Oregon Rural Health Conference
The 40th Annual Oregon Rural Health Conference
Save the Date - 40th Annual Oregon Rural Health Conference in 2023, Sunriver, October 11 – 13, 2023.
Proposals will be accepted by May 30, 2023.
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Past ORH Conferences
The 39th Annual Oregon Rural Health Conference - Thank you to the 47 speakers, 27 partners, and 275 attendees of the 39th Annual Oregon Rural Health Conference, held at Sunriver Resort from October 12 – 14, 2022.
2022 Presentations
The Rural Health Landscape
Alan Morgan, NRHA President
Building Community Infrastructure to Address Social Determinants of Health and Equity Through Community Information Exchange (CIE)
Jennifer Gustafson, CCM, CGAC II Manager, Compliance, AllCare Health
Care Compare Methodology Changes & Response for Agile Improvement
Meg Linza, MSN, RN, CPHQ - Director of Quality, Risk, Clinical Education, & Employee Health, & Brett Byers, BSN, RN, CPHQ - Quality Nurse Specialist
Increasing Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Workforce in Eastern Oregon: Outcomes, Lessons Learned & Next Steps
Meredith Lair, Executive Director at Northeast Oregon Area Health Education Center (NEOAHEC) & Patricia Barfield, PhD., Assistant Professor of Nursing, OHSU School of Nursing, La Grande campus
Achieving Quadruple Aim: Rethinking Our Organizational Operating Systems to Become More People Positive and Complexity-Conscious
Orion Falvey, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Orchid Health
How to Move Your Practice to a More Value-Based Payment Model
Bill Roller, Orchid Health
Project ECHO and a Rural Advisory Panel: Tools to Help Create a Community Health Infrastructure in Rural Oregon
Maggie McDonnell, MPH - Oregon ECHO Network (OEN) Director; Project Director of HEAL-OR & Kate McKenna, MD, One Community Health
The Intersection of Oral and Behavioral Health Services at AllCare
Laura McKeane, EFDA, Director of Oral Health Services at AllCare & Kelli Beaumont, EPDH at Capitol Dental Care
Project Firstline: Infection Control in Health Care
Judith Guzman-Cotrill, DO - Pediatric Infectious Diseases Contractor for Oregon Health Authority COVID-19 Response and HAI Program
Building a CAH Quality Network to Enrich Peer-to-Peer Learning and Connections
Stacey Karvoski, Quality Improvement Director and Risk Manager, Wallowa Memorial Hospital; Meg Linza, Director, Quality, Clinical Education, & Employee Health, Columbia Memorial Hospital; Barbara Snyder, Quality and Risk Manager, Southern Coos Hospital; Stacie Rothwell, Field Services Program Manager, ORH
Rural Public Health - Challenges and Opportunities
Michael Baker, PhD. Public Health Director at Jefferson County Public Health
Broadband in Rural Oregon
Representative Pam Marsh, Oregon State Legislature; Didgette McCracken, OSU Extension Service/Cyber Mills Nonprofit; Dr. Time Powell, CEO at Evergreen Family Medicine
HEART: Healing Ethno-Racial Trauma: A Culturally Designed Model for Trauma Informed Care
Trevor Whitbread, MA, MS, Marriage & Family Therapy Associate, South Lane Mental Health
Public Health, CCOs, and Providers Working Together
KC Bolton, MA, MHA, CEO, Aviva Health; Robert Dannenhoffer, MD, Public Health Officer, Douglas County, Chief Health Strategist for Douglas Public Health Network, Pediatrician, Aviva Health; Teresa Mutschler, MS, Executive Director, Douglas Public Health Network
Healing After Disaster - Guide with Support
Lucy Zammarelli, MA - Supervisor, Lane County HHS and Human Services Liaison for the McKenzie Valley Wildfire Response
Crisis de Nuestro Bienestar: Latino Mental Health Barriers & Recommendations in Oregon
Commissioner Irma Linda Castillo, MS; Commissioner Melina Moran, FNP; Commissioner Josefina Riggs
Pathways for Diversifying and Increasing the Number of Health Professional Learners in Oregon
Dr. Eric Wiser, Interim Director, Oregon AHEC; Meredith Lair, Executive Director, at Northeast Oregon Area Health Education Center (NEOAHEC); Shellene Dougherty, BS, M.Ed., Samaritan Health Services; Stephanie Leapaldt, BS, MAT, St. Charles Health System; Hailey Hulse, BS, NEOAHEC
A Comprehensive Plan for Aging - Making Oregon an Age Friendly State
Keren Brown Wilson PhD. CEO Age+; Stephanie Hooper, President, Age+
Community Collaborations: Reaching Vulnerable Populations Through Partnerships
Rylie Tiffin, Region 2 Testing Coordinator, Santiam Hospital & Clinics SCoPE Lab
The Role of Rural Facilities in Educating the Workforce
Dr. Eric Wiser, Interim Director Oregon AHEC; Dr. Joyce Hollander-Rodriguez, Program Director, Cascades East; Dr. Lesley Ogden, CEO Samaritan North Lincoln & Pacific Communities Hospital
Rural Health Clinic Workshop 2022
PRESENTATIONS
Washington Update
Nathan Baugh, BA, Executive Director, National Association of Rural Health Clinics (NARC)
Preparing for Your RHC Survey
Janis McDowell, RN, BSN, MA, Patient Safety Surveyor, Oregon Health Authority
Tools: Medical Record Review, Personnel Record Review, RHC Entrance Needs List, RHC Walk Through Check List, Rural Health Clinic Survey Worksheet
Understanding Commingling in an RHC
Charles A. James, Jr., President and CEO, North American HMS
Value-Based Care in the RHC
Charles A. James, Jr., President and CEO, North American HMS
Getting Back to Normal: What to Expect After the PHE Ends
Jeff Harper, inQuiseek, LLC Consulting
Strategizing with New RHC Payment Regulations
Katie Jo Raebel, CPA, Partner-Health Care Practice, Wipfli LLP
RHC Medicare Billing Update
Patty Harper, RHIA, CHTS-IM, CHT-PW, CHC, CEO inQuiseek, LLC Consulting
Rural Health care Workforce:
Recruitment for Retention: Top Strategies
Michelle Varcho, Director of Operations and Education Outreach, 3RNET
Media
Provider Incentive Programs and How They Can Help with Recruitment and Retention
Bill Pfunder, Program Manager, Incentive Programs, ORH
Stacee Reed, Program Manager, Recruitment & Retention, ORH
Media
Rural Health Clinic Workshop
Exploring New RHC Scheduling Models to Improve Patient Access
Patty Harper, RHIA, CHTS-IM, CHT-PW, CEO, InQuiseek, LLC
Media
Intro to Workforce at the Oregon Office of Rural Health
Bill Pfunder, Program Manager, Incentive Programs, ORH
Stacee Reed, Program Manager, Recruitment & Retention, ORH
Media
A Prescription for Your Clinic: What’s the Best Option?
Katie Jo Raebel, CPA, Partner-Health Care Practice, Wipfli LLP
Media
Washington Update
Nathan Baugh, Director of Government Affairs for the National Association of Rural Health Clinics (NARHC)
Media
Community Health Workers (CHW): Roles and Partnerships in Rural Healthcare
Liberty Avila, MS, Executive Director, Northeast Oregon Network (NEON)
Shannon Cleveland, CHW, Grande Ronde Hospital
Jim Sheely, MSW, LCSW, Grande Ronde Hospital
Media
Advanced RHC Billing 2021
Charles James, Jr., President and CEO, North American HMS
Media
Understanding the RHC Program Evaluation
Charles James, Jr., President and CEO, North American HMS
Media
Is Your RHC Survey Ready?
Janis McDowell, BNS, MA, RN, Patient Safety Surveyor, OHA
Media
ORH Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF) Project
Anne Mitchell, Sky High Consulting
Rachel Weinstein, Sky High Consulting
Media
Oregon Health Authority RHC Billing and Coding
Jennifer Smith, MPA, Safety Net Clinics Program Manager, OHA
Media