Management and Administration of Rural Health and Small Practices

Catalog description

This course will explore the essential aspects of managing healthcare in a rural community and offer strategies to address the common challenges faced by healthcare executives. Among the key topics will be measuring and managing rural care quality; developing strong relationships with physicians; effective communication and messaging; financing and funding rural healthcare; meeting demand for mental and behavioral health services; creating rural health clinics or federally qualified health centers; recognizing and addressing rural health inequity and responding to the rural healthcare crisis