This session provides a checklist of dozens of improvement approaches that can be successfully implemented at peer rural hospitals. Join the State Office of Rural Health and Texas Healthcare Trustees as we explore what works and what does not when examining your organization’s strategy and performance improvement plan.
Registration Pricing
Member/Non-Member: Complimentary
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Who should watch:
Rural hospital board members, trustees, executive leaders, and strategy teams who are responsible for evaluating organizational performance, navigating payment reform, and implementing practical, proven strategies to improve care delivery and financial sustainability.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify proven strategies and improvement initiatives that have been successfully implemented in peer rural hospitals.
- Evaluate the impact of shifting payment models and market dynamics on rural hospital operations and strategic planning.
- Understand the importance of aligning delivery systems with evolving payment systems, including value-based care and population health strategies.
- Explore practical approaches to operational efficiency, quality improvement, and primary care alignment as part of a performance improvement plan.
- Apply a strategic checklist to assess readiness and guide future planning efforts tailored to rural health care environments.
Continuing Education:
American College of Healthcare Executives
By attending the The New Future of Rural Healthcare: Strategies for Success Webinar, offered by Texas Healthcare Trustees, participants may earn up to 1.0 ACHE Qualified Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.
Certified Healthcare Trustees and Leaders Education
The Texas Healthcare Trustees designates this continuing certified healthcare trustee and leader education activity for up to 1.0 contact hours. For more information about the CHTL program, please contact THT at 512-465-1015.
Speaker
Eric K. Shell, CPA, MBA, Chairman, Stroudwater Associates
With a deep commitment to improving rural communities, Eric Shell is a recognized industry leader in guiding healthcare through its transition to population health. Over nearly 30 years in healthcare financial management and consulting, Eric’s passion for sustainable and accessible healthcare has helped hundreds of rural and community health systems enhance their financial and operational performance. As the industry shifts from fee-for-service reimbursement to value-based payment models, Eric and his team deliver strategic, financial, and operational improvement services to ensure community health systems continue to offer high-quality, local, and accessible patient care.
A respected speaker and educator, Eric frequently presents at national conferences on topics such as the future of healthcare, hospital financial and reimbursement strategies, and performance improvement. He has contributed to the development of a national program focused on rural hospital performance improvement and measurement, and has played a key role in creating new demonstration payment programs for frontier clinics and hospitals. Eric has served on the National Rural Health Association’s Rural Health Congress and Governmental Affairs Committee, as well as the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy’s Rural Hospital Issues Group.
Before joining Stroudwater, Eric was the Director of Finance and Administration for Rochester Community Individual Practice Association Inc., where he managed financial operations for a 2,500-provider community-based IPA. He also worked as a CPA at Arthur Andersen & Co. and at a local accounting firm.