Oklahoma Resources
Enhancing Primary Care Capacity for Cardiovascular Disease Management Through the ECHO+ Model: A Multistate Rural Collaboration Among West Virginia, Arkansas, and Oklahoma
Examines quality of care and clinician capacity impacts of the ECHO+ cardiovascular disease (CVD) tele-education course, which included asynchronous pre-recorded lectures and a quality improvement learning collaborative for 41 rural primary care providers in West Virginia, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Provides data on ECHO+ impacts on CVD quality indicators, patient outcomes, and participant feedback.
Author(s): Dru Ricci, Hannah Schmitt, Heidi Ngov, et al.
Citation: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 16
Date: 09/2025
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Examines quality of care and clinician capacity impacts of the ECHO+ cardiovascular disease (CVD) tele-education course, which included asynchronous pre-recorded lectures and a quality improvement learning collaborative for 41 rural primary care providers in West Virginia, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Provides data on ECHO+ impacts on CVD quality indicators, patient outcomes, and participant feedback.
Author(s): Dru Ricci, Hannah Schmitt, Heidi Ngov, et al.
Citation: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 16
Date: 09/2025
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Transforming School-Based Telehealth through Rural Partnerships
Webinar recording discusses how Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center implemented a school-based telemedicine program to improve access to care in rural and low-income Oklahoma communities. Details challenges and lessons learned related to billing and policy development, communication with parents, and partnerships with rural school nurses and administrators. Transcript available below the video description.
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Author(s): Tiffany Griffis
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organization: Heartland Telehealth Resource Center
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Webinar recording discusses how Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center implemented a school-based telemedicine program to improve access to care in rural and low-income Oklahoma communities. Details challenges and lessons learned related to billing and policy development, communication with parents, and partnerships with rural school nurses and administrators. Transcript available below the video description.
Additional links: Presentation Slides
Author(s): Tiffany Griffis
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organization: Heartland Telehealth Resource Center
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NCHS Urban–Rural Classification Scheme for Counties in Oklahoma, 2023
Map showing the rural and urban status of Oklahoma's counties, utilizing the six-level classification system developed by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State University Center for Rural Health
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Map showing the rural and urban status of Oklahoma's counties, utilizing the six-level classification system developed by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State University Center for Rural Health
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Summer EBT in Indian Country: A Report on Tribal Success, Barriers, and Best Practices
Examines the implementation of the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer EBT) program in the Chickasaw and Cherokee Nations that are located in Oklahoma. Discusses the program's impact on food insecurity in Tribal communities and how to improve participation in the future.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organizations: Food Research & Action Center, Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative
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Examines the implementation of the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer EBT) program in the Chickasaw and Cherokee Nations that are located in Oklahoma. Discusses the program's impact on food insecurity in Tribal communities and how to improve participation in the future.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organizations: Food Research & Action Center, Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative
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Oklahoma Health Professional Shortage Areas: Primary Care (Scores)
County-level map depicting Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) scores using Oklahoma State Department of Health data. Denotes low-income populations and geographic designations.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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County-level map depicting Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) scores using Oklahoma State Department of Health data. Denotes low-income populations and geographic designations.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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Formative Evaluation of a Grocery Store-Based Nutrition Incentive Program in a Primarily Rural State
Analyzes nutrition incentive programs (NIPs) that incentivize the purchase of fruits and vegetables and their implementation in grocery stores. Reports on a formative evaluation of NIPs in Oklahoma and discusses implementation challenges. Focuses on program issues that may emerge in a mostly rural state such as employee training, increased personnel needs, and communication between NIP program and retailers.
Author(s): Christopher S. Moghaddami, Marianna S. Wetherill, Richard Comeau, Leslie Young, Mary B. Williams
Citation: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 35(4)
Date: 11/2024
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Analyzes nutrition incentive programs (NIPs) that incentivize the purchase of fruits and vegetables and their implementation in grocery stores. Reports on a formative evaluation of NIPs in Oklahoma and discusses implementation challenges. Focuses on program issues that may emerge in a mostly rural state such as employee training, increased personnel needs, and communication between NIP program and retailers.
Author(s): Christopher S. Moghaddami, Marianna S. Wetherill, Richard Comeau, Leslie Young, Mary B. Williams
Citation: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 35(4)
Date: 11/2024
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Expanding Rural Access – Key Insights from Implementing Telehealth Access Points Across Oklahoma
A recorded webinar that discusses the implementation of 5 telehealth access points in Oklahoma. Provides lessons learned and potential strategies to improve future telehealth services. Transcript available below description.
Author(s): Samuel Karns
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Heartland Telehealth Resource Center
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A recorded webinar that discusses the implementation of 5 telehealth access points in Oklahoma. Provides lessons learned and potential strategies to improve future telehealth services. Transcript available below description.
Author(s): Samuel Karns
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Heartland Telehealth Resource Center
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An REH Conversion Story: Harper County Hospital
Profiles Oklahoma's Harper County Hospital and its transition from a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) to a Rural Emergency Hospital (REH). Summarizes an interview with Kevin O'Brien, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Harper County Hospital, regarding the experience of converting to REH status. Covers the hospital's financial position before conversion, including limitations to being a county-owned hospital; the exploration of the REH designation; and the financial and operational impacts of the REH designation, including services added by the hospital after the conversion.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Redesign Center
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Profiles Oklahoma's Harper County Hospital and its transition from a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) to a Rural Emergency Hospital (REH). Summarizes an interview with Kevin O'Brien, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Harper County Hospital, regarding the experience of converting to REH status. Covers the hospital's financial position before conversion, including limitations to being a county-owned hospital; the exploration of the REH designation; and the financial and operational impacts of the REH designation, including services added by the hospital after the conversion.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Redesign Center
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Aging Our Way: Oklahoma's Multisector Plan on Aging
Highlights results from 2023 listening sessions and a survey on aging in Oklahoma. Offers recommendations for challenges identified such as access to services, housing, transportation, workforce, wellness, and more. Outlines steps for implementing plan recommendations. Discusses rural-specific issues throughout.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma Human Services
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Highlights results from 2023 listening sessions and a survey on aging in Oklahoma. Offers recommendations for challenges identified such as access to services, housing, transportation, workforce, wellness, and more. Outlines steps for implementing plan recommendations. Discusses rural-specific issues throughout.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma Human Services
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Quality of Care in the SoonerCare Program, 2024
Reports on access, use, and effectiveness of care for Oklahoma's Medicaid program enrollees. Appendix A provides detailed rural/urban breakdowns on compliance with immunizations, cancer screenings, medication management, and more.
Date: 04/2024
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma Health Care Authority
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Reports on access, use, and effectiveness of care for Oklahoma's Medicaid program enrollees. Appendix A provides detailed rural/urban breakdowns on compliance with immunizations, cancer screenings, medication management, and more.
Date: 04/2024
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma Health Care Authority
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