2024 National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Site Certification Process

Jana Castleberry and Melanie Reese from the Oklahoma Office of Primary Care and Rural Health Development join Lara Brooks to discuss the upcoming National Health Service Corps (NHSC) site certification. The wide-ranging discussion includes information about the primary care health professional shortage area (HPSA) designation process, the NHSC Loan Repayment Program, OK Health Corps, J-1 Visa Waivers, and the Conrad 30 Waiver program. The recording lasts approximately 53 minutes.

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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2024 Rural Hospital CEO/CFO Webinar Series Part 1: Ensuring Long-Term Success - 2024 Revenue Cycle Strategies

In the first installment of the 2024 Rural Hospital CEO/CFO Webinar Series, Jennifer Cooper from Wintergreen and Lara Brooks from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health discuss strategies for hospitals to optimize their revenue cycle in today's reimbursement environment. The video runs for around 37 minutes, and this is just the first installment of a four-part series.

2024 Health Equity Webinar Series Part 1: Overview

Lindsay Corcoran of Stroudwater Associates, joins Lara Brooks from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health for the first installment of the 2024 Health Equity Webinar Series. Lindsay presents a general overview of health equity, social determinants of health, and new CMS health equity measures for rural providers. The video lasts approximately 43 minutes.

This is the 1st installment of a 5 part webinar series.

The Future of MBQIP: Are You Ready?

Join Lara Brooks and representatives from the Telligen Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance (RQITA) Resource Center, for an insightful discussion on the 2025 MBQIP core measures. In this approximately 58-minute video, experts share essential information on best practices for core measure data collection, implementation timelines, and reporting strategies.

Evaluating Telehealth Services

Molly Brown, director of the Heartland Telehealth Resource Center, joins Lara Brooks and shares insights on boosting #telehealth services using the HTRC assessment tool and accessing HTRC resources and technical assistance. The recording lasts approximately 45 minutes.

Oklahoma Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Program Overview

Nicole Neilson joins Lara Brooks to provide an overview of Oklahoma AHEC's efforts to strengthen the health care workforce in Oklahoma through recruitment, training, and retention of health professionals committed to practicing in underserved urban and rural communities. Ms. Neilson also discusses the AHEC Scholars program. The recording lasts approximately 26 minutes.