RURAL RESPONSES TO COVID-19

COVID-19 RURAL DIGEST

The emergence of COVID-19 has caused an almost unprecedented amount of change in the framework surrounding rural care. The CORH team is dedicated to providing regular updates on this evolving situation to healthcare leaders across the country.

As the pandemic unfolds, we foresee sending out updates twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays with new developments.

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January 12, 2022

Federal Distribution of COVID-19 Tests and Treatments Date Released- January 12, 2022 Monoclonal Antibodies The distribution of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) is currently divided into four steps The Department of Health [...]
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November 30, 2021

Omicron Variant Update Note- The following update with information from the dates November 26-29, 2021. The newest variant of COVID-19, Omicron, made headlines on November 26, 2021, and has alarmed [...]
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August 27, 2021

Provider Relief Funding Reporting The Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) has switched Provider Relief Information from the HHS.gov domain to the HRSA.gov domain. This link includes provider relief funding [...]
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August 27, 2021

Healthcare Workforce Shortage Tools & Guidance As the Pandemic continues to unfold, more hospitals and health facilities are enduring severe workforce shortages. Older nurses are retiring, and younger nurses are [...]
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August 9, 2021

Delta Variant: Vaccinated or Unvaccinated As the United States experiences another spike in COVID-19 cases, more hospitalizations occur due to the Delta variant. Unfortunately, most newer hospitalizations and deaths from [...]
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June 21, 2021

COVID UPDATE Financial and Legislative Updates On June 10, 2021, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) contributed more than $424 million to improve and increase testing and mitigation of [...]
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April 23, 2021

$1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan Act 2021- What Is in It for Rural Healthcare? The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 was signed into law by President Biden on March [...]
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April 16, 2021

COVID Update: Updated Vaccine Age Requirements by State   Alabama: Alabama Public Health Alaska: Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Arizona: Office of the Governor Doug Ducey Arkansas: Arkansas [...]
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April 6, 2021

COVID Update: Addressing Vaccine Confidence and Hesitancy The CDC has launched a Vaccinate with Confidence program aimed at strengthening vaccine confidence and preventing outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in the United [...]
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January 13, 2021

Texas Immunization Registry: Data Quality and Error Resolution Data Quality and Interface Errors are hampering Texas’ ability to accurately track the COVID-19 vaccines. This document serves to provide a brief [...]
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October 28, 2020

The Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI) has released best-practice tips and tools for creating off-site COVID-19 testing hubs. The toolkit addresses questions regarding testing among vulnerable populations, the alignment […]

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COVID-19 STATS – CDC

As of April 16, 2020

605390
Confirmed Cases
14795
Confirmed Deaths

OFFICE HOURS

The Center for Optimizing Rural Health is dedicated to providing up to date information to prepare rural hospitals to respond to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Every Wednesday the CORH team will host a panel of experts for Q&A on COVID-19 issues facing rural hospitals. Topics include: telehealth, billing and coding, regulation changes, waiver expansions, licensure regulations and more.

Join us Wednesdays at 9:00 AM CST via Zoom videoconferencing for an interactive update by a panel of experts and participant Q&A.

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