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.

Oklahoma Rural Hospital Closures by the Numbers

Our latest research brief examines hospital closure in Oklahoma. Our analysis suggests that rural Oklahomans, as compared to residents in other states, are forced to travel longer distances to access care when their local hospital closes. The lack of timely access can further exacerbate the health outcomes of communities impacted by hospital closure. Click the image to read the brief.

Influenza Vaccination Among Medicare Beneficiaries in Oklahoma, 2018

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Patient Experiences: Best Practices of High Performing Critical Access Hospitals

Recording of MPQIP quarterly webinar series hosted by the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health on December 15, 2020. Karla Weng, MPH, CPHQ of StratisHealth discussed the best practices used by high-performing critical access hospitals with regard to patient satisfaction. The video lasts approximately 53 minutes.

2013 National Center for Health Statistics Urban-Rural Classification Scheme for Counties

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Keeping ahead of the HIV epidemic during an era of COVID-19

Our latest information brief examines how COVID-19 has impacted and highlighted the HIV epidemic in rural Oklahoma. Despite the research and infrastructure needs to address HIV in Oklahoma, telemedicine and at-home testing have seen a significant uptake in utilization as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic – further improving the opportunities for HIV prevention.