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National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program
The NHSC Loan Repayment Program telephone conference calls for applicants who have questions about applying during the open and continuous application cycle will occur on Thursday afternoons on the following dates:
| November 19, 2009 |
| December 10, 2009 |
To join any of these conference calls, dial 1-888-889-0974 (toll free) and enter participant pass code 8360318. This information also is posted on the NHSC website at: http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loanrepayment/.
Share the News with Your Community
Now you can post informative, timely, rural health-related articles to the Rural Online Community. Share national, regional or local articles with other rural family physicians in the Community.
Members: Post a link to Rural Health Headlines (Members Only)
Non-members: Suggest a link for the Rural Health Headlines
Members: Post a link to Rural Health Headlines (Members Only)
Non-members: Suggest a link for the Rural Health Headlines
Rural Assistance Center RSS Feed -- Access news and information compiled by the Rural Assistance Center.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CMS Quarterly Provider Update (QPU)
CMS QPU, October 22 - 30, 2009 (6-page PDF file; About PDFs)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; November 4, 2009
CMS QPU, October 22 - 30, 2009 (6-page PDF file; About PDFs)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; November 4, 2009
Publications Available from CMS
The following rural health publications are now available from the Medicare Learning Network:
The revised Rural Health Bookmark (April 2009), which provides information about educational resources that are available to the rural health community, is available in downloadable and print formats.
The Rural Health Fact Sheet Series (Summer 2009), which provides information about rural facility types and coverage and payment policies, is available in CD-Rom format. The following publications are included in the fact sheet series:
- Critical Access Hospital;
- Federally Qualified Health Center;
- Medicare Dependent Hospital;
- Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital;
- Rural Health Clinic;
- Rural Referral Center;
- Sole Community Hospital;
- Swing Bed; and
- Telehealth Services.
To place your order for the print version of the Rural Health Bookmark or the Rural Health Fact Sheet Series CD-Rom, go to www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNGenInfo/ , scroll down to “Related Links Inside CMS” and select “MLN Product Ordering Page.”
The following rural health publications are now available from the Medicare Learning Network:
The revised Rural Health Bookmark (April 2009), which provides information about educational resources that are available to the rural health community, is available in downloadable and print formats.
The Rural Health Fact Sheet Series (Summer 2009), which provides information about rural facility types and coverage and payment policies, is available in CD-Rom format. The following publications are included in the fact sheet series:
- Critical Access Hospital;
- Federally Qualified Health Center;
- Medicare Dependent Hospital;
- Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital;
- Rural Health Clinic;
- Rural Referral Center;
- Sole Community Hospital;
- Swing Bed; and
- Telehealth Services.
To place your order for the print version of the Rural Health Bookmark or the Rural Health Fact Sheet Series CD-Rom, go to www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNGenInfo/ , scroll down to “Related Links Inside CMS” and select “MLN Product Ordering Page.”
Research News
Read the WWAMI final report: U.S. Rural Physician Workforce: Analysis of Medical School Graduates from 1988-1997 (October 2008) (10-page PDF file; About PDFs).
Profile of a Rural FP: Carla Kakutani, MD
Photo courtesy of California Academy of Family Physicians
Since residency, Dr. Kakutani's version of family medicine has extended beyond her full-spectrum of care in her adopted small town, to serving as president of the California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP) and chair of their delegation to the California Medical Association, to the lawn on Capitol Hill to fight for her patients' right to quality care. Just don't ask her about hemorrhoids while she is grocery shopping. Read Dr. Kakutani's profile.
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