Rural FP Community
AAFP's community for family physicians, health care providers and others who serve the nation's rural families.
CMS Publication for Rural Physicians
"Medicare Billing Information for Rural Providers, Suppliers and Physicians" (36-page PDF file; About PDFs) (revised October 2008/available January 1). Medicare's publication offers quick-reference and detailed billing charts, with information for Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Home Health Agencies, Critical Access Hospitals and swing beds.
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
New from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS Quarterly Provider Update, thru June 12, 2009 (9-page PDF file; About PDFs)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; June 18, 2009
CMS Quarterly Provider Update, thru June 12, 2009 (9-page PDF file; About PDFs)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; June 18, 2009
Rural Assistance Center RSS Feed -- Access news and information compiled by the Rural Assistance Center.
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: Alan Glaseroff, MD
For Dr. Alan Glaseroff, rural family medicine offers a unique intersection that supports his passions for cradle-to-grave patient care, quality improvement design for chronic care, being close to family and friends, accompanied by the occasional blues riff. Read Dr. Glaseroff's profile.
Tell us what you want from your Rural Online Community.
Start now to help make this community reflect your needs and preferences as a rural family physician. Take a quick poll to rank the relative importance of various features on your Rural Online Community, or to suggest your own favorites.
Please e-mail your comments or questions to: ruralonlinecommunity@aafp.org.
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