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Webinar: How to Mitigate OBBBA Impacts

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is going to impact rural health hospitals and clinics by reducing the number of insured patients and more. And while the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) may offset some revenue losses, many hospitals and clinics will want to do more to manage the bill’s effects.

In this webinar, find practical ideas for how your rural hospital or clinic can mitigate the impacts of the OBBBA.

Key Webinar Takeaways

  • The benefit and reality of adding functional roles to help your hospital, clinic, and patients navigate the bill’s impacts
  • The benefits and challenges of adding new services to help increase and diversify revenues
  • Why now is the time to consider value-based care for revenue generation
  • Success stories of adding roles and services from real clinics and hospitals

Who Should Watch

This session is designed for leaders and decision-makers at:

  • Rural emergency hospitals (REH)
  • Critical access hospitals (CAH)
  • Rural health clinics (RHC)
  • Subsection (d) hospitals in a rural area
  • Sole community hospitals
  • Medicare-dependent, small rural hospitals
  • Low-volume hospitals
  • Federally qualified health centers (FQHC)
  • Community mental health centers
  • Rural opioid treatment centers
  • Rural certified community behavioral health clinics

Also ideal for: rural healthcare executives, revenue cycle leaders, and compliance officers.

MEET YOUR SPEAKERS

Brian Miller

Brian Miller

Brian Miller, CEO, Dewitt Hospital and Nursing Home, has more than 35 years of experience in the field of healthcare, including mental health, acute care and long-term care. The knowledge he’s gained covers the spectrum from admissions to the boardroom. For the past 7 years, he has been the CEO of Dewitt Hospital and Nursing Home. Brian and his wife of 34 years, Youlonda, raised two children – Dillon and Blair. During the past 16 years, Brian has also been a certified assistant high school baseball coach at Woodlawn High School. This relationship has produced 8 state championships. This brief history is a testament that Brian excels in challenging situations and looks for those opportunities.

Shane Grivich

Shane Grivich

Shane Grivich, MBA, cofounder and chief strategy officer (CSO) at ChartSpan Medical Technologies, the nation’s largest provider of CCM services and an Azalea partner. Shane has more than 20 years of experience both in medical device development and healthcare technology services.

Helen Williams

Helen Williams

Helen Williams, CPC, CPM, has more than 35 years of experience consulting for multiple specialties. She is versed at working with CAHs to improve and refine financial and operational workflows that maximize reimbursements and financial sustainability. She also has extensive experience with RHCs on development and conversion ranging from evaluating eligibility to facilitating certification and approval to training to remain compliant in and with billing and operational functions. In her role as senior healthcare consultant with Azalea, she offers valuable insights and guidance for specialty practices, hospitals, and rural health clinics.

Jose Valero

Jose Valero

Jose Valero, is a leader in healthcare analytics and financial management. He specializes in data-driven solutions for RHCs. For more than 25 years of experience, Jose has helped thousands of providers enhance reporting, billing, and operational efficiency. As the founder of dashboardMD Analytics, he helped RHCs improve compliance reporting and revenue optimization. Today Jose and dashboardMD are part of Azalea Health where Jose serves as vice president of solutions engineering and analytics.

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