January 22, 2024

NRHA Webinar – Developing a Strong Threat Management and Governance Program in Rural Healthcare and Beyond, January 30

In today’s complex healthcare landscape, effective threat management stands as a vital element in delivering quality care. This tailored webinar is crafted for rural healthcare executives to explore essential practical strategies to fortify security measures, protect patient data, and ensure the resilience of healthcare systems in rural settings.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify and assess the distinct threat landscape in rural healthcare settings, understanding the specific challenges and vulnerabilities faced
• Explore practical best practices in proactive threat management, focusing on identification, assessment, and mitigation of risks in rural healthcare systems
• Implement effective governance control measures tailored for rural healthcare organizations to ensure compliance and robust security protocols
• Acquire actionable strategies and tools to strengthen cybersecurity resilience, addressing prevalent challenges of data breaches and cyber threats in rural healthcare contexts
• Integrate a comprehensive understanding of threat management into rural healthcare operations, empowering executives to fortify security measures and maintain quality care standards in their unique settings

When: Tuesday, January 30, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. CST

Cost: No Cost

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January 22, 2024

NRHA Webinar – Finding Financial Support for Prescription Medications and Understanding the Medicare Reforms to Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs, January 25

Are you concerned about the growing challenge of healthcare costs, even for those with insurance coverage? Recent data from the Kaiser Family Foundation highlights a concerning trend:

• Nearly half of U.S. adults struggle to afford their healthcare expenses
• About 50% would face difficulties covering a modest $500 unexpected medical bill

Join PAN’s Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer, Amy Niles as she provides insight into the pivotal role PAN plays in ensuring patients receive essential life-saving care daily.

Throughout this webinar, Amy will guide providers through the process of assisting eligible patients in applying for PAN grants, empowering you with actionable knowledge. Amy will also review Medicare reforms, now law, that will lower costs for people on Medicare.

Attendees Will Gain a Better Understanding of:

• The role of charitable foundation assistance programs and why they are needed
• How to connect patients with assistance through PAN’s disease-specific funds
• The Medicare reforms enacted through the Inflation Reduction Act (August 2022) will improve access to care for millions of people on Medicare

When: Thursday, January 25, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. CST

Cost: No Charge

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January 18, 2024

NRHA Webinar on ER Behavior Health

The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) partner HFG Architecture will host a webinar at 2 p.m. CST January 23 on ER designs to accommodate behavior issues.

Emergency rooms serve as a single-entry point for a variety of patients into a hospital. From sick children and expecting mothers to victims of violent crime and traumatic incidents, the ER has to accommodate a wide range of needs and increasingly this includes behavioral health patients. Intentional design is critical to the overall safety of hospital staff, patients and visitors.

When designing emergency rooms for behavioral health patients, preserving security for patients and staff security should be the number one priority. Crucial security considerations during design include:

• Direct linking of the ED to the behavioral health ward
• Controlling access to all spaces
• Anti-ligature and tamper-proof features
• Limiting or enhancing patient privacy with clear sight lines, depending on patient acuity
• Administration of bathroom access
• Designing nurse stations close by the ED holding rooms

These elements and more will be discussed in this lecture by two subject matter experts.

When: January 23, 2 p.m. EST

Cost: No charge

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January 18, 2024

NRHA Webinar – Medicare Advantage’s Rapid Rise in Rural Communities: Understanding – and Addressing – this Unique Challenge to Rural Hospitals

For rural hospitals, Medicare Advantage plans present unique challenges.

• Reimbursement rates are lower,
• Denials are frequent,
• Administering multiple plans stretches resources that are already thin

New Chartis data reveals that Medicare Advantage plans now account for 38 percent of all Medicare-eligible patients across rural America. In some states, it already exceeds 50 percent.

Join the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) for the Leading Rural Health Series as they examine how Medicare Advantage is reshaping rural hospital operations including input from NRHA COO Brock Slabach and many other rural health leaders.

When: Wednesday, January 24, 2:00 p.m. CST

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January 5, 2024

NRHA Webinar – Developing a Strong Threat Management and Governance Program in Rural Healthcare and Beyond, January 30

In today’s complex healthcare landscape, effective threat management stands as a vital element in delivering quality care.

Join the National Rural Health Association’s (NRHA’s) tailored webinar, crafted for rural healthcare executives, to explore essential practices in threat management and governance controls.

You will:

• Gain insights and practical strategies to fortify security measures
• Protect patient data
• Ensure the resilience of healthcare systems in rural settings

Learning Objectives:

• Identify and assess the distinct threat landscape in rural healthcare settings
  • Understand the specific challenges and vulnerabilities faced
• Explore practical best practices in proactive threat management, focusing on:
  • identification
  • assessment,
  • and mitigation of risks in rural healthcare systems
• Implement effective governance control measures tailored for rural healthcare organization to ensure compliance and robust security protocols
• Acquire actionable strategies and tools to strengthen cybersecurity resilience, addressing prevalent challenges of data breaches and cyber threats in rural healthcare contexts
• Integrate a comprehensive understanding of threat management into rural healthcare operations, empowering executives to fortify security measures and maintain quality care standards in their unique settings

When: Tuesday, January 30, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. CST

Register Here

January 5, 2024

NRHA Webinar – Finding Financial Support for Prescription Medications and Understanding the Medicare Reforms to Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs, Thursday, January 25

The inability to pay for essential medical care is not just a significant problem for the uninsured but also for people who have health insurance. Recent polling by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that 47% of U.S. adults said that it is very or somewhat difficult to afford their healthcare costs and about 50% said they would be unable to pay a $500 unexpected medical bill without borrowing money.

The PAN Foundation serves as a critical safety net for hundreds of thousands of underinsured patients each year. As an independent, national 501(c)(3) organization, PAN helps people across the country get the medications and treatments they need by assisting with their out-of-pocket costs and advocating for improved access, affordability and equity for all.

Join PAN’s Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer, Amy Niles, as she explores the important role PAN plays every day in connecting patients with the lifesaving care they need and deserve.

During this webinar you will learn:

• How healthcare providers and pharmacists can help their eligible patients find and apply for grants through PAN’s easy-to-use application process
• Review Medicare reforms, now law, that will lower costs for people on Medicare

Attendees will walk away from this webinar with a better understanding about:

• The role of charitable foundation assistance programs and why they are needed
• How to connect patients with assistance through PAN’s disease specific funds
• The Medicare reforms enacted through the Inflation Reduction Act (August 2022) that will improve access to care for millions of people on Medicare

When: Thursday, January 25, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. CST

Register Here

January 5, 2024

NRHA Webinar – Safe by Design: ER Designs to Accommodate Behavior Issues, Tuesday, January 23

Emergency rooms serve as a single-entry point for a variety of patients into a hospital.

From sick children and expecting mothers to victims of violent crime and traumatic incidents, the ER must accommodate a wide range of needs, and increasingly, this includes behavioral health patients. Intentional design is critical to the overall safety of hospital staff, patients and visitors.

When designing emergency rooms for behavioral health patients, preserving security for patients and staff must be the number one priority. Crucial security considerations during design include:

• Direct linking of the ED to the behavioral health ward
• Controlling access to all spaces
• Anti-ligature and tamper-proof features
• Limiting or enhancing patient privacy with clear sight lines depending on patient acuity
• Administration of bathroom access
• Designing nurse stations close by the ED holding rooms

Please join the National Rural Health Association’s two subject-matter experts, Connor Crist and Megan Vaeth to learn more about these elements.

When: Tuesday, January 23, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. CST

Register Here

January 5, 2024

NRHA Webinar – Navigating Change: Strategies for Critical Access Hospitals in a Rising Rate Environment

In today’s evolving landscape, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) face pressing challenges requiring substantial financial investments.

This study delves into the complexities of:

• Securing resources for CAHs
• Factoring in interest rates
• Project costs
• Cash flow
• and cost-based payments.

Analysis reveals that despite the backdrop of rising interest rates and construction costs, current trends should not deter CAHs from pursuing long-term capital investments. The reimbursement system acts as a safeguard, softening the impact of market fluctuations on rural healthcare.

Discover how to address the unique needs of rural healthcare amidst a rapidly changing financial environment when you join Stroudwater Capital Partners CEO, Brian Haapala, to explore:

• project sizing
• early investments
• the advantages of cyclical interest rate cycle

When: Wednesday, January 17, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. CST

Register Here