Rural and critical access hospitals are operating with less room for error than they used to. Reimbursement changes, staffing shortages, growing reporting requirements, and cybersecurity risk are all putting pressure on the same operations and the same budget.
For many rural hospitals, the biggest financial risks are the ones nobody notices until they show up on a statement: workflow gaps, claim inefficiencies, and EHR systems that aren't tuned well.
This 45-minute webinar is a direct, outcomes-focused conversation between Cody Canon, Director of Healthcare IT at Intelligent Technical Solutions, and David Wright, Founder and CEO of Disruptive Innovators, joined by Michael Archuleta, CIO and HIPAA & Information Security Officer at Mt. San Rafael Hospital.
Cody brings nearly 30 years of operational experience inside live hospital environments, with documented outcomes in revenue recovery, EHR fixes, and AR reduction. David guides the conversation with healthcare industry experience and relationships across the sector. Michael adds a sitting CIO's perspective, running IT, security, and compliance for a rural, community-based hospital in real time.
What You'll Gain
- A grounded read on where your hospital stands financially and operationally, and what's actually driving it
- Specifics on where revenue leakage most commonly happens in hospital workflows
- A CIO's perspective on what running Healthcare IT, security, and compliance looks like day to day at a rural hospital
- A clear next step for moving from reactive IT support to a strategy tied to financial and clinical outcomes
Why Watch
Three Perspectives, One Conversation: Cody Canon covers revenue cycle and EHR fixes. David Wright brings cross-industry technology strategy. Michael Archuleta brings the CIO's seat at a rural hospital, covering IT operations, HIPAA, and information security.
Direct, No-Filler Format: 45 minutes, built around what rural hospital leaders need to act on, with time held for your questions.
Practical Next Steps: Leave with a clearer picture of what to prioritize, and where to go if you want help acting on it.
Who Should Watch
Rural and Critical Access Hospital executives and operational leaders responsible for protecting revenue, improving Healthcare IT performance, strengthening compliance, and building long-term operational resilience.
What You'll Learn
This 45-minute session covers the operational and financial realities rural hospitals need to address, and what a more strategic approach to Healthcare IT looks like in practice.
The conversation covers:
- The biggest operational and financial pressures rural hospitals are navigating today
- Why some rural hospitals are sustaining performance while others are struggling
- Where revenue leakage most commonly occurs within hospital workflows
- What corrective action looks like for workflow breakdowns and claim inefficiencies
- How EHR fixes and cleaner claims drive measurable financial outcomes
- Common issues with systems like Cerner CommunityWorks and how workflow corrections create fast, trackable improvement
- How cybersecurity and compliance support financial and operational resilience, from both a Healthcare IT and CIO perspective
- What it looks like to move from reactive IT support to a strategic partnership focused on clinical, financial, and compliance outcomes
You'll walk away with a grounded understanding of what rural hospital leaders can act on to strengthen revenue integrity and operational performance.
