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CalRHT webinar Q&A: how rural is "rural," EHR funding, community health workers and behavioral health
Summary
Officials answered attendee questions on rural eligibility (FO RHP definition), EHR interoperability funding, central role for community health workers, behavioral-health coordination with other state funding, and the challenge of limited per-capita funding for California.
Department of Health Care Access and Information officials used a live Q&A to clarify common applicant concerns and technical questions about CalRHT.
On how "rural" is defined, Hovit Khosroevian pointed attendees to the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (HRSA) guidance and said organizations that treat rural patients can be considered eligible even if their physical location is not in a rural census tract. "If you wanna know if an area is rural, there's the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy on the…
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