Oklahoma Office of Rural Health

Location

Oklahoma City, OK
United States

Website
Oklahoma state Flex Program Website

Oklahoma State Flex Program

What is one Core Competency your state Flex Program is working on developing through Flex activities?

Core Competency: Strengthening Quality Reporting and Improvement

The Oklahoma Office of Rural Health (OORH) provides support in the area of quality improvement through hosting quarterly Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) webinars and onsite and virtual training Abstraction and Reporting Tool (CART) and QualityNet/HQR trainings. 
The OORH has recently started hosting regular Swing Bed webinars. The OORH selects specialists for all programmatic areas through a bid process. These services include case review, survey readiness training, and mock surveys.

What is one activity your state is funding through SHIP?

The Oklahoma Office of Rural Health is promoting and encouraging participating hospitals to continue to collect and report HCAHPS measures.

Type of OrganizationUniversity
Staffing (FTE)3
Number of CAHs39

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Organization Contacts

Corie Kaiser

State Office Director, Oklahoma
corie.kaiser@okstate.edu
(405) 945-8606

Corie has served as Oklahoma's State Office Director since 2011.

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Lara Brooks

Rural Health Analyst; Flex Coordinator, Oklahoma
lara.brooks@okstate.edu
(405) 945-8609

Lara has served as Oklahoma's Flex Coordinator since 2014.

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Pete Walton

Program Manager; SHIP Coordinator, Oklahoma
pete.walton@okstate.edu
(405) 945-8608

Pete has served as Oklahoma's SHIP Coordinator since 2013.

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Katie Bracaglia

Grant Coordinator
katie.bracaglia@okstate.edu

Katie has served with Oklahoma's SHIP and Flex Program since 2024.

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