2 / 16 / 2021
Part Six: Board Education I once had the opportunity to hear a legendary, now since-retired hospital CEO-turned-university professor give a presentation to a group of Critical Access Hospital boards with...
2 / 8 / 2021
Part Five: Telepharmacy As I travel to rural communities and learn more about how they operate, one constant challenge I see is related to in-house pharmacies for Critical Access Hospitals...
2 / 1 / 2021
Part Four: Telehealth With the introduction of COVID-19 into our world, providers have been scrambling to develop alternatives to people coming into the office to be seen. The government cleared...
1 / 26 / 2021
Part Three: Strategic Planning One of the most common practices I see in rural hospitals is using the budget as the organization’s strategic plan, whether intentionally or by default. However,...
1 / 18 / 2021
Part Two: Physician Demand Analysis Many leaders in rural communities do not bother conducting a physician demand analysis since the populations are so small and the supply of physicians so...
1 / 13 / 2021
Introduction I have had the good fortune to work in and with hospitals ranging in size and scope, from 25-bed Critical Access Hospitals to regional, tertiary medical centers of more...
