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Medicare Swing Beds: A Vital Service for Rural Communities

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A swing bed is a physical hospital bed that can be used for two purposes – acute and post-acute care.

The purpose is to allow patients in rural communities to receive quality post-acute care within their community. Prior to Medicare’s swing bed program, hospitals were only permitted to provide acute care often leaving discharged patients and families with no local options for needed skilled nursing care.

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RHC Billing Overview Video

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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?

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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

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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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Rural Community Prosperity and the Role of Healthcare

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By Caroline Chamberlain, Product Marketing Manager This blog is in response to the first ever North Georgia Rural Prosperity Forum, hosted on July 23, 2019 by the Georgia Chamber.  There are many problems that plague rural communities across Georgia and the United States. There is also untapped potential within these underserved communities. The North Georgia

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Why Rural Communities Need Critical Access Hospitals, and Why CAHs Need Rural Health Clinics to Survive

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There are a handful of terms that come to mind when one says “rural communities”… camaraderie, community, family, simple way of life. In the world of healthcare, we also tend to think of “healthcare deserts.” These rural areas house nearly 20 percent of American populations, and 60 percent of rural areas are designated Health Professional

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Reinvention Guide: 5 Strategies Rural Hospitals Can Deploy Today To Adapt and Survive

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Reinvention Guide: 5 Strategies Rural Hospitals Can Deploy Today to Adapt and Survive As the healthcare industry undergoes unprecedented changes – from reimbursement reform to the proliferation of chronic diseases among aging Americans – rural healthcare providers are being forced to try to adapt in order to stay alive. Do you have these challenges? Maximizing

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State of the Industry Report: Top Trends For Rural Health Providers In 2019

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State of the Industry: Top Trends for Rural Healthcare Providers Rural Providers Are Dreaming Big, But Not Acting Big. Our third survey of rural healthcare providers yielded many interesting insights about their challenges, IT use and wish list. Deciphering the results from our more than 150 rural healthcare respondents yielded perhaps the most important finding

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