Economic Impact of a Rural Health Clinic

Staff from the OSU Center of Rural Health, Oklahoma Office of Rural Health, along with faculty from the OSU Department of Agricultural Economics presented a research poster at the National Rural Health Association's 47th Annual Rural Health Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. The poster examined the economic impact of federally designated rural health clinics (RHC) in Oklahoma.

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2023 RHC Webinar Series Part 4: Expanding Access to Specialty Provider Services

Gregory Wolf and Zach Boser of Wintergreen discuss different models of specialty care delivery and the operational and financial considerations of each. The recording lasts approximately 1 hour and 4 minutes. This is the 4th webinar in a 4 part series for rural health clinics.

2023 RHC Webinar Series Part 3: How Primary Care & Hospital Operations Can Work Together

Jonathan Pantenburg, MHA of Wintergreen joins Lara Brooks, MS from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to present a high-level discussion covering how hospitals can work with rural primary care providers to improve patient/population health outcomes. The recording lasts approximately 58 minutes. This is the 3rd webinar in a 4 part series for rural health clinics.

2023 Rural Health Clinic Webinar Series Part 2: Improving Revenue - Building Front-End Competencies

Carrie Bova of Wintergreen joins Lara Brooks, MS from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health and presents a series of best practices rural health clinics can follow to increase patient revenue. The recording lasts approximately 51 minutes. This is the 2nd webinar in a 4 part series for rural health clinics.

Understanding Your Options Primary Care Designation Strategies

Jonathan Pantenburg of Wintergreen joins Lara Brooks from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to discuss how hospital administrators and other health care executives can leverage the various federal primary care designations (i.e., HPSA, MUA/P, etc.) to improve care delivery and enhance revenue at their facilities. The recording lasts approximately 49 minutes. This is the 4th webinar in a 9-part series geared towards rural hospital CEOs and CFOs.

Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality (OFMQ) Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance

Jason Felts, MS of the Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality (OFMQ) joins Lara Brooks, MS of the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to discuss technical assistance resources offered by OFMQ that are specifically designed for rural health clinics. The recording lasts approximately 39-minutes.

Rural Health Clinic Webinar Series Capstone Panel Discussion

Opal Greenway, Amy Graham, and Kate Hill of Stroudwater Associates join Lara Brooks, MS of the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health for a panel discussion to wrap up the six-part webinar series focused on designated rural health clinics. The recording lasts approximately 1-hour.

This is the final webinar in the 6-part series geared towards Rural Health Clinic operations.

Leveraging Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Data to Drive Outcomes

Opal Greenway, JD, MBA, CVA of Stroudwater Associates joins Lara Brooks, MS of the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to review how rural health clinics (RHC) can improve patient outcomes through data analytics. She provides examples of "Better Performers" and best practices. The recording lasts approximately 58-minutes.

This is the 5th webinar in a 6-part series geared towards Rural Health Clinic operations.

Basics to Start a Rural Health Clinic

Zach Boser, MBA of Stroudwater Associates joins Lara Brooks, MS of the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health, and provides an in-depth overview of the steps necessary to start a federally designated Rural Health Clinic (RHC). The recording lasts approximately 50-minutes.

This is the 4th webinar in a 6-part series geared towards Rural Health Clinic operations.

Rural Health Clinic Coding Best Practices

Amy Graham of Stroudwater Associates joins Lara Brooks, MS of the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health, and discusses the basics of coding, billing, and claims processing for designated rural health clinics (RHC). The recording lasts approximately 44-minutes.

This is the 3rd webinar in an 8 part series geared towards Rural Health Clinic operations.

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

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Legislative Update: Impact of New Rural Health Clinic Reimbursement Methodology

Jonathan Pantenburg, MHA of Stroudwater Associates joins Lara Brooks, MS of the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health, and discusses recent changes around the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) reimbursement methodology and its impact on organizations that manage RHCs. The recording lasts approximately 50-minutes.

This is the 2nd webinar in an 8 part series geared towards Rural Health Clinic operations.

Rural Health Clinic Compliance 101 & Hot Topics

Kate Hill, RN from The Compliance Team joins Lara Brooks from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to discuss regulatory compliance strategies for rural health clinics (RHC). The video runs for approximately 46-minutes.

This is the 1st webinar in an 8 part series geared towards rural health clinic operations.

Impact of New Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Reimbursement Methodology

Jonathan Pantenburg, MHA of Stroudwater Associates joins Lara Brooks, MS of the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health, and discusses recent changes around the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) reimbursement methodology and its impact on organizations that manage RHCs. The recording lasts approximately 45-minutes.

This is the 3rd webinar in an 8 part series geared towards rural hospital CEOs and CFOs.

Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Compliance 101

Kate Hill, RN from The Compliance Team joins Lara Brooks from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to discuss regulatory compliance strategies for rural health clinics (RHC), including the COVID-19 vaccination requirements for staff. The video runs for approximately 46-minutes.

Oklahoma Rural Health Clinic Performance Improvement

Gregory Wolf of Lilypad and Jonathan Pantenburg, MHA of Stroudwater Associates join Lara Brooks from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to discuss performance improvement at Rural Health Clinic (RHC) providers and different funding opportunities and models for primary care providers and organizations. The video lasts approximately 49-minutes.

Chronic Disease Management & Patient Center Medical Home (PCHM) Best Practices

Gregory Wolf of Lilypad, Kate Hill, RN of The Compliance Team, and Jonathan Pantenburg, MHA of Stroudwater Associates join Lara Brooks from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to discuss recent funding opportunities for rural health clinics and how to leverage those funds for chronic disease management and patient centered medical home (PCMH) care delivery model implementation. The video lasts approximately 45-minutes.

Provider Contracts: A Changing Environment

Opal Greenway, JD, MBA, CVA of Stroudwater Associates discusses changes to provider contracting and provides insight to navigating the contracting process. The video lasts approximately 59-minutes.

Oklahoma RHC Performance Improvement: Introduction to the POND web app

Gregory Wolf of Lilypad leads an overview of the Practice Operations National Database (POND) and how it can benefit designated Rural Health Clinics clinics in Oklahoma. The video lasts approximately 33-minutes.

Oklahoma Rural Health Clinic Legislative Impact and the Practice Operations National Database (POND)

Jonathan Pantenburg, MHA of Stroudwater Associates discusses the impact of the "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA, 2021)" on the reimbursement methodology for designated Rural Health Clinics (RHC). Gregory Wolf, also of Stroudwater Associates, reviews the Practice Operations National Database (POND) and how it can benefit designated Rural Health Clinics. The video lasts approximately 1-hour.