Category: Podcast

Last week we discussed the myriad of headlines relating to financial losses hospitals are facing across the country. Since then we’ve seen even more headlines on hospitals posting significant financial losses.

JJ and Rachel sit down to talk about the healthcare industry’s aftershocks coming on after the pandemic.

Today we are talking big picture about the role nurse practitioners play in our total continuum of care

The patient experience is not a new topic for healthcare, for rural hospitals or even for this podcast. But it’s so central to what we do and it’s a little unique in the rural environment.

This week, JJ and Rachel sit down to talk about mergers, acquisitions and the consolidation of healthcare services in America.

We talk about healthcare policy often, and when we talk about long-term financial stability for rural hospitals, we’re usually talking about federal policy as it relates to reimbursements, payment structures, etc. But state-level healthcare policy also has a significant impact on rural hospitals.

Chronic disease is a major concern in rural America, often coming on Community Health Needs Assessments as a key priority area with diabetes in particular.

Recruiting has never been a hotter topic in healthcare than it is today. Hospitals across the country are plagued with staffing shortages. In addition to recruiting new staff, advancing the… Read more »

This week, JJ and Rachel sit down to talk about how the rural healthcare industry will look as we start to move past the pandemic.

Rural hospital leaders are more than just administrators keeping their own hospitals and healthcare services running—many of them are using their voices to be rural health advocates, speaking out on issues that affect all of us in rural healthcare.