Topic Pages: Technical assistance

On this page:

• Tools
• Success Stories
• Publications
• Organizations

Tools

• Help With Medicare Prescription Drug Costs: Information for Organizations
  Resources for organizations to assist in providing information to Medicare beneficiaries about extra help available for people applying for Medicare Prescription Drug coverage.
  Sponsoring organization: Social Security Administration
• Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Outreach Toolkit
  Designed to equip community-level organizations with the materials needed to provide information and assistance to their clients on the Medicare prescription drug coverage.
  Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Aging
  Provides information on topics such as caregivers, data and statistics, diseases and conditions, health insurance, HHS agencies, nursing homes and care facilities, safety and wellness, and other agencies and resources for older people.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Rural Health Policy Tools & Resources
  Helps rural health networks learn quicker and have access to educational and funding information.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• ASHP/PSSC Patient Assistance Program (PAP) Resource Center
  Information and resources to establish a patient assistance program (PAP) to increase medication access. Also includes links to state and manufacturer PAPs.
  Sponsoring organization: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Success Stories

• Shared Information Technology (IT) Services
  The Community Health Network was formed to share information technology (IT) resources among varying sized community health organizations across Tennessee, from one doctor, one location, to much larger groups in multiple locations.

Publications

• Availability and Use of Capital by Critical Access Hospitals
  Examines the experiences of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in meeting their capital needs. Discusses efforts to obtain capital, sources of capital, uses of capital, technical assistance resources, and current capital needs. Includes information on state capital programs available to CAHs.
  Author(s): Walter Gregg
  Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
  Date: 03 / 2005
  Format: PDF
  
• Office of Rural Health Policy FY 2007 Annual Report
  Contains the annual report of the federal Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) for Fiscal Year 2007. Includes information on ORHP's budget, policy activities, special projects, grant programs, and staff.
  Sponsoring organization: Office of Rural Health Policy
  Date: 07 / 2008
  Format: HTML
  
• Rural Health Clinics Technical Assistance Conference Call Transcript, 12/15/04
  Transcript of a December 15, 2004 technical assistance call discussing Rural Health Clinic (RHC) billing issues.
  Sponsoring organization: Office of Rural Health Policy
  Date: 12 / 2004
  Format: HTML
  
• Rural Health Clinics Technical Assistance Conference Call Transcript, 3/16/05
  Transcript of a March 16, 2005 technical assistance call discussing electronic medical records in rural health clinics.
  Sponsoring organization: Office of Rural Health Policy
  Date: 03 / 2005
  Format: HTML
  
• Rural Health Clinics Technical Assistance Conference Call Transcript, 6/8/2005
  Transcript of a June 8, 2005 technical assistance call discussing the annual evaluation for rural health clinics.
  Sponsoring organization: Office of Rural Health Policy
  Date: 06 / 2005
  Format: HTML
  
• Starting a Rural Health Clinic: A How-To Manual
  Detailed guide describing the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) program. Includes instructions on how to determine eligibility and financial feasibility of RHC status and how to apply to become an RHC. Includes a sample RHC policies and procedures manual.
  Sponsoring organization: Office of Rural Health Policy
  Date: 04 / 2004
  Format: PDF
  

Organizations

• Delta Rural Hospital Performance Improvement Project
  Brings technical expertise, information and business tools to small rural hospitals in the Mississippi Delta.
• Health Literacy Institute
  
• Health Resources and Services Administration
  Works to improve and expand access to quality health care for all. Part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
• National Academy for State Health Policy
  Works to help states achieve excellence in health policy and practice. Conducts policy analysis, provides training and technical assistance to states, and convenes state, regional, and national forums.
• National Association of Community Health Centers
  Provides services and technical assistance to community, migrant, and homeless health centers.
• National Association of County and City Health Officials
  Provides education, information, research, and technical assistance to local health departments.
• National Health Information Center
  Health information referral service which puts health professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers.
• Rural Assistance Center
  Helps rural communities and other rural stakeholders access the full range of available programs, funding, and research that can enable them to provide quality health and human services to rural residents.
• Rural Health Resource Center Technical Assistance and Services Center
  Assists states with all aspects of the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex Program), including CAH conversion, networking, EMS and performance improvement. TASC is the technical assistance center for the Flex Program.
• Rural Information Center
  Provides information services for rural communities, officials, organizations and citizens. A page defining what is rural with links to related informational resources is included in their web site.