Physician Practice Location Choices After Teaching Health Center (THC) Residency Training

The OSU Center of Rural Health presented a research poster at the 2023 National Rural Health Association Health Equity Conference held in San Diego, California. The research poster examines the practice characteristics of recent graduates from Teaching Health Center (THC) Graduate Medical Education Programs. You can click on the image below to open the poster in a PDF format.

2022-2023 Swing Bed Webinar Series Part 3: Education, Skilled Care & Documentation

Lindsay Corcoran of Stroudwater Associates joins Lara Brooks from the #Oklahoma Office of Rural Health for the 3rd installment of our 2022-23 Swing Bed Webinar Series. Lindsay provides a wide-ranging discussion of skilled nursing care and rehab care as they relate to swing bed programs. She also reviews swing bed documentation standards. The video lasts approximately 60 minutes. This is the 3rd installment of a 4 part webinar series.

CAH Board Governance Series, Session 4: The Hospital Board & Quality

Janelle Shearer of StratisHealth joins Lara Brooks from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to discuss the role hospital board members play in the delivery of quality health care at their facilities. The recording lasts approximately 50-minutes. This is the 4th installment in a series.

A Systems Approach: Maintaining a High Function Revenue Cycle Department

Carrie B. Bova, MBA of Wintergreen joins Lara Brooks from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to discuss how hospital administrators and other health care executives can optimize patient-generated revenue within their organization. Carrie currently serves as a senior consultant, revenue cycle at Wintergreen. She has over 15 years of experience working in rural health. The recording lasts approximately 35 minutes. This is the 5th webinar in a 9-part series geared towards rural hospital CEOs and CFOs.

Understanding Your Options Primary Care Designation Strategies

Jonathan Pantenburg of Wintergreen joins Lara Brooks from the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to discuss how hospital administrators and other health care executives can leverage the various federal primary care designations (i.e., HPSA, MUA/P, etc.) to improve care delivery and enhance revenue at their facilities. The recording lasts approximately 49 minutes. This is the 4th webinar in a 9-part series geared towards rural hospital CEOs and CFOs.

Medically Underserved Areas & Populations in Oklahoma, March 2023

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Oklahoma Health Professional Shortage Areas - Dental Care, March 2023

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