29th Annual MRHA Conference Resources

Thank you for attending the 29th Annual Mississippi Rural Health Association Conference.
This page will contain important resources for the conference.


General Conference Information

Original Dates and Times

November 20 | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
(Pre-Conference) Rural Health Clinic Workshop

November 21-22
Main Conference. Registration will begin at 8:00 AM each day.

Agenda

Conference Booklet – The booklet contains the full agenda, speaker bios, and sponsor / exhibitor information. 

Agenda of CE Sessions – This highlights the Sessions that will award Nursing Contact Hours


CE Information

7 Hours of CE will be awarded. Nursing Contact Hours, Nursing Home Administrator, & ACHE Continuing Education Units will be offered.

Please complete the Annual Conference Survey and Evaluation to receive your certificate. Certificates will be emailed to the participants within 14 days of the completion of the survey and evaluation.


Recordings

Day 1
Track 1 / Main Session

Track 2
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Day 2
Main Session


Presentations


Pre Conference Workshop

RHC Billing and Coding Update – John Burns, ArchPro Coding

Final Rule to the PFS as it Pertains to RHCs – Jeff Harper, InQuiseek Consulting

RHC Regulatory Compliance: The Impact on Patient Care and Safety – Christy Stewart, The Compliance Team


Plenary Sessions

Keynote Presentation: Navigating the Financial Frontier: Transforming Rural Healthcare, One Community at a Time – Quentin Whitwell

Plenary Session 1: Patient Advocacy in Diabetes Care: A Journey of Listening and Empowerment – Lorie Mills

Plenary Session 2: Seeking Solutions for the Maternal Health Crisis: Development of Community-Based FM-OB Training Programs – Dr. Melissa Stephens

Plenary Session 3: Embracing the Changes to a Successful Intensive Outpatient Program – Melissa Sawyer, RN, MPH


Track 1

How RPM Can Benefit RHCs and Communities – Dr. Xiaoxu Kang

Driving Increased Revenue Through Billable Care Management Programs – Brandy Hoell, MSN, RN, CCM

Implementation of TeleCritical Care in Two Critical Care Access Hospitals in Mississippi – Dr. Andrew Wilhelm

Addressing Hospital Financial Headwinds Through Clinical Revenue Cycle Redesign – Glenn Krauss RHIA, CCS & Keith Stokes, MD

Struggles and Opportunities of Mississippi’s Critical Access Hospitals – Steve Marinelli


Track 2

Balancing Patient Care and Education at the Jackson Free Clinic – Kaitlyn Barber

Vaping and Our Youth: Understanding and Addressing the Teenage Epidemic – Beverly Johnson

The Changing Landscape of Rural Oral Health: Policy and Innovations – Piper Martin and Zil Joyce Romero

Addressing Rural Food Insecurity Through Community Lead Program Design: Lessons from the MS Delta – Natalie Minton & Sophie Hathaway