Upcoming Webinar – Department of Labor: Understanding Employee Benefits, June 5

June 4, 2025

Upcoming Webinar – Department of Labor: Understanding Employee Benefits, June 5

Join the Missouri Rural Health Association and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) for an important session on retirement, health, and job-based benefits.

  • Learn about ERISA laws,
  • Discover what benefits small businesses can offer,
  • Understand your responsibilities as a plan sponsor or fiduciary.

Perfect for business owners, healthcare providers, community leaders, and administrators.

Free to attend

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Webinar: July 2025 Public Reporting HSRs: Hybrid, Claims-Based, and THA/TKA PRO-PM Measures, June 10

June 2, 2025

Webinar: July 2025 Public Reporting HSRs: Hybrid, Claims-Based, and THA/TKA PRO-PM Measures, June 10

This webinar will provide an overview of the Hospital-Specific Reports (HSRs) for the hybrid measures, claims-based measures, and the Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA/Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) Patient Reported Outcome-Based Performance Measure (PRO-PM) publicly reported in July 2025.

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, June 10, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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3-Part Webinar Series: Overview of Rural Health Capital Resources, June 18

June 2, 2025

3-Part Webinar Series: Overview of Rural Health Capital Resources, June 18

Session 101: In this introductory session, 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.

Session 102: In this foundational session, participants will explore how to access federal, state, and private capital sources to support rural health initiatives. The discussion focuses on practical strategies for utilizing these resources to achieve meaningful community health improvements in rural settings.

Session 103: This session provides an overview of the structure of the rural-serving philanthropic sector, explores how philanthropy view rural organizations and communities, and shares practical lessons for engaging and building long-term partnerships with rural funders.

Cost: Free

When: Wednesday, June 18, 11:00 a.m.

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CE Opportunities: Two Expert to Expert Webinars Introducing New eCQMs for 2025 Implementation

June 2, 2025

CE Opportunities: Two Expert to Expert Webinars Introducing New eCQMs for 2025 implementation

Join the Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and Mathematica for these two Expert to Expert Webinars.

Each webinar will review:

  • Measure intent and specifications, including:
  • Initial patient population,
  • Denominator,
  • Exclusions,
  • Numerator,
  • Data elements, and
  • Logic

Common questions for JIRA and other sources will be addressed. 1.0 Credit is offered for each of these webinars.

For additional information on these webinars and other Expert to Expert webinars, visit the Expert-to-Expert website.

Cost: Free

When:

  • Thursday, June 12, 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

New eCQM for 2025 Implementation – Hospital Harm: Acute Kidney Injury eCQM (HH-AK)

    • At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
      • Locate measure specifications,
      • Value sets,
      • Measure flow diagrams, and
      • Technical release notes on the eCQI Resource Center

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  • Wednesday, June 18, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Excessive Radiation Dose or Inadequate Image Quality for Diagnostic Computed Tomography

    • At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
      • Locate measure specifications,
      • Value sets,
      • Measure flow diagrams and,
      • Technical release notes on the eCQI Resource Center;

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Engage Webinar Series – Empowering the ED: Five Strategies to Elevate Your Rural Emergency Department Performance, June 16

June 2, 2025

Engage Webinar Series – Empowering the ED: Five Strategies to Elevate Your Rural Emergency Department Performance, June 16

Join Custom Learning for this ENGAGE Webinar where Dr. John Jones and Brian Lee CSP, HoF, deliver practical insights and actionable strategies to help rural hospital leaders strengthen ED operations – by investing in what matters most: people.

This webinar is for rural hospital executives and clinical leaders.

Topics include:

  • Staffing models,
  • Admissions optimization,
  • Data-driven decisions,
  • Critical care training, and
  • Medical Director leadership

Key Takeaways:

  1. How to focus on optimizing admissions,
  2. The importance of data,
  3. Why critical care procedure education is critical,
  4. Optimize Medical Director leadership and support, and
  5. Above all, the importance of people

Cost: Free

When: Monday, June 16, 10:00 a.m.

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On Demand Webinar: An Overlooked Strategy to Cut Care Delays & Enhance Outcomes

June 2, 2025

On Demand Webinar: An Overlooked Strategy to Cut Care Delays & Enhance Outcomes

Silos between emergency medicine and hospitalist teams pose serious risks to patient outcomes and create bottlenecks that slow throughput and strain operations.

Increasingly, hospitals are breaking down these barriers by integrating these teams, leading to fewer care delays, smoother care transitions and more efficient resource utilization. Join clinical and operational experts in this session to gain practical insights on optimizing team integration to drive better outcomes and efficiency.

You will Learn:

  • The most significant operational and clinical benefits of integrating emergency and hospital medicine teams,
  • How to overcome common barriers to integration, and
  • Actionable strategies to enhance collaboration, reduce care delays and enable quicker recovery times.

Cost: Free

When: This is an on-demand webinar, available upon clicking the link below

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Webinar – Beyond Temporary Fixes: How Locums and Permanent Physicians Create Workforce Synergy, June 19

June 2, 2025

Webinar – Beyond Temporary Fixes: How Locums and Permanent Physicians Create Workforce Synergy, June 19

Many hospitals rely on locum tenens to fill critical gaps, but at what cost? Short-term fixes often mask deeper issues that threaten care continuity, financial stability and physician retention.

This webinar explores how leading systems are rethinking their workforce strategy to reduce locums’ dependency and invest in long-term clinical and financial stability.

Join this live session to learn how to:

  • Spot when locum usage signals systemic staffing gaps,
  • Transition from locums to permanent coverage, without disruption, and
  • Strategies to boost retention and reduce costs with smarter workforce planning.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, June 19, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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Webinar: Medicare Care Management Billing Strategies, May 30

May 29, 2025

Webinar: Medicare Care Management Billing Strategies, May 30

This webinar will discuss new Medicare care management billing codes that can support care coordination and help your organization improve quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries. The presenters will discuss actionable steps to help your organization plan for and implement these billing codes.

Cost: Free

When: Friday, May 30, 11:00 a.m. (approximately 75 minutes)

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Webinar: Navigating Rising Costs & Budget Cuts: A Strategic Approach to Healthcare Facility Management, June 24

May 28, 2025

Webinar: Navigating Rising Costs & Budget Cuts: A Strategic Approach to Healthcare Facility Management, June 24

Budget reductions, cost escalation and uncertain capital markets are pressuring operational leaders to do more with less.

To move from reaction to strategic response, leading facility teams are reframing cost challenges into opportunities for strategic planning, resource optimization and capital preservation.

From data-driven planning to stakeholder alignment, join this session for clear, practical lessons – not vague cost-cutting tips.

What You’ll Learn

  • How to prepare your facility plan for the next round of budget reductions,
  • Tactics to safeguard essential infrastructure with limited funding, and
  • Strategies to position facilities as enterprise value drivers – not cost centers.

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, June 24, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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Webinar: The Rural Health Center Landscape: Data, Challenges and Insights, June 10

May 28, 2025

Webinar: The Rural Health Center Landscape: Data, Challenges and Insights, June 10

Across America, rural health centers work tirelessly to combat persistent barriers to care, such as lack of transportation, geographic isolation, and shortage of healthcare professionals and facilities.

This webinar will review the current financial landscape of rural health centers and identify the most common obstacles to care for rural residents. Utilizing health center financial audit data and operational and utilization data reported by the Uniform Data System (UDS).

In addition, there will be a Q&A with special guest speaker William Edwards, CFO of G.A. Carmichael Family Health Center in Mississippi who will offer his own perspective on the current financial challenges and opportunities rural health centers face.

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, June 10, 2:00 p.m.

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