Leading through advocacy, education, and relationships
Events
EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY
CCM as a Strategic Initiative
February 11, 2026 - Noon
Kristen Ogden, The Compliance Team
Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/UgjgDqSIQ3CBk_6QO8l4ZQ
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Medicare Rural Health Overview
February 25, 2026 - Noon
Presented by Medicare
Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/y234BQevSeWNSr1dhN3fKA
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Quarterly Advocacy Update
March 11, 2026
11:00 a.m.
Join us for a 30 minute rural health update
Presented by Carly Salamone, Advocacy Chair, Ohio Rural Health Association
Register at: Quarterly Advocacy Update | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams
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Behavioral Health: Leveraging RHCs to Expand an Essential Service
Presented by Rob Bloom and Nicole Thorell, Wintergreen
March 11, 2026
Noon
Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/VKsXckReSN2-rpW02x5jpQ
Rural communities continue to experience deficits with access to behavioral and mental health services. With changes brought forth in the CY 2022 Physician Fee Schedule, Rural Health Clinics can now provide and receive reimbursement for distant site tele-behavioral health services. This presentation focuses on how to leverage RHCs and their new reimbursement methodology to expand behavioral health services.
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Interface: How Primary Care and Hospital Operations Can Work Together
April 29, 2026 – Noon
Presented by Jonathan Pantenburg, Wintergreen
Register at: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/312081f1-47dc-42f5-b5b5-6f5139b1a3ec@301793ac-63f6-47dd-be22-9f2fec8db5a2
Hospital and primary care delivery models ideally are symbiotic, efficient and jointly tied to the organization’s mission. CCM, TCM and BHI programs serve as the operational tools to reimburse providers for the implementation of care management and behavioral health services in rural communities. This presentation outlines the optimal delivery system and patient care programs that demonstrate how primary care and hospital operations can be complementary.
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Expanding Access: Specialty Provider Services
May 13, 2026
Noon
Presented by Rob Bloom, Wintergreen
Rural hospitals have a range of options to expand access to specialty services including an employment model, professional service agreements, visiting clinics and increasingly, telemedicine. Each option brings with it unique billing, reimbursement and alignment challenges and opportunities. This presentation reviews a hospital’s portfolio of specialty care options in terms of priorities, contracting, billing and clinical integration.
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ORHA Advocacy Update
June 10, 2026
11:00 a.m.
30 minute update
Presented by Carly Salamone, Advocacy Chair, ORHA
Register at: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0281c421-4b1f-43db-bbae-2054bbe9b8fe@301793ac-63f6-47dd-be22-9f2fec8db5a2
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Billing and Ohio Medicaid Wrap Payment
June 10, 2026
Presented by Wintergreen
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ORHA Advocacy Update
30 Minute Update
September 9, 2026
11:00 a.m.
Presented by Carly Salamone, Advocacy Chair, ORHA
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ORHA Advocacy Update
30 Minute Update
December 2, 2026
11:00 a.m.
Presented by Carly Salamone, Advocacy Chair, ORHA
Dates and Programming are subject to change
Regional Stakeholder Meetings
Stakeholder meetings are held across the state; they are an essential piece of our advocacy, education, and relationship efforts.
Our virtual meetings will bring people together to have a conversation about improved access to care. During a 1.5-hour interactive meeting, participants will rank the feasibility and impact of evidence-based solutions to address access to care. From these meetings, ORHA will identify top priorities for the state to implement to support the Ohio Rural Health Improvement Plan.
Please watch for registration information.
Phone: 567-712-0697
Ohio Department of Health – State Office of Rural Health
National Rural Health Association
