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FORHP Invests $11 Million to Expand Medical Residencies in Rural Communities
August 2, 2023Last week, the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) awarded nearly $11 million to 15 award recipients to strengthen the rural health workforce through the Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) Program. The RRPD program supports the establishment of new rural residency programs or rural track programs in family medicine, internal medicine, preventive medicine, psychiatry, general surgery, and obstetrics-gynecology.
2024 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule
July 26, 2023The proposed CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) was released on July 13, 2023. The PFS contains policy changes proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the Medicare program to take place the following year (unless otherwise stated). Many have been anticipating these proposed rules due to certain temporary telehealth policies currently slated to end this year.
Telehealth Services Locator
July 25, 2023The Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center (NRTRC) engaged AppGeo to build an online, interactive, mapping application to help patients in a seven state region to locate healthcare providers who offer both in-person and telehealth services near them.
Expanding Access to High-Speed Internet
July 20, 2023High-speed internet is a vital resource, and the foundation of most telehealth services.
Susan E. Scott Wins UETN Telehealth Excellence Award
June 15, 2023Intermountain Health's Susan E. Scott is the winner of the 4th annual Deborah LaMarche Telehealth Excellence Award.
CMS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
May 3, 2023The Department of Health and Human Services planned for the end of the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 (PHE), declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, which expired May 2023