MRHA Webinar: Total Case Management – Best Care for Patients, Highest Revenue for Hospitals, September 25

September 3, 2025

MRHA Webinar: Total Case Management – Best Care for Patients, Highest Revenue for Hospitals, September 25

Join the Missouri Rural Health Association (MRHA) for an engaging session introducing a new model of Case Management designed specifically for rural healthcare. Total Case Management emphasizes intentional patient navigation to ensure patients receive the right care, at the right time, in the right place – while also improving hospital revenue and operational efficiency.

This webinar will guide rural health leaders through strategies to:

  • identify barriers in traditional case management,
  • strengthen ER-to-inpatient admission rates,
  • reduce out-migration,
  • increase internal service utilization, and
  • ultimately repair transform broken case management models.

By adopting the Total Case Management Model, organizations can deliver better are, increase patient satisfaction, reduce insurance denials and strengthen their bottom line.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, September 25, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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MRHA Webinar: Medicare Advantage, What You and Your Family Need to Know, September

September 3, 2025

MRHA Webinar: Medicare Advantage, What You and Your Family Need to Know, September

Join the Missouri Rural Health Association (MRHA) and the Consumer Council of Missouri to better understand the pros and cons of enrolling in Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare.

Every year our TVs are deluged with ads for “Medicare Advantage”, but what does that really mean? There isn’t fa one-size-fits-all solution for everyone, so it’s important to understand how the decision affects us each personally.

This session will not be proposing what anyone individually should do but will help us all understand the tradeoffs in the decision.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, September, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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Webinar: Beyond the Bedside: Expanding Access and Equity Through Virtual Nursing, September 19

August 27, 2025

Webinar: Beyond the Bedside: Expanding Access and Equity Through Virtual Nursing, September 19

Staffing constraints in rural hospitals are leaving patients vulnerable. Meanwhile, urban units face mounting acuity, and bedside teams are burning out under relentless demand. Without new approaches, care delays, inequities and rising turnover will only worsen.

But some health systems are breaking this cycle. Virtual nursing is enabling them to optimize workforce deployment, extend coverage across geographies and deliver consistent, patient-centered care even in resource-limited settings.

Join this online learning session to hear how virtual care models are improving access, reducing burnout and strengthening trust across diverse care environments.

You’ll gain insights on:

  • Closing rural staffing gaps while enhancing coverage in high-acuity settings,
  • Balancing nurse workloads with tech-enabled support, and
  • Building equity-driven virtual care models that scale.

Cost: Free

When: Friday, September 19, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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Webinar: From Data to Dollars: How to Optimize Reimbursement Strategy, September 18

August 27, 2025

Webinar: From Data to Dollars: How to Optimize Reimbursement Strategy, September 18

Margin erosion, payer rate compression and regulatory mandates are squeezing healthcare revenue. For many systems, reimbursement strategies remain reactive, leaving millions on the table.

Without a data-driven approach, organizations risk falling behind in payer negotiations and missing opportunities that standalone data solutions may not uncover.

In this session, leaders share how health systems, physician groups, and management companies can elevate their reimbursement strategy by going beyond traditional models through marrying internal cost and contract data with external market rate benchmarks.

Key Learnings:

  • How transparency mandates are reshaping payer-provider negotiations,
  • The datasets and governance models that support ongoing revenue optimization, and
  • Methods to integrate internal and external data

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, September 18, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

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Webinar: Metrics That Matter: Moving the Needle on Flow, Quality, and Financials, September 24

August 27, 2025

Webinar: Metrics That Matter: Moving the Needle on Flow, Quality, and Financials, September 24

Hospitals face an overwhelming number of performance metrics, making it challenging to know where to focus. In this session, you’ll learn how health system leaders cut through the noise prioritizing the right metrics and using advanced analytics, interdisciplinary huddles, and leadership accountability to unlock capacity, elevate quality, and strengthen margin.

Attendees will leave with:

  • The essential KPIs that drive sustainable improvements in throughput, quality, and financial performance,
  • Proven strategies for leveraging team alignment and accountability to move the right metrics, and
  • A quick-start action guide for measurable wins without additional resources.

Cost: Free

When: Wednesday, September 24, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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Webinar: Closing Healthcare Communication Gaps with AI, September 17

August 27, 2025

Webinar: Closing Healthcare Communication Gaps with AI, September 17

Disconnected systems and inefficient workflows often lead to patient frustration, staff dissatisfaction and compliance risk.

In today’s complex healthcare environment, outdated communication tools slow decision-making and leave critical messages unanswered, which has negative implications for care quality and patient satisfaction.

Join this virtual learning session to discover how AI-driven communications are transforming patient interactions, streamlining operations and supporting HIPAA compliance.

You’ll Learn:

  • Practical ways AI is being deployed to automate key workflows,
  • How to measure and optimize communication efficiency across care teams, and
  • Steps to ensure security and compliance while scaling AI

Cost: Free

When: Wednesday, September 17, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.

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Webinar: Securing Your ASC’s Future: Reducing Burnout Costs & Boosting Revenue, September 26

August 27, 2025

Webinar: Securing Your ASC’s Future: Reducing Burnout Costs & Boosting Revenue, September 26

Ambulatory surgery centers are facing a perfect storm – staffing shortages, rising burnout and growing operational pressures, all while patient expectations climb. Every cancellation, delayed procedure and inefficient workflow directly erodes revenue and accelerates turnover.

In this panel discussion, ASC leaders and industry experts will share proven strategies to combat these challenges. You’ll learn how to quantify the hidden financial and emotional costs of burnout, close workflow gaps, reduce cancellations and leverage technology to strengthen sustainability and patient experience.

Key Takeaways:

  • How to measure burnout’s true cost and pinpoint high-impact workflow improvements,
  • Strategies to prevent and address cancellations to protect revenue and patient trust, and
  • The role of technology in driving ASC efficiency, sustainability and value-based care outcomes.

Cost: Free

When: Friday, September 26, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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Webinar: Fewer Resources, Same Patient Needs: How AI Can Bridge the Gap Post-OBBBA, September 26

August 27, 2025

Webinar: Fewer Resources, Same Patient Needs: How AI Can Bridge the Gap Post-OBBBA, September 26

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is poised to disrupt healthcare’s financial landscape. With more Americans expected to lose healthcare coverage, hospitals face a growing patient population with limited ability to pay – but the same clinical needs.

Providers must prepare now to deliver high-quality care with fewer resources. That’s where AI comes in.

This session unpacks how AI-powered engagement and automation tools are helping health systems improve access, adherence and prevention – without inflating costs or clinician workloads. From proactive reminders to asynchronous care models and personalized outreach, these strategies can ensure patients stay on track even when coverage disappears.

Insights Include:

  • How AI can boost adherence with automated nudges for medication, physical therapy and care plans,
  • Ways to scale asynchronous, low-cost care that keeps patients out of the hospital, and
  • Strategies to simplify care delivery while improving experience – even in resource-strapped settings.

Cost: Free

When: Friday, September 26, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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Webinar: Ninety Days to Dialysis: How a 24-Bed CAH Built a Sustainable Nephrology Program for Local Patients, September 4

August 27, 2025

Webinar: Ninety Days to Dialysis: How a 24-Bed CAH Built a Sustainable Nephrology Program for Local Patients, September 4

What does it take for a small critical access hospital to launch 24/7 inpatient nephrology – and begin building a community dialysis unit – in just three months?

T McKenzie Health in Watford City, ND, leadership saw the need: 36 dialysis patients in their county and the nearest home dialysis facility 180 miles away. Their response? A strategic, phased approach that started with inpatient nephrology and swing-bed dialysis – and laid the foundation for long-term outpatient expansion.

In this session, Dr. Rubin Chandran – a board-certified nephrologist with 20+ years of rural experience – shares the roadmap any CAH can follow to do the same.

You’ll Learn:

  • The 90-day implementation playbook for inpatient nephrology and acute dialysis,
  • The “4 Ps” of due diligence: physicians, prevalence, pipeline, and payer mix,
  • How to use inpatient services to de-risk outpatient expansion, and
  • What it takes to plan, build, and manage a CMS-compliant dialysis unit.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, September 4, 1:00p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

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Webinar: the State of U.S. Nursing & Technicians Report: What Over 1M Voices Tell Us About Staffing, Stress and Strategy, September 9

August 27, 2025

Webinar: the State of U.S. Nursing & Technicians Report: What Over 1M Voices Tell Us About Staffing, Stress and Strategy, September 9

The 2025 State of U.S. Nurses and Technicians Report reveals a tough truth: traditional workforce strategies aren’t keeping up.

This discussion unpacks new data from over 1 million healthcare workers, including nurses and technicians, to provide health system leaders with a sharper lens on workforce trends, pain points and what’s working in hiring and retention.

Key Takeaways:

  • How new workforce expectations are reshaping hiring, retention and staffing priorities,
  • What AI adoption means for training, tool selection and front-line support, and
  • Why compensation and benefits still matter but may not be enough.

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, September 9, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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