Oklahoma Health Professional Shortage Areas - Primary Care, February 2023

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CAH Reimbursement Heuristic: Using the Medicare Cost Report to Reveal Opportunities

Jonathan Pantenburg, MHA of Wintergreen, joins Lara Brooks, MS from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to discuss how critical access hospitals (CAHs) can leverage their cost report to maximize Medicare reimbursement. The recording lasts approximately 52 minutes.

This is the 2nd webinar in a 9-part series geared towards rural hospital CEOs and CFOs.

Oklahoma Health Professional Shortage Areas - Mental Health, February 2023

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Best Practice Checklist: CAH Financial & Operational Performance

Gregory Wolf, MBA and Jonathan Pantenburg, MHA of Wintergreen, join Lara Brooks, MS from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health and present a series of best practices critical access hospital leadership can follow to help navigate the current regulatory environment and competitive landscape. The recording lasts approximately 54 minutes.

This is the 1st webinar in a 9-part series geared towards rural hospital CEOs and CFOs.

Technical Assistance for Rural Emergency Hospital Consideration

Janice Walters, Rural Emergency Hospital Project Officer with the Rural Health Redesign Center, joins Lara Brooks, MS from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to provide an overview of the technical assistance services offered by the Center. This webinar is geared toward hospitals and communities seeking information about converting an existing facility to the new Rural Emergency Hospital payment model. The recording lasts approximately 47 minutes.

Oklahoma Health Care Authority Quality Improvement Fluoride Varnish Project

Denise Easter, MSN, RN from the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, joins Laura Brooks of the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to discuss the agency’s pediatric fluoride varnish quality improvement project. Denise provides information about the goals of the project and how providers can participate in this crucial oral health initiative. The recording lasts approximately 16 minutes.

2022-2023 Swing Bed Webinar Series Part 1: Swing Bed Care Spectrum

Lindsay Corcoran, MHA, and Paula Knowles of Stroudwater Associates join Lara Brooks, MS, from the #Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to kick off the 2022-23 Swing Bed Webinar Series. Lindsay reviews how critical access hospitals (CAHs) can leverage the swing bed program to provide essential patient care resources, address hospital capacity issues, and create volume growth. Paula provides a live demonstration of Stroudwater’s Swing Bed Gap Analysis tool. This web-based resource can help CAHs identify opportunities for new swing bed service lines and enhance those already in place. The video lasts approximately 45 minutes.

This is the 1st installment of a 4 part webinar series.