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Connected Care in Rural Health with RPM, CCM, and Telehealth

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How Does 340B Work? A Guide for Rural Healthcare Leaders

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Rural Health Clinic Requirements and Considerations

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Selecting an EHR Vendor — A Complete Guide 

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SOC Healthcare Guide

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Why Move to a Value-Based Care Model?

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Why Azalea Is the Best EHR for Rural Providers Right Now

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Best EHR Billing Features for RHCs, Including UB-04 Software RCM Integration

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How a Healthcare Revenue Cycle Dashboard Supports Financial Health

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Understanding a Clinically Integrated Network

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Understanding an EHR vs EMR 

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What Is a Critical Access Hospital and Why They Matter

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Key CMS Final Rule 2026 Changes for Rural Healthcare

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What Are RVUs in Healthcare and How Are they Calculated?

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How to Maximize Reimbursements for Rural Health Clinics

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Critical Access Hospital Requirements for Care Centers in Transition

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Understanding Internet Options for Rural Areas

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Procedure Code G2211 for Telehealth and More

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The Rural Emergency Hospital Designation: What to Know

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Prior Authorization Cheat Sheet — 16 Tips for Medical Billing

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Azalea Celebrates National Rural Health Day

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OBBBA Medicaid Impact: Strategies for Rural Healthcare

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Fee-for-Service vs Value-Based-Care — What to Know​

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Medicare Changes in 2026 for Prior Authorizations​

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How to Do a Payer Mix Healthcare Analysis to Prepare for OBBBA Impacts

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AI Medical Documentation for Improved Workflows

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The California IVF Bill — What Fertility Clinics Should Know

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One Big Beautiful Bill Next Steps for Rural Healthcare

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Azalea Health Achieves HITRUST Certification Again in 2025

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5 Revenue Leaks in Your Medical Billing RCM and How to Fix Them

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Connected Care in Rural Health with RPM, CCM, and Telehealth

February 24, 2026 No Comments

Key Takeaways on Connected Care in Rural Health Connected care combines technology, communication systems, and data sharing to create a connection between patients, providers, and caregivers. It’s not a new care management model, but it is proven to positively impact patients and providers while creating added sources of revenue. Care coordination involves different types of

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How Does 340B Work? A Guide for Rural Healthcare Leaders

February 19, 2026 No Comments

Key Takeaways on How 340B Works The federal 340B Program is a drug price control program. It lets qualifying facilities purchase outpatient drugs at 20 to 50% below the average manufacturer price. In this article, we answer “how does 340B work?,” who qualifies, and what 340B participation can mean for your rural healthcare facility and

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Rural Health Clinic Requirements and Considerations

February 18, 2026 No Comments

Key Takeaways to Decide if Your Clinic Should Become a Rural Health Clinic Rural health clinics (RHCs) are outpatient facilities regulated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The RHC designation was developed to improve access to care in underserved rural areas particularly for Medicare and Medicaid patients. Its aim is to support

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Selecting an EHR Vendor — A Complete Guide 

February 13, 2026 No Comments

Key Takeaways for Selecting an EHR Vendor An EHR vendor and its platform can make or break daily workflows. A new EHR often involves a long onboarding and data migration process that can disrupt day-to-day workflows. So selecting the right one requires more than a product demo and a price quote. This guide walks through

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SOC Healthcare Guide

February 12, 2026 No Comments

Key Takeaways for SOC 2 Type 1 vs Type 2 System and Organization Controls (SOC) certifications are voluntary sets of standards and auditing frameworks used to evaluate how well organizations handle sensitive information. (SOC) reports help hospitals and clinics understand whether their technology partners have the right systems and processes in place to store, process,

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Why Move to a Value-Based Care Model?

February 10, 2026 No Comments

Key Takeaways on the Value-Based Care Mode Many healthcare providers are paid based on the volume of services they deliver, such as the number of tests or procedures. The fee-for-service (FFS) vs value-based care model can result in overtreatment, poorer care, and higher costs.1 How a Value-Based Care Model Works A value-based care (VBC) model,

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