Event Overview
In today’s rural healthcare environment, CAHs face mounting pressures from rising labor costs, declining margins, and shifting reimbursement models. Financial stability requires more than short-term cost-cutting — it demands a proactive, data-driven approach to optimize operations, capture all available revenue, and strategically position for sustainability. This session will explore actionable strategies CAHs can implement immediately to improve cash flow, strengthen margins, and build resilience.
12 - 1:30 p.m. CT
- Identify the most pressing financial challenges and risk factors facing Critical Access Hospitals today.
- Apply proven strategies to optimize labor productivity, strengthen service line margins, and enhance revenue capture.
- Examine opportunities to leverage the 340B program, swing beds, and rural health clinic optimization for financial benefit.
- Analyze quick-win initiatives that can improve cash flow and reduce unnecessary expenses within 90 days.
- Implement a framework for ongoing monitoring of key financial and operational performance indicators to support long-term sustainability.