Robert Jones6 days ago5 min5 Questions with ... Harold MillerWe reported recently on a new study by the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform (CHQPR) that warned of an upcoming financial...
Robert JonesApr 212 minPrivate Payers and the Crisis in Rural HealthcareThe Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform (CHQPR) has published a new study on continuing fallout from the Covid pandemic, and...
Bob WilsonMar 313 minBack from Bankruptcy: A Rural Success Story?There’s no shortage of challenges in rural healthcare these days, but I’m always on the lookout for positive stories and examples that...
Steve SteinbacherMar 152 minCase Study: Finding Community Partners to Modernize a Rural Healthcare FacilityDoctors and nurses who practice in rural communities are often driven by an extraordinary sense of mission and connection. But even the...
Robert JonesMar 22 minRecruiting Nurses: Mayberry vs ManhattanSometimes, the numbers say it all. In this case, the numbers come from our friends at Jarrard Inc – part of their new survey on...
Joann AndersonFeb 282 minIndependence Isn't the Same As Going It AloneI recently attended a Governance Institute conference, as a board member of Appalachian Regional Healthcare. The conference focused on...
Robert JonesFeb 152 minDr. Seuss and the Rural Nursing ShortageIn 1971, Dr. Seuss published The Lorax, an environmental fable about overusing a resource to the point that it disappears. For anyone...
Terry CardenFeb 32 minBrief/Case: Competing with Private Equity in Physician AlignmentAs almost everyone knows, there is an enormous amount of private equity activity in the healthcare industry, with particular focus being...
Hannah CrossJan 242 minFunding Opportunity for Behavioral Healthcare in Rural CommunitiesOn Jan. 18, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the availability of $13 million in funding to increase behavioral...
Robert JonesNov 18, 20212 minSaying "Thanks" to Rural Health LeadersIt's National Rural Health Day, and we're making good on our four-part commitment to help publicize the #powerofrural. Our partners have...
Robert JonesOct 29, 20215 min5 Questions with ... Teryl EisingerWhat does it take to launch and maintain an effort like National Rural Health Day? Why does the recognition matter and what difference...
Robert JonesOct 21, 20211 minOur 4 Commitments to National Rural Health DayA big part of our mission at RHI is to raise awareness of the crisis in rural healthcare – a crisis that too often goes unnoticed in the...
Robert JonesOct 19, 20216 min5 Questions with ... Joann AndersonJoann Anderson, the longtime CEO at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton, NC, is one of the country's most outspoken...
Robert JonesSep 20, 20212 minStudy: Rural Hospital Closures Affect Mortality RatesWe hear constantly that rural hospital closures are accelerating, and those stories are generally accompanied by plenty of handwringing...
Robert JonesSep 8, 20215 min5 Questions with ... Ryan KellyAs the founder and CEO of Horizon Professional Services, Ryan Kelly helps to provide leadership to a wide variety of nonprofits and...
Dawn CarterSep 2, 20213 minOur 3D Approach to Cost SavingsDuplication, dead ends, and downtime can needlessly run up the cost of much-needed consulting services. Here’s how RHI avoids that trap...
Bob WilsonJun 21, 20212 minPutting Our Burden into ActionI have spent forty years in my professional life working with and representing rural community healthcare providers—hospitals and...
Bob WilsonJun 15, 20211 minBRIEFED: Washington Eyes Fix for Rural ACO's“Rural providers should have the same opportunities as their urban counterparts to participate in value-based payment models…” Glad to...
Dawn CarterJun 4, 20213 minSaving Rural Healthcare Access: Three Core RecommendationsAll too often these days, another rural hospital announces its closure. Even more disheartening than losing the blue “H” sign is that...