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Sponsors and Exhibitors
We welcome the following associations, organizations, and vendors to the 2021 Ohio Rural Health Conference. Learn more about how their organizations affect the rural health of your communities. Visit our sponsor and exhibitor websites and feel free to reach out to the organization's contact person with any questions.
Gold Sponsors
Kate Hill, VP Clinical Services
THE COMPLIANCE TEAMkhill@thecomplianceteam.org
The Compliance Team accreditation organization is currently accrediting Rural Health Clinics using its Real Time Remote™ (RtR) virtual survey process, approved by Medicare for use during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Becky Sanders
Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Centerbsanders@indianarha.org
The Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Center (UMTRC) provides a comprehensive set of telehealth clinical and technical assistance services, creating lasting value to healthcare providers. Key resources include telehealth reimbursement, telehealth policy, and development of sustainable telehealth programs. The UMTRC region encompasses the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. The UMTRC is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (DHHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, which is part of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.
Jessica Ames, Outreach & Events Director
ANGEL FLIGHT EASTjessames@angelflighteast.org
The mission of Angel Flight East is to provide free air transportation to qualified patients and their families by arranging flights to distant medical facilities, delivering supplies to disaster areas, and reuniting families during desperate times.
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Silver Sponsors
Ana Koerner
Healthifyakoerner@healthify.us
Healthify, in partnership with community organizations and health plans like CareSource, is building a social service referral network to address unmet social needs in order to improve health outcomes and reduce disparities. Healthify brings together community partners like food banks, workforce organizations, housing support agencies, behavioral health providers, and many other critical social care providers throughout the state. The network is powered by our online referral platform, which enables improved referral coordination and tracking and supports better collaboration between healthcare entities and community agencies.
Troy Brown
Chartis Grouptbrown@chartis.com
The Chartis Center for Rural Health delivers a rural-relevant framework through which leadership teams and frontline staff can better understand performance and initiate further clinical and financial improvement. The Chartis Group helps rural providers navigate a new era through network collaboration, strategic and operational advisory quality improvement, advanced analytics, and rural relevant research.
Exhibitors
Nora Lyons
Charitable Healthcare Networknlyons@charitablehealth.org
Charitable Healthcare Network's purpose (formerly the Ohio Association of Free Clinics) is to be the voice and connector for members by providing resources, education, and advocacy to strengthen and ensure quality health care for vulnerable individuals. The Charitable Healthcare Network is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. We do not provide direct health care services on-site but support those who do and can provide a referral to a health clinic. Free clinic services vary but may include: primary care, prescription assistance, dental, vision, behavioral health, and other specialties.
Becky Sanders
Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Centerbsanders@indianarha.org
The Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Center (UMTRC) provides a comprehensive set of telehealth clinical and technical assistance services, creating lasting value to healthcare providers. Key resources include telehealth reimbursement, telehealth policy, and development of sustainable telehealth programs. The UMTRC region encompasses the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. The UMTRC is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (DHHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, which is part of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.
David Kline
Northern Kentucky Universitydavid.kline@apdegrees.com
At Northern Kentucky University, we are committed to delivering innovative online nursing programs and certificate programs that are designed to empower you to advance your professional nursing practice and transform healthcare. That's why we offer affordable nursing and healthcare programs with multiple start dates and accelerated, 100% online coursework to fit your schedule.
Carole Harwood
Ohio Mental Health & Addiction Servicescharwood@neomed.edu
With the right treatment and support, people with serious mental illness can and do get better. They finish high school, graduate from college, find employment, enjoy long-term relationships and families of their own, volunteer, live independently, and more. The opportunities for living a quality life are much greater if they receive Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC), a multi-disciplinary, team-based, outpatient treatment approach, as soon as possible after symptoms begin. The Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services supports CSC programs at community mental health centers throughout Ohio, in partnership with experts from the BeST Center at NEOMED and the EPICENTER at OSU.
Lauren Prieboy
American College of Educationlauren.prieboy@ace.edu
We’re dedicated to providing affordable education options to advance your nursing career. Our CCNE-accredited online programs use evidence-based innovation to educate and inspire nursing students to become exceptional care providers, educators, and leaders. And although we’re high tech, we’re still high touch. Students always have support from faculty and from each other as they navigate their program.
Phone: 567-712-0697
Funders & Partners
Ohio Department of Health – State Office of Rural Health
National Rural Health Association
Ohio Department of Health – State Office of Rural Health
National Rural Health Association
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