How to Conduct a Successful Community Health Needs Assessment

Kim Hunwardsen from Eide Bailly joins Lara Brooks to discuss strategies for hospitals to complete community health needs assessments (CHNAs) that comply with federal regulations. Her presentation emphasizes the importance of gathering comprehensive data, engaging community stakeholders, and aligning the assessment process with the requirements set by the IRS and other federal guidelines. The video runs for approximately 60 minutes.

A Systems Approach: Maintaining a High Function Revenue Cycle Department

Carrie B. Bova, MBA of Wintergreen joins Lara Brooks from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to discuss how hospital administrators and other health care executives can optimize patient-generated revenue within their organization. Carrie currently serves as a senior consultant, revenue cycle at Wintergreen. She has over 15 years of experience working in rural health. The recording lasts approximately 35 minutes. This is the 5th webinar in a 9-part series geared towards rural hospital CEOs and CFOs.

Best Practice Checklist: CAH Financial & Operational Performance

Gregory Wolf, MBA and Jonathan Pantenburg, MHA of Wintergreen, join Lara Brooks, MS from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health and present a series of best practices critical access hospital leadership can follow to help navigate the current regulatory environment and competitive landscape. The recording lasts approximately 54 minutes.

This is the 1st webinar in a 9-part series geared towards rural hospital CEOs and CFOs.

Technical Assistance for Rural Emergency Hospital Consideration

Janice Walters, Rural Emergency Hospital Project Officer with the Rural Health Redesign Center, joins Lara Brooks, MS from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to provide an overview of the technical assistance services offered by the Center. This webinar is geared toward hospitals and communities seeking information about converting an existing facility to the new Rural Emergency Hospital payment model. The recording lasts approximately 47 minutes.

Rural Emergency Hospital Session 2: Impact on Hospitals

Jonathan Pantenburg, MHA of Wintergreen joins Lara Brooks, MS from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health and reviews the newly issued rules covering the Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) reimbursement model established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The recording lasts approximately 51-minutes.

This is the 2nd of a 3-part webinar series.

American Heart Association Rural Health Care Outcomes Accelerator (RHCOA)

Katie Cordes of the American Heart Association (AHA) joins Lara Brooks, MS of the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to discuss AHA’s Rural Health Care Outcomes Accelerator (RHCOA) which aims to bring equitable care to all and close the outcomes gap between rural and urban hospital care. The recording lasts approximately 29-minutes.

Rural Emergency Hospital Session 1: Laying the Foundation

Jonathan Pantenburg, MHA and Gregory Wolf, MBA of Wintergreen join Lara Brooks, MS from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to provide an overview of the Rural Emergency Hospital program recently established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The recording lasts approximately 56-minutes.

Critical Access Hospitals, SHIP Grantees, and Rural Health Clinics by US Congressional District, April 2022

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Critical Access Hospitals & Small Hospital Improvement Program Grantees in Oklahoma, 2022

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Performance Improvement Program: Integration of Finance and Quality

Jonathan Pantenburg of Stroudwater Associates discusses the opportunities around merging finance and quality to develop an overall performance improvement program for rural hospitals. The video lasts approximately 40 minutes.

Clinic Designations and Specialty Integration

Jonathan Pantenburg of Stroudwater Associates reviews how hospitals can leverage various clinic designation types (e.g., Federally Qualified Healthcare Center (FQHC); Provider-Based Clinic (PBC); Rural Health Clinic (RHC); Free-Standing Health Clinic (FSHC)) to develop an effective primary care delivery strategy. The video lasts approximately 42 minutes.

Recorded Webinar: MBQIP: March 2020 Update

Lara Brooks from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health provides an update of the MBQIP measures and changes for the coming year. The webinar lasts approximately 18 minutes.

Critical Access Hospitals & Small Hospital Improvement Program Grantees in Oklahoma, 2017

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Are We There Yet? Drive Time Analysis of Oklahoma’s Hospitals

View the poster (file will download as a PDF) that Chad Landgraf, M.S. presented at the 2015 Oklahoma Rural Health Conference.