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MRHA Webinar: Balancing Legacy and Care: The Heir’s Perspective, August 20

July 20, 2026

MRHA Webinar: Balancing Legacy and Care: The Heir’s Perspective, August 20

Join MRHA for a thoughtful discussion on the growing challenges facing aging farming populations and the unique responsibilities carried by the next generation of rural families. As more farmers continue working later in life, adult children are increasingly balancing caregiving responsibilities alongside the emotional and practical realities of farm succession planning.

This webinar will explore the intersection of aging, caregiving, and agricultural legacy within rural communities, with a focus on the experiences of adult children supporting aging farmer parents.

Participants will gain insight into the cultural and healthcare factors that shape succession planning, barriers facing rural caregivers, and strategies for navigating conversations around retirement, caregiving, and the future of family farms.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, August 20, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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MRHA Webinar: Connecting Rural Communities: How Pulse Telehealth Resource Center Supports the Future of Virtual Care, August 13

July 20, 2026

MRHA Webinar: Connecting Rural Communities: How Pulse Telehealth Resource Center Supports the Future of Virtual Care, August 13

Telehealth continues to play an important role in improving healthcare access across rural communities, helping providers expand services, reduce barriers to care, and better meet the needs of medically underserved populations.

This webinar will introduce the HRSA-funded Pulse Telehealth Resource Center (PulseTRC), which now serves Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma as the region’s federally designated telehealth resource center, continuing the work previously supported through the Heartland Telehealth Resource Center.

Participants will learn how Pulse TRC supports healthcare professionals, policymakers, and community organizations through free research-based resources designed to strengthen telehealth and virtual care delivery. The session will provide an overview of available tools and services including technical assistance, educational webinars, policy and billing guidance, technology resources, virtual health access mapping, and telehealth best practices.

Attendees will also explore how telehealth can improve healthcare access, increase operational efficiency, and support sustainability in rural communities.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, August 13, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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MRHA Webinar: Active Aging and Prevention Strategies for Rural Health Clinics, August 6

July 20, 2026

MRHA Webinar: Active Aging and Prevention Strategies for Rural Health Clinics, August 6

Join MRHA for an informative session focused on helping Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) better support older adults through evidence-based prevention, active aging strategies, and value-based care approaches.

As the older adult population continues to grow, RHCs face increasing challenges related to chronic conditions, fall prevention, patient engagement, and evolving Medicare payment models. This webinar will explore practical, patient-centered strategies that help rural healthcare organizations improve outcomes, reduce costs, and align care with what matters most to older adults. Participants will also gain insight into value-based reimbursement opportunities, age-friendly care models and tools that support healthy aging in rural communities.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, August 6, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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MRHA Webinar: Federal Policy Update, July 30

July 20, 2026

MRHA Webinar: Federal Policy Update, July 30

Stay informed on the latest federal rural health policy and advocacy efforts in this quarterly update with Zil Joyce Dixon Romero. State Government Affairs Manager with the National Rural Health Association (NRHA). This session hosted by the Missouri Rural Health Association in partnership with NRHA will cover key legislative and regulatory developments impacting rural healthcare, policy trends to watch, and advocacy opportunities to support rural communities.

Who Should Attend:

This webinar is ideal for rural healthcare providers, administrators, policymakers, and advocates looking to stay engaged in the evolving landscape of rural health policy.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, July 30, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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MRHA Webinar: Introduction to AI for Healthcare Operations: Lead with Confidence in an AI-Driven Healthcare Environment, July 23

July 20, 2026

MRHA Webinar: Introduction to AI for Healthcare Operations: Lead with Confidence in an AI-Driven Healthcare Environment, July 23

Join Strategic Solutions to gain a clear understanding of how AI is transforming daily workflows, where it provides immediate value, and how both large and small organizations can adopt it responsibly. With Missouri’s Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) making significant investments in AI-enable technologies and digital modernization, this session will help rural healthcare organizations prepare for what’s ahead.

Strategic Solutions will walk attendees through practical examples drawn from real healthcare operations, demonstrating how AI already integrates with tasks such as documentation, claims management, compliance reporting, scheduling, and patient communication. Rather than hype, this session provides clarity:

  • What AI is,
  • What AI is not, and
  • How practices can leverage it to reduce administrative fatigue, strengthen financial performance, and enhance patient experience.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, July 23, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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The Human and Financial Cost of Underdiagnosis in Women’s Health

July 20, 2026

The Human and Financial Cost of Underdiagnosis in Women’s Health

Women’s health is too often treated as a narrow benefit category, defined by maternity and annual screenings. The result is a system in which underdiagnosis is the norm, not the exception. For every one woman diagnosed with a serious condition, several more remain undiagnosed across menopause, cardiovascular disease, hormonal disorders and cancer.

The downstream effect is measurable and growing. U.S. maternal mortality remains more than double that of peer nations, and Black women are approximately three times more likely than white women to die from pregnancy-related causes, according to the CDC.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women, yet its connection to hormonal transition is rarely addressed within traditional care models. Half of women report postponing care in the past year due to cost, access or prior negative experiences. The financial implications follow: McKinsey estimates U.S. health systems are leaving $50 billion in annual revenue on the table.

A recent Becker’s Healthcare advisory call examined what it takes to close these gaps. Payer and provider leaders detailed how a lifecycle approach can improve outcomes while strengthening Star Ratings, HEDIS performance and long-term cost containment.

Inside the report:

  • Why a 1-star Medicare Advantage rating improvement can drive 8 to 12% enrollment growth,
  • How predictive analytics and longitudinal lab data are reshaping risk identification, and
  • What flexible scheduling, community health workers and trauma-informed care contribute to engagement.

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On-Demand Webinar: Fix it Before it’s Lost: Why the Point of Care is the Most Valuable Step in RCM

July 20, 2026

On-Demand Webinar: Fix it Before it’s Lost: Why the Point of Care is the Most Valuable Step in RCM

Up to 85% of claim denials trace back to the 12 minutes a clinician spends with a patient in the exam room.

Health systems have invested heavily in clearinghouses, billing systems and denial management. Yet the most critical moment in revenue cycle performance still happens at the point of care – where documentation gaps, missed details and incomplete coding quietly drive revenue loss.

In this session, Umar Bowers, MD, an internal medicine physician and owner operator of three clinics in Wilmington, N.C., discusses how ambient clinical intelligence is changing what gets captured and what gets reimbursed.

Insights include:

  • How ambient clinical intelligence captures diagnostic specificity and HCC coding opportunities,
  • How point-of-care documentation improves charge capture and value-based performance, and
  • Measurable impact on clinician experience, patient satisfaction and back-office workload.

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Webinar: Denials Teardown: What’s Actually Working in Independent Practices Right Now, August 13

July 20, 2026

Webinar: Denials Teardown: What’s Actually Working in Independent Practices Right Now, August 13

Most practice leaders believe denials are under control. New data tells a different story. In a survey of 350 independent practices, only 1 in 4 could pinpoint where revenue was leaking, and denials were climbing for nearly half.

The reason denials are so hard to fix: there is rarely a single cause. Eligibility, coding, prior authorization, payer policy shifts and documentation gaps often pile up at once, which is why hammering one fix rarely moves the rate.

In this live session, a practice leader who manages denials every day sits down to put the survey numbers on screen and answer the real questions: What blindsided you? What is actually working right now, and what is still a challenge?

Join to learn:

  • The leading causes of claim denials and why revenue leakage rarely traces to one root cause,
  • How your denial profile compares with survey data from 360 independent practices,
  • Practical strategies practices are using now to reduce denials, and
  • How greater revenue cycle visibility surfaces hidden leakage and strengthens financial outcomes.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, August 13, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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Webinar: 160 Ambulatory Leaders Just Ranked the EHR as the Single System Most Overdue for AI Reinvention, August 11

July 20, 2026

Webinar: 160 Ambulatory Leaders Just Ranked the EHR as the Single System Most Overdue for AI Reinvention, August 11

For most independent ASCs, the question is no longer whether to adopt AI, it’s where to start and what to automate first.

A new survey of 160 ambulatory leaders across 8 specialties surfaced three findings reshaping how leaders prioritize:

  • 75% believe at least a quarter of administrative work could be automated within 5 years,
  • RCM and administrative operations top the list of areas overdue for change, and
  • The traditional EHR interface ranked as the single system most in need of reinvention.

This webinar turns those findings into a framework for adoption.

What you’ll learn:

  • The 3 ASC functions where 160 ambulatory leaders say AI can deliver the fastest ROI,
  • Why the EHR ranked as the system most overdue for reinvention – and what’s emerging to replace it,
  • How ambient AI is reducing documentation burden in ambulatory settings (and where it’s stalling), and
  • A framework for evaluating AI readiness and sequencing investments.

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, August 11, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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Notice of Funding Opportunity: Delta States Rural Development Network Program (Delta States), Apply by August 12

July 20, 2026

Notice of Funding Opportunity: Delta States Rural Development Network Program (Delta States), Apply by August 12

The Delta States Rural Development Network (Delta States) Program provides three years of funding to improve access to, coordination of, and quality of health care services and associated health outcomes with a focus on:

  1. Diabetes,
  2. Cardiovascular disease,
  3. Obesity,
  4. Acute ischemic stroke,
  5. Chronic lower respiratory disease,
  6. Cancer, or
  7. Unintentional injury/substance use in rural communities within the service area of the Delta Regional Authority.

HRSA anticipates making 12 awards up to $56,000 per required county/parish. The performance period is September 30, 2026 – September 29, 2029.

Eligible applicants include domestic public or private, non-profit or for-profit entities including domestic faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes and tribal organizations located in the service area of the Delta Regional Authority and serving qualifying HRSA-designated rural areas within the eight Mississippi Delta Region States (Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee). The applicant organization must have demonstrated experience serving, or capacity to serve underserved populations in rural areas.

The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for FY26 Delta States Rural Development Network Program application process on Grants.gov and apply by Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at 11:59 a.m. ET.

Visit Notice of Funding Opportunity for more information and to apply.

If you have questions about the program, please contact Diana Alatorre: dalatorre@hrsa.gov or call 301 287-2618