Volume 49

A Rural Vaccine for the Medicare Advantage Pandemic?   Health Connect Success Highlighted at TORCH Conference   RHIA Rocks at the NRHA Critical Access Hospital Conference   A Rural Vaccine for the Medicare Advantage Pandemic? Patient education and local advocacy can be effective antigens By Brant Couch (Note: This article Read more…

Volume 47

  A Model for Making Rural Stronger in Your State     Supreme Court Cases That May Impact Employers in 2023     U.S. Faces Shortage of Mental Health Professionals A Model for Making Rural Stronger in Your State Texas program a collaboration success story \ by Brant Couch   Read more…

Volume 46

Avoiding Cyber Insurance Claim Denials   New Features We’re Excited About   Understanding “Quiet Quitting” Trend   Avoiding Cyber Insurance Claim Denials A growing concern in the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape by Krista Adamson, CIC, CISR   The need for cyber insurance has never been greater. Getting the best coverage has Read more…

Volume 45

How Rural Hospitals are Winning the War on Employee Retention Uvalde Memorial Hospital Wins TORCH Light Award DOL Issues Guidance on FMLA and Mental Health Conditions How to Prepare Your Business For an Active Shooter What You Should Know About Monkeypox How Rural Hospitals are Winning the War on Employee Read more…

Volume 43

Need a Simple Remedy for Cyber Security Burnout?   CHIC Keeps Laying Golden Eggs   Direct Contracts Improve Employee and Bottom-Line Health   Need a Simple Remedy for Cyber Security Burnout? By Krista Adamson, CIC, CISR | Practice Leader: Property and Casualty It’s not your fault if you’re tired of Read more…

Volume 42

TRUE GRIT ISSUE   The Economics of Perseverance   Georgia “Lone Ranger” Finds Friends in Texas   2021 EBHR Survey – Attraction and Retention Benchmarking Overview   U.S. Supreme Court Rejects ACA Challenge   The Economics of Perseverance By Brant Couch, CIC, CPA The science of economics is the study Read more…

Volume 41

Contents RURAL HOSPITALS DISCOVER PANDEMIC SILVER LINING HILL COUNTRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WINS TORCH LIGHT AWARD 5 TIPS FOR TALKING ABOUT COVID – 19 VACCINES WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY RURAL HOSPITALS DISCOVER PANDEMIC SILVER LINING Panel of CEOs Identify 6 Great Outcomes from a Not-So-Great Year by Brant Couch “Rural medicine Read more…

Volume 40

COVID crisis will eclipse any changes to ACA 5 Mental Health Employee Benefits Trends for 2021 Cyber Wars on the Rural Frontlines COVID crisis will eclipse any changes to ACA Changes to the ACA may be of little consequence in 2021 By Brant Couch, CIC, CPA Little has changed with Read more…

Volume 39

Contents   Tales from the Cyber War Trenches   CSI: Mayberry Hospital   Cybercrime and Benefits Plans   Tales from the Cyber War Trenches Evolving attacks do more than digital damage By Brant Couch, CIC, CPA “If we ever have to pay a ransom, I will cut my throat.” – Read more…

Volume 38

Contents   True Grit in the Face of a Pandemic   It’s happening again! HealthSure Welcomes New Team Member: Michael Patti   DOL Releases More Q&As on Workplace Laws and Coronavirus   Cyber War Survivors Tell Their Tale   True Grit in the Face of a Pandemic Three Rural Hospitals, Read more…