Episode 89: Identifying and Advocating for Data...
This week, we welcome Harold Miller, CEO of the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform to talk about alternative payment models across the rural health industry.
46 min
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Episode 88: Taking Lessons from the Past to Thr...
Today, we get into the history of rural health as well as taking a look to the future.
45 min
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Minisode: 2023 Look Ahead
On this week's minisode, JJ and Rachel talk about how rural health closed out 2022 and what they're looking forward to in 2023 here on Rural Health Rising.
28 min
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Episode 87: How Public Health and Healthcare Wo...
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Rebecca Burns, Health Officer for the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency (BHSJ) in Michigan about the relationship between public health and healthcare.
44 min
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Episode 86: 2023 State Legislative Priorities
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with State Sen. Elect Joe Bellino of Michigan’s 16th District about the process of engaging newly-elected officials and prioritizing legislation.
39 min
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Episode 85: Rural Health in Remote Areas
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Hunter Nostrant, CEO of Helen Newberry Joy Hospital in Newberry, Michigan, about operating a hospital in a geographically-isolated area in Michigan's upper peninsula.
42 min
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Episode 84: Advocating for DSH Funding
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Bruce Caswell, former Michigan state senator, former Michigan state representative and former Hillsdale County commissioner, about the ways rural hospitals can engage with elected officials in their state and community.
55 min
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Episode 83: Telehealth and NRHA Advocacy Update
Telehealth was brought to the forefront of healthcare delivery models during the COVID-19 pandemic as patients were hesitant to leave their homes and the need for isolation and social distancing required more virtual care.
44 min
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Episode 82: Partnerships for High-Tech Imaging
As rural hospitals work to serve their patients locally, accessing state-of-the-art, cutting-edge or advanced imaging technologies can be a barrier, meaning patients either leave town for care or don’t get care at all. So, how do rural hospitals expand their offerings to give patients the care they need at home?
34 min
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Mini-Sode: National Rural Health Day & RHR’s An...
In celebration of National Rural Health Day and the two-year anniversary of Rural Health Rising, hosts JJ and Rachel discuss what “The Power of Rural” means to them.
40 min
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Episode 81: Reducing Transfers from Rural Hospi...
43 min
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Episode 80: A Legislative Legacy: Standing Up a...
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Mike Shirkey, State Senate Majority Leader, about ensuring rural hospitals are heard at the state legislative level.
43 min
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Episode 79: Life as a CRNA in a Rural Hospital
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with John Gadwood, CRNA at Hillsdale Hospital, about managing an advanced practice provider group in rural America.
43 min
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Episode 78: Making Infusion Centers Possible in...
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Jacob Dozier from Community Infusion Solutions about how partners can make specialty services possible for rural hospitals.
41 min
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Episode 77: Rural Health Policy & Advocacy
Rural hospitals and healthcare providers are constantly facing new challenges as the healthcare industry changes and as regulations shift.
45 min
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Episode 76: Legislative Update
While much of the funding for rural hospitals comes through the federal government, state legislatures also play a key role in funding, supporting and safeguarding their rural hospitals. So, how do rural hospitals ensure their needs are prioritized in the state budget and through state law?
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Episode 75: The De-Humanization of Medicine & H...
Rural hospitals are often praised for their personalized approach of neighbors caring for neighbors, but along with the rest of the healthcare industry, rural providers are not immune to the increasingly less human-centered care that we sometimes see today.
38 min
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Episode 74: How Regulations & Industry Trends I...
Rural hospitals have faced significant financial strain to the point of closure for more than 140 hospitals since 2010. Additionally, we are seeing many others facing a high and/or immediate risk of closing in the near future.
41 min
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Episode 73: Part 2: How the Pandemic Impacted ...
This week, JJ and Rachel continue their discussion on how the pandemic impacted individuals with disabilities with Michigan Supreme Court Justice, Richard Bernstein.
29 min
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Episode 73: Part 1: How the Pandemic Impacted I...
COVID-19 has had significant impacts on all sectors of the population for the past three years, but has created particular challenges for those with disabilities who use hearing and touch as communication.
41 min
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Episode 72: How Hospital Associations Support &...
In rural healthcare, it is essential to have support advocating for your needs and developing policies that are helpful to rural hospitals while influencing policies that could be hurtful instead.
Connections between rural hospitals and state wide advocacy organizations that can represent them is crucial to hospital success, and even at times, their survival.
54 min
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Episode 70: Data Collection and Analysis in Rur...
Rural hospitals are often overshadowed or misjudged due to data collection techniques, metric designs that automatically disadvantage rural hospitals with smaller numbers, and the lack of concern for the subsequent misleading results.
48 min
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Episode 69: Rules & Regs: Navigating a Complex ...
Today, we zero in on how rural hospitals can deal with the growing complexity of the regulatory environment.
47 min
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Episode 68: Fundraising Initiatives for Rural H...
Gaining community support through fundraising can be difficult for rural hospitals thanks to limited time, resources, and personnel dedicated to this effort.