2024 Health Equity Webinar Series Part 3: Data Collection and Analysis

Lindsay Corcoran of Stroudwater Associates, joins Lara Brooks from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health for the third installment of the 2024 Health Equity Webinar Series. In this session, Lindsay highlights the importance of health data and offers an overview of best practices in data collection. The video runs for approximately 58 minutes. This is the third of five webinars in the series.

2024 Rural Hospital CEO/CFO Webinar Series Part 2: Medicare Advantage Analysis and Strategies

Join Zach Boser from Wintergreen for an in-depth webinar on Medicare Advantage, specifically tailored for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Zach covers the fundamentals of Medicare Advantage, key strategies to optimize reimbursement and improve patient care, and the rapid growth of Medicare Advantage and its implications for rural providers. Additionally, Zach presents a detailed case study analysis by Wintergreen and shares best practices and solutions to effectively address the challenges associated with Medicare Advantage. The video runs for around 51 minutes and is the second installment of a four-part series.

Oklahoma Healthy Brain Initiative

Join Jacob Guinan and Morgan Hamilton from the Oklahoma State Department of Health as they discuss the agency's Healthy Brain Initiative. In this 30-minute recording, they discuss a range of topics, including educational opportunities, the statewide coalition, and the Dementia Friendly Oklahoma Recognition Program.

Rural Health Information Exchange (HIE) Implementation

Representatives from the Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality (OFMQ) and MyHealth Access Network join Lara Brooks to discuss the Oklahoma Health Information Exchange (HIE) and implementation strategies for rural healthcare providers. The video is approximately 58 minutes long.

2024 Health Equity Webinar Series Part 2: Strategy

Lindsay Corcoran of Stroudwater Associates, joins Lara Brooks from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health for the second installment of the 2024 Health Equity Webinar Series. Lindsay discusses the importance of integrating health equity into an organization’s strategy and explores approaches to prioritize health equity as a strategic objective. The video is approximately 58 minutes long. This is the second installment of a five-part webinar series.

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.

Click the image below to open the poster as a PDF document.