Inpatient admissions are declining in many of the rural hospitals we work with. When we take a closer look at their inpatient census, and ask questions about how they determine who to admit and who to transfer, we commonly find most hospitals don’t have formal guidelines to help determine which patients should be admitted and which patients they should transfer.
Bishop and Smith strengthen Stroudwater’s existing team with their expertise and experience in healthcare management, patient services and experience, quality improvement and clinical professional development.
Stroudwater Associates, the nation’s leading source for strategic, operational, financial, and clinical strategy for rural and community healthcare, has announced the addition of Kathi Fortin, MPH, as Stroudwater’s State Contract Coordinator.
Nearly half of all dispensed opioid prescriptions come from primary care clinics and practices, placing primary care at the center of both the problem and solution. These healthcare facilities need a roadmap to improve opioid management of chronic pain patients and a way to reduce reliance on long-term opioid therapy as a primary treatment for chronic pain.
To learn more about Stroudwater’s Opioid Management Program, read our recent blog article.
The Rural Hospitals white paper details how rural and Critical Access Hospitals can remain viable in the ever-changing healthcare system.
Stroudwater Associates has partnered with The National Rural Health Association (NRHA), a national nonprofit membership organization with more than 21,000…
Stroudwater Associates is pleased to announce that Lindsay Corcoran, Senior Consultant, has been selected by the Federal Health Resources and…
Stroudwater Associates, the nation’s leading source for strategic, operational, financial, and clinical strategy for rural and community healthcare, welcomes Christie…
Stroudwater Associates Board Chair, Eric Shell, was recently featured on a Diagnosing Health Care Podcast. During this episode, Eric and…
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Join us for our 3rd annual virtual conferences that include clinical, financial, operational, and strategic best practices.
Our team will share how to implement these best practices as well as spotlight case study presentations from CAHs in the participating states.
