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Where does Oklahoma rank Where does Oklahoma rank nationally for its health status nationally for its health status (1(1stst is best and 50 is best and 50thth is worst)? is worst)?

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1. 33rd

2. 43rd 3. 46th 4. 49th

1United Health Foundation. 2010. “America’s Health Rankings: 2010 Edition.”

Where does Oklahoma rank Where does Oklahoma rank nationally for its ratio of primary nationally for its ratio of primary

care physicians to total care physicians to total population?population?11

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1. 5th 2. 23rd 3. 39th 4. 49th


© 2009 Oklahoma State University

The Health Status of OklahomansThe Health Status of Oklahomans11

• 25% of the state’s population smokes (improving)

• 32% of the state’s population is considered obese (increasing)

• 16% of Oklahomans do not have health insurance (was improving)

• Dead last for the percent of the population that has had a recent dental visit

• Dead last for the percent of the population that meets its recommended intake of fruits and vegetables


What About Rural Oklahoma?What About Rural Oklahoma?

How many more people are there How many more people are there per primary care physician in rural per primary care physician in rural

Oklahoma compared to urban Oklahoma compared to urban Oklahoma?Oklahoma?

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1. 25% more2. 50% more3. 75% more4. 100% more


MissionMission

Our mission is to support the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences and its College of Osteopathic Medicine by seeking to improve healthcare in rural Oklahoma through:

Student education, Residency training, Research, Program applications, Advocacy, and Alliances with others who share our goals.


Presentation OverviewPresentation Overview

Center for Rural Health Departments and Program Areas

Medical Education Clinical Services Grants and Research Advocacy

Rural Medical EducationRural Medical Education

On average, approximately what % On average, approximately what % of all graduates from OSU-COM of all graduates from OSU-COM

have entered primary care have entered primary care following graduation?following graduation?

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1. 45%2. 55%3. 65%4. 75%

Approximately what % of Approximately what % of graduates from OSU-COM have graduates from OSU-COM have entered primary care following entered primary care following

graduation since 2006?graduation since 2006?

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Community Clinic Rotation SitesCommunity Clinic Rotation Sites20102010


Rural Clinic Rotation SitesRural Clinic Rotation Sites20102010


Community Hospital Rotation SitesCommunity Hospital Rotation Sites20102010


E.R. Rotation SitesE.R. Rotation Sites20102010


Medical EducationMedical Education

Pre-Doctoral Training in Primary Care Grant Medical School

Earlier exposure to rural practice Expanded rural rotations Expanded rural didactics Increased experiences with simulators

Residency Rural residency programs

Clinical ServicesClinical Services


Clinical ServicesClinical Services

Enid Clinic Primarily Medicare, Medicaid, and

SoonerCare

Grants and ResearchGrants and Research


Grant Funded ActivitiesGrant Funded Activities

Annual Grants State Office of Rural Health Area Health Education Center

Project GrantsHealth Information Technology


Grant Funded Activities - AnnualGrant Funded Activities - Annual

State Office of Rural Health State Office of Rural Health (SORH) Small Hospital Improvement Program

(SHIP) Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility

Program (FLEX)


Small Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP)

Eligibility Small (49 beds or less) Rural (outside of an MSA)

Authorized Expenditures Prospective payment systems (PPS); Value-based purchasing programs (VBP); Accountable care organizations (ACO); and Payment Bundling.



Flex Program Conversion to Critical Access Hospital (CAH)

status Support for Quality Improvement Support for Operational and Financial

Improvement Support for Health System Development and

Community Engagement

At most, how many beds may a At most, how many beds may a Critical Access Hospital have?Critical Access Hospital have?

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1. 102. 253. 504. 100

May a Critical Access Hospital May a Critical Access Hospital have an average length of stay have an average length of stay

of more than 96 hours?of more than 96 hours?

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1. Yes2. No

How much more money annually How much more money annually does a typical Oklahoma hospital does a typical Oklahoma hospital

make by converting to critical make by converting to critical access status?access status?

$42,071.00 $186,106.00 $227,449.00 $291,470.00

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1. $ 42,071.002. $ 186,106.003. $ 227,449.004. $ 291,470.00


Impact of CAH ConversionImpact of CAH Conversion

RN Lawler, GA Doeksen, and V Schott. Impact of Conversion to Critical Access Hospital Status for Oklahoma’s Rural Hospitals. The Journal of Rural Health. 2003.


Critical Access HospitalsCritical Access Hospitals

Flex Monitoring Team. Statewide Financial Performance of CAHs – Oklahoma, www.flexmonitoringteam.org/documents/BriefingPaper7_FinancialIndicators.pdf

http://www.flexmonitoringteam.org/documents/BriefingPaper7_FinancialIndicators.pdf



Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Model AHEC Program State Matching Funds??????? Geriatric Education Center Program


OSU Center for Rural Health’s Services and OSU Center for Rural Health’s Services and ActivitiesActivities

February 2010February 2010


Grant Funded Activities - ProjectGrant Funded Activities - Project

Health Information Technology USDA Distance Learning and

Telemedicine Grant Tobacco Tax Funding for

Telemedicine

ResearchResearch


ResearchResearch

State Effectiveness of rural medical training programs at

OSU State of the State’s Rural Health

National Gender and generational issues related to physician

recruitment and retention The efficacy of telemedicine in the provision of

mental health in rural areas

AdvocacyAdvocacy


Advocacy EffortsAdvocacy Efforts

Collaborative Response State

OOA National

AOA NRHA

Propose legislation React to proposed legislation Connect legislators and rural providers


Advocacy AgendaAdvocacy Agenda

State Medicaid reimbursement for telemedicine Reinstate funding for OkAHEC

National Retain increased reimbursement for primary

care physicians Interest-free loans for starting residency

programs in rural, underserved areas


Why should you consider a rural

practice?

After adjusting for cost of living, After adjusting for cost of living, who earns a higher income?who earns a higher income?

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1. Rural Physicians

2. Urban Physicians


Physician Incomes in Urban and Physician Incomes in Urban and Rural AreasRural Areas

Reschovsky JD, Staiti A. Physician Incomes in Rural and Urban America. Center for Studying Health System Change. 2005.

Who is more likely to be Who is more likely to be satisfied with being a primary satisfied with being a primary

care physician?care physician?

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1. Urban Physician2. Rural Physician


Physician Satisfaction in Urban and Physician Satisfaction in Urban and Rural AreasRural Areas

Urban Rural

Pressure to see more patients 74% 60%

Pressure to limit referrals 44% 32%

Pressure to limit treatment options 30% 15%

Satisfied with being a physician 79% 91%

The overall practice climate in my community is excellent/good

32% 47%

Luman K, Zweifler J, and Grumbach K. Physician Perceptions of Practice Environment and Professional Satisfaction in California: From Urban to Rural. The Journal of Rural Health. Summer 2007.

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