Rural Emergency Hospital Session 1: Laying the Foundation

Jonathan Pantenburg, MHA and Gregory Wolf, MBA of Wintergreen join Lara Brooks, MS from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to provide an overview of the Rural Emergency Hospital program recently established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The recording lasts approximately 56-minutes.

Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Best Practices

Janelle Shearer of StratisHealth joins Lara Brooks, MS from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to review best practices that facilities can implement to improve their scores on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) surveys. The presentation also includes content from several high-performing Oklahoma-based providers. The recording lasts approximately 68-minutes.

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.

CMS Designated Rural Health Clinics in Oklahoma, August 2022

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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.

Managerial Accounting in a Critical Access Hospital

Zach Boser, MBA and Wade Gallon, CPA, FHFMA of Stroudwater Associates join Lara Brooks, MS from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to discuss the intricacies of managerial accounting in a critical access hospital (CAH). Topics covered include the budgeting process, financial statements, and variance analysis. The recording lasts approximately 42-minutes.

This is the final webinar in the 8-part series geared towards rural hospital CEOs and CFOs.

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.