Economic Trends & Issues in Rural Oklahoma, 2022

Mike Woods, Ph.D. and Brian Whitacre, Ph.D. from the Oklahoma State University Department of Agriculture Economics join Lara Brooks, MS from the #Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to provide a wide-ranging discussion about the current economic trends and issues in rural Oklahoma. The video lasts approximately 45-minutes.

Improving Emergency Department Throughput

Sarah Brinkman, MBA, MA, CPHQ of StratisHealth's Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance Center (RQITA) joins Lara Brooks from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to review the MBQIP throughput emergency department (ED) measures, explore and share ED throughput best practices and suggested strategies, and discuss current challenges, including the impact of COVID-19 on Ed throughput time. The video lasts approximately 44-minutes.

Swing Bed Improvement and Growth

Lindsay Corcoran, MHA of Stroudwater Associates joins Lara Brooks, MS of the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health and discusses the importance of a high functioning swing bed program and its vital role in the local health care infrastructure. She includes information about swing bed economics, growth strategies, and marketing and promotion. The video lasts approximately 50-minutes.

This is the 5th webinar in an 8 part series geared towards rural hospital CEOs and CFOs.

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

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Developing a Clinical Care Delivery Spectrum: Swing Bed

Lindsay Corcoran, MHA of Stroudwater Associates joins Lara Brooks, MS from the #Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to offer strategies on how critical access hospitals can develop a clinical care delivery framework for their swing bed program. The video lasts approximately 54-minutes.

This is the 3rd webinar in a series about developing swing bed programs.

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.

Impact of Cost Report on CAH Decision Making

Zach Boser, MBA of Stroudwater Associates joins Lara Brooks, MS of the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health, to discuss the Medicare cost report and explore opportunities for maximizing reimbursement using the cost report. The recording lasts approximately 46-minutes.

This is the 4th webinar in an 8 part series geared towards rural hospital CEOs and CFOs.