Today, we zero in on how rural hospitals can deal with the growing complexity of the regulatory environment.
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Episode 68: Fundraising Initiatives for Rural Hospitals
Gaining community support through fundraising can be difficult for rural hospitals thanks to limited time, resources, and personnel dedicated to this effort.
... Read MoreA Mini-Sode in Two Parts: Strategic Planning, Part II
This week, JJ and Rachel continue in part 2. of our discussion about the importance of strategic planning.
... Read MoreA Mini-Sode in Two Parts: Strategic Planning, Part 1
This week in part 1, JJ and Rachel sit down to talk about the importance of strategic planning.
... Read MoreEpisode 67: The Value Proposition in Rural Hospital Partnerships, Part 2
This week, we continue the discussion on the value rural hospitals bring when partnering with larger systems and organizations.
... Read MoreEpisode 66: The Value Proposition in Rural Hospital Partnerships
We’ve talked before about how healthcare partnerships are critical to rural hospitals, but these partnerships are also beneficial to the organizations that we are joining forces with.
... Read MoreEpisode 65: Infection Control
This week, we get into the challenges rural hospitals face as they implement their own infection control programs, and how those programs have changed and adapted in response to the pandemic as well as preparing for future outbreaks.
... Read MoreEpisode 64: Access to Prenatal Care in Rural Communities
Access to prenatal care in rural communities is critical to the health and well-being of mothers and their children, but its often difficult to access, limited in scope, or worse,… Read more »
... Read MoreEpisode 63: Navigating the Federal Landscape for Rural Hospitals
Connecting with federal government decision makers is an important t part of rural hospital advocacy efforts. But without a Washington DC base, it’s not easy to cultivate those relationships.
... Read MoreEpisode 62: 340B Discount Drug Program: Making Drugs More Affordable
As rural hospitals work to provide the best quality of care for their patients, while maintaining financial solvency, programs like 340B can help make drugs more affordable.
... Read MoreMinisode: Financial Stability in the Post-Pandemic World
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.
... Read MoreMinisode: Increase in Critical Access Hospital Closures
JJ and Rachel sit down to talk about the healthcare industry’s aftershocks coming on after the pandemic.
... Read MoreEpisode 61: Nurse Practitioners Filling Provider Gaps
Today we are talking big picture about the role nurse practitioners play in our total continuum of care
... Read MoreEpisode 60: Patient Experience
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.
... Read MoreMinisode: Labor Market Competition & Hospital Consolidation
This week, JJ and Rachel sit down to talk about mergers, acquisitions and the consolidation of healthcare services in America.
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