CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
The Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking comments on the following information collections: 1) Application for Enrollment in Medicare Part A Internet Claim (iClaim) Application Screen Modernized Claims System and Consolidated Claim Experience Screens and 2) CAHPS Hospice Survey. Comments are due by June 3, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 4, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
DHS: Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act
Notice of proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seeking comments on the practical and policy issues related to the implementation of regulations regarding covered cyber incident and ransom payment reporting requirements for covered entities, as required by the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA). Includes rural references throughout and encourages comments regarding the impact of proposed requirements on small entities. Comments are due by June 3, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 4, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
CMS: Medicare Program; FY 2025 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update, Hospice Conditions of Participation Updates, and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements
Notice of a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) updating the hospice wage index, payment rates, and aggregate cap amount for fiscal year 2025. Includes proposals regarding changes to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program; the adoption of the most recent Office of Management and Budget statistical area delineations, which would change the hospice wage index; clarifications to current policy related to the "election statement" and the
"notice of election;" and clarifying language regarding hospice certification. Among other things, this rule seeks comments regarding the potential implementat...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 4, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
FTA: Rural Areas Formula Grant Programs Guidance Proposed Circular
Notice from the Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announcing the availability of proposed guidance to assist recipients in their implementation of the Rural Areas Formula Program and the rural component of the Buses and Bus Facilities Program. Among other things, proposed changes include updating references to "Urbanized Area," a designation no longer used by the U.S. Census Bureau, to "Urban Area" as defined by the Secretary of Commerce. Comments are due by June 3, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 4, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Over 3,000 Homes on the Navajo Nation Receive Accurate Addresses for the First Time
Highlights a project to give remote homes on a Navajo Nation reservation in Utah accurate addresses. Discusses the benefits of accurate addressing for emergency response teams and for receiving in-home medical care in addition to other benefits. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - April 4, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
How much do nurses earn in Oregon for different specialties? We have the answers
While nurses may earn more in the Portland metro, their rural counterparts have more spending power. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 3, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Elizabeth Hayes Source Type: news
Bird Flu Was Found in Chickens at the Largest U.S. Egg Producer
The largest producer of fresh eggs in the U.S. said Tuesday it had temporarily halted production at a Texas plant after bird flu was found in chickens, and officials said the virus had also been detected at a poultry facility in Michigan.
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Ridgeland, Mississippi-based Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. said in a statement that approximately 1.6 million laying hens and 337,000 pullets, about 3.6% of its total flock, were destroyed after the infection, avian influenza, was found at a facility in Parmer County, Texas.
The plant is on the Texas-New Mexico border in the Texas Panhandle abou...
Source: TIME: Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ken Miller/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Home environmental factors associated with falls among elderly in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand - Boonkhao L, Puangjan K, Ouengprasert I, Laosupap K, Bootsorn A, Junsiri S, Thongdamrongtham S, Chaikhan S, Pramaya P, Rattanachaikunsopon P.
This study aimed to use the Thai-Home Fall Hazard Assessment T... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 3, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Psychological aspects of violence against women: a quantitative analysis - Abdullah F, Usmani F, Shoaib M.
This paper aims to examine the severity of psychological violence against women in rural and urban areas of Muzaffarabad. A quantitative research design was employed, and a cross-sectional research method was used. A sample of 600 households was determined... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 3, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Breaking the Silence: Gender-Based Challenges in the Lesotho Highlands Water Project ll
This article has been written as part of the Forus March With Us campaign for gender justice – a full month dedicated to the stories of activists and civil society organisations at the forefront of gender equality and justice.
Marianne Buenaventura Goldman is co-Chair, Civil Society Forum of the NDB (Africa) & Project Coordinator for Financing for Sustainable Development, Forus Reitumetse Nkoti Mabula is Executive Director, Seinoli Legal Centre
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 3, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Marianne Buenaventura Goldman and Reitumetse Nkoti Mabula Tags: Africa Economy & Trade Environment Gender Gender Violence Headlines Health Human Rights Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations Women & Economy IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
RBS: Notice for the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2024
Notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) announcing that it will not be funding applications for Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) program for fiscal year 2024. RBS issued anotice of solicitation of applications on January 2, 2024, subject to the availability of funding, but did not receive the anticipated appropriations. Any applications submitted to date will not be funded through the RISE program. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 3, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Treasury, DOL, HHS: Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage
Notice of final rules from the Department of the Treasury, Department of Labor (DOL), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) amending the definition of short-term, limited-duration insurance, which is excluded from the definition of individual health insurance coverage under the Public Health Service Act. This notice also amends the regulations for hospital indemnity or other fixed indemnity insurance to be considered an excepted benefit in the group and individual health insurance markets. These regulations are effective June 17, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 3, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
CMS: Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program and Value-Based Purchasing Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2025
Notice of a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) that would update the skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS) payment rates for fiscal year 2025. Includes proposals to rebase and revise the SNF market basket to reflect a 2022 base year; update the wage index used under the SNF PPS to reflect data collected during the most recent decennial census; technical revisions to the code mappings used to classify patients under the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) to improve payment and coding accuracy; and update the requirements for the SNF Quality Reporting Program and t...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 3, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
CMS: Medicare Program; FY 2025 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System-Rate Update
Notice of proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) updating the FY 2025 prospective payment rates, outlier threshold, and wage index for Medicare inpatient hospital services provided by inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPF), including psychiatric hospitals and excluded psychiatric units of an acute care hospital or Critical Access Hospital. Includes proposed revisions to the patient-level adjustment factors, the Emergency Department adjustment, and the payment amount for electroconvulsive therapy; and seeks to adopt a new quality measure and modify reporting requirements under the IPF Quality R...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 3, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
RBS: Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grant for Fiscal Year 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) announces the availability of up to $3 million in competitive grants under the Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grant (SDGG) program for fiscal year 2024. The purpose of the SDGG program is to provide technical assistance to socially disadvantaged groups in rural areas through cooperatives and Cooperative Development Centers. Technical assistance includes feasibility studies, business plans, strategic planning, and leadership training. Applications are due by June 3, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 3, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
