or Rural Health Clinic, is a rurally located medical clinic providing healthcare services to patients in underserved areas. Founded in 1977, the RHC program incentivizes physicians to provide primary care for rural residents while also encouraging the use of mid-level providers. RHCs go

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The 340B Program Guide

The 340B Program Guide: A Lifeline For Rural Healthcare What Is The 340B Drug Pricing Program? The federal 340B Program is a drug price control program that allows qualifying providers, generally hospitals, specialty clinics and their associated outpatient facilities serving uninsured and low-income patients in rural communities, to purchase outpatient drugs from manufacturers at discounted

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HUFFPOST Article: A Hospital Crisis Is Killing Rural Communities. This State Is ‘Ground Zero.’

Source: HUFFPOST If you want to watch a rural community die, kill its hospital.After the Lower Oconee Community Hospital shut down in June 2014, other mainstays of the community followed. The bank and the pharmacy in the small town of Glenwood shuttered. Then the only grocery store in all of Wheeler County closed in the middle of August this year.On

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Legislation Introduced Aimed at Improving Rural Healthcare Delivery, Support & Health IT Infrastructure

Amidst the hectic and ever-changing regulatory environment of healthcare, there has been a greater push for legislation specifically directed at improving health care in rural areas. Several bills were recently introduced by Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) aimed at bolstering healthcare in rural areas by addressing infrastructure, access and quality issues common to communities struggling to meet

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