| 8:45 am |
Welcome |
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Laura Tobler, National Conference of State Legislatures, Colorado |
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Marcia Brand , HRSA’s Office of Rural Health Policy, Maryland |
| 9:00 - 10:30 am |
State Offices of Rural Health: State Options and Best Practices |
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Moderator: Marcia Brand, HRSA's Office of Rural Health Policy, Maryland |
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Speakers: |
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Health-Department-Based: Torlen Wade, Director, North Carolina Office of Rural Health
and Research Demonstration |
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University-Based: Lisa Davis, Director, Pennsylvania State Office of Rural Health |
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Not-For-Profit Based: John Barnas, Director, Michigan Center for Rural Health |
| 10:30 - 10:45 am |
Break |
| 10:45 - Noon |
The Flex Program: Critical Access Hospitals and the Communities They Serve |
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Moderator: Tom Morris, HRSA's Office of Rural Health Policy, Maryland |
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Speakers: |
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Partnerships: Dorie Tschudy, Cristical Access Hospital Program Coordinator,
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals |
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Medicaid: Torlen Wade, Director, North Carolina Office of Rural Health and Research Demonstration |
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Quality Improvement: John Barnas, Director, Michigan Center for Rural Health |
| 12:00 - 1:00 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:15 - 2:15 PM |
Resources for Rural Hospitals: Accessing Capital and Workforce |
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Moderator: Jerry Coopey, HRSA's Office of Rural Health Policy, Maryland |
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Speakers: |
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Glenn Walden, Director, The Guaranty Loan Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
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Charles Davis, Asset Management Officer, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
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Tim Skinner, Executive Director, National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network, Wisconsin
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| 2:15 - 3:00 pm |
Health Information Technology |
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Moderator: Cheryl Austein Cassnoff, HRSA's Office of Rural Health Policy, Maryland |
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Speaker: |
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Susan Christensen, Senior Advisor, Health Information Technology, Agency for Health Research
and Quality, Maryland |
| 3:00 - 3:30 pm |
Questions, Wrap Up, Adjournment |
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Convened by NCSL with Support from:
The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration’s Office of Rural Health Policy
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