On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Geoffrey Roche, Senior Vice President of National Healthcare Practice and Workforce for Core Education and Siena Heights University.
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Episode 102: How Rural Hospital Closures Affect Cost & Quality
Rural hospital closures have an undeniable effect on local access to care and may also result in a change to the actual cost of care to that population. But, it’s the relationship between cost, quality and efficiency that is not always clear.
... Read MoreEpisode 101: The State of Healthcare in Michigan
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Brian Peters, president and CEO of the Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA), about healthcare’s challenges today and how MHA is supporting its member hospitals.
... Read MoreEpisode 100: 100th Episode Special
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel celebrate 100 episodes of Rural Health Rising by looking back at where the podcast started as well as how the podcast will continue to grow in the future.
... Read MoreEpisode 99: Farming & Food Insecurity in Rural America
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Denise Lovinger, registered dietician, and Ezra Bertakis, owner of Chef’s Way Farm, about the partnership between the hospital and the farm to combat hunger in their community.
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On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Steve Gruber, broadcast journalist and host of the Steve Gruber Show.
... Read MoreEpisode 97: Why Alternative Payment Models Don’t Work?
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Harold Miller, CEO of the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform about the variety of payment models being discussed today and which ones are actually viable.
... Read MoreEpisode 96: Radiology Services in a Rural Community
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Jamie Caldwell, Manager of Radiology at Hillsdale Hospital about radiology services and the expensive technology needed to run this service.
... Read MoreEpisode 95: Elder Care in Rural America, Part 2
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Nicole Kline, Manager of Case Management at Hillsdale Hospital about case management for elderly patients in rural America.
... Read MoreEpisode 94: The Rural Hospital “Bystander Effect”
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Dr. Shayann Ramedani, alumnus of the Penn State College of Medicine and a transitional year resident at Bassett Network in upstate New York about the rural hospital “bystander effect.”
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