May 28, 2025

Aligning Z Codes Workflow with Closed-Loop Referral Processes – Two-part Virtual Series, Starts June 3

This two-part virtual series will highlight the practical use of social risk factors by care teams including community health workers, pharmacy technicians, payers and providers in different settings of care including health centers, rural pharmacies, and hospitals health systems. The series wil demonstrate how these align with the crucial role of payers and providers and a focus on the impact o policies and programming.

The audience will learn best practice strategies that have been deployed in Missouri and how the closed-loop referral platforms for social risk factors can be leveraged to create a seamless and well-coordinated approach in improving health outcomes and reducing costs.

Intended Audience:

• Community health workers working in outpatient primary care,
• Pharmacy technicians,
• Hospital inpatient/ED,
• Community-based organizations,
• Care coordinators,
• Nurse care managers,
• Discharge planners,
• Hospital social workers,
• Quality improvement staff,
• Clinic managers,
• Operations staff,
• Providers,
• Case management staff, and
• Local public health agencies

Cost: Complimentary to all Attendees

When: June 3 and 26, 10:00 – 11:30

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May 2, 2025

Clinical Preparedness Workshops             

The Clinical Emergency Preparedness Workshops are designed to equip front-line clinicians with the knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary to effectively respond to large-scale emergencies and disasters. Developed in collaboration with health care coalition members, these workshops will focus on key areas essential to patient care continuity during crises.

Topics include:

• Managing orthopedic injuries,
• Utilizing laboratory and imaging services,
• Addressing the needs of long-term care facilities,
• Ensuring patient care during cyber events and extended outages,
• Treating complex medical patients,
• Responding to infectious disease outbreaks, and
• Caring for pediatric patients in emergency scenarios.

Each session is tailored for clinicians across all patient care roles, ensuring a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to emergency preparedness and response.

Participants will have opportunities for hands-on skills learning, allowing them to practice critical techniques and decision-making in realistic emergency scenarios. These interactive sessions will enhance confidence and competence in responding to diverse clinical challenges during disasters.

Clinical Preparedness Workshop Dates:

• May 15, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Preparedness for Imaging and Laboratory Services
  • Focuses on optimizing diagnostics in resource-limited environments, ensuring efficient blood supply management and transfusion protocols, and improving the use of imaging technologies such as X-ray, CT, and ultrasound for trauma and mass casualty triage.
• May 20, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Long-term Care in Disasters
  • Designed to enhance collaboration between long-term care clinicians, hospital providers and EMS in managing long-term care patients during disasters.
• May 29, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Orthopedic Injuries in Disasters
  • Designed to prepare front-line clinicians to assess, stabilize and manage musculoskeletal injuries during large-scale emergencies. The session will provide clinicians with the knowledge and hands-on experience needed to deliver effective orthopedic care in large-scale and resource limited environments.
• June 3, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Pediatric Clinical Preparedness
  • Designed to equip frontline hospital and EMS clinicians with the knowledge, skills and confidence to effectively manage pediatric patients during disasters.
  • Participants will engage in real-world case scenarios and interactive sessions to enhance their ability to provide high-quality pediatric care in mass casualty incidents, natural disasters and other emergency situations.

Cost: Free

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April 29, 2025

Rural Health Capital Resources Training Series

Looking to secure funding for rural health development? The NOSORH Rural Health Capital Resources Training Series 2025 is your key to success!

Led by national experts in community development finance, federal funding programs, healthcare collaborations, and rural philanthropy, this free virtual series provides actionable insights and proven strategies for securing funding and building impactful partnerships.

Who Should Attend:

• State Office of Rural Health, Primary Care Office, and non-profit organization staff
• Community Development Finance Institution and Community Development Professionals
• Clinic or hospital staff
• Organizations with identified community needs

This series features three live sessions on the following dates:

• Tuesday, May 6, 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET

101: Rural Health Capital Resources Overview – Participants will discover the basics of federal, state, and private sources of capital for rural health and learn how capital resources are used in rural settings to achieve community health improvement goals.

• Tuesday, May 13, 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET

102: Rural Health Capital Resources – Accessing Expertise – Participants will explore how to access federal, state, and private capital sources to support rural health initiatives.

• Wednesday, June 18, 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET

103: The World of Rural Philanthropy: How to Effectively Engage and Partner – This session provides an overview of the structure of the rural-serving philanthropic sector, explores how philanthropy views rural organizations and communities, and shares practical lessons for engaging and building long-term partnerships with rural funders.

Cost: Free

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March 24, 2025

Apply Today to Join the April 2025 CEO Cohort, Kick off April 22

Today’s rural hospitals and clinics have tremendous challenges and uncertainty and are closing at an unprecedented rate. One out of three rural hospitals have been identified as “at risk”. Nearly half of rural hospital CEOs are first time CEOs. Hospital CEO turnover continues to lead all industries, and when CEO turnover occurs, the pool of qualified candidates is limited.

NRHA’s Rural Hospital CEO Certification Program was developed by successful rural hospital CEOs for rural hospital CEOs with the intent of assisting current rural hospital CEOs strengthen their leadership skills to help lead their hospital to success. An individual with this certification will immediately be recognized as someone qualified to lead a rural hospital with excellence.

Course Curriculum

• Leadership
  • INTRA-Personal Leadership
  • INTER-Personal Leadership
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Community Leadership
• Operations
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Data Analytics & Predictive Analysis
  • Lean Management
  • IT/Cybersecurity
  • Insurance
  • Working with your Board & Strategic Planning
• Finance
  • Fee for Service
  • Population Health
  • Dashboard Items
  • Supply Chain
• Clinical
  • Physician/Patient Outcomes
  • Physician/Providers
  • Physician Engagement
  • Quality

Curriculum will be delivered virtually over a 9-month period in concert with NRHA meetings. Successful completion of the program requires participation in 80% of the live training modules that make up the Building Blocks and receiving a passing grade of 90% or better of all written and oral tests.

Upon successful completion of the program recipients will receive a certificate of completion.

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March 11, 2025

SHOW-ME ECHO: Expand Your Knowledge in Your Rural Area of Concussion Care, Starts March 12

Through a multidisciplinary approach, the Concussion Care ECHO hopes to empower and support healthcare professionals to confidently and effectively apply best practices. This ECHO will offer online collaborative learning sessions every 2^nd and 4^th Wednesday of the month from noon to 1:00 p.m.

Participants will join the expert team in case-based learning via videoconferencing. Together, participants will:

• Identify appropriate multi-disciplinary referrals,
• Increase utilization of appropriate care plans,
• Improve utilization of objective assessments, and
• Counsel patients effectively and advocate for collaboration with other professionals.

What does this ECHO offer?

• Free continuing education for professionals,
• Collaboration, support and ongoing leaning from specialists,
• No cost to participating sites or individuals,
• Patients receive exceptional care in their home community,
• Access to scarce knowledge resource and subject matter experts.

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February 3, 2025

Free Webinar Series for RHC Leaders

Join the Missouri Association of Rural Health Clinics (MARHC) for this three-part webinar series designed to empower you with actionable strategies to optimize revenue cycle management.

Presented by industry experts from Wintergreen, this training will provide insights into enhancing financial performance, boosting operational efficiency, and improving patient satisfaction.

Options available to attend live or on-demand.

Cost:

• Full Series
  • MARHC Members: $100
  • Non-Members: $150
• Single Sessions
  • MARHC Members: $50
  • Non-Members: $75

When:

• February 13, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
  • Strategy Management – Learn how to develop and implement effective strategies for comprehensive revenue cycle management to drive growth and sustainability.
• May 29, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
  • Front-End Improvement  – Explore best practices for front-end processes, including patient registration, insurance verification, and point-of-service collections.
• August 14, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
  • Back-End Improvement – Delve into methods to streamline back-end processes, such as claims management, billing, and accounts receivable follow-up, to enhance cash flow and minimize denials.

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January 27, 2025

Free Mobile SIM Training – Coming to Rural Sites Throughout Missouri

Thanks to funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the University of Missouri (MU) School of Medicine Mobile Sim program offers hands-on learning at no cost.

MU’s self-contained mobile training units come fully equipped and staffed by trained professionals who will work with your educational teams to create customized training that meets your facility’s needs.

This training involves use of highly sophisticated manikins in simulated environments (IE – hospital room or ambulance) for a very wide range of scenarios to include:

• STEMI,
• aortic dissection,
• delivery with postpartum hemorrhage,
• severe preeclampsia,
• pediatric emergencies,
• stroke,
• sepsis,
• overdose,
• DKA,
• trauma,
• PE,
• tension pneumothorax,
• anaphylaxis,
• GI bleed and many more.

This is a unique opportunity to enhance training at your facility without any cost.

Please consider joining ORHPC on February 13, at 12:30 p.m. to hear more about this exciting opportunity.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, February 13, 12:30 p.m.

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Questions about the program:

• Email: lunddr@health.missouri.edu or
• Call: 816 387-6819