Events
- NCTRC Webinar - Increasing Access to Specialist Expertise in Rural Maine Via Virtual Curbside Consults March 25, 2026 2:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) Hosted by: Northeast Telehealth Resource Center (NETRC) Presented by: Mary Butler-Fleming, COO; Community Care Partnerships of Maine This presentation will describe how Community Care Partnership of Maine, a 22-member clinically integrated network and accountable care organization, leverages synchronous virtual curbside consultations to improve access to specialist expertise for rural primary care teams. It will explain the model (real-time, secure PCP-to-specialist advice), why it is especially valuable for ultra-rural sites and new-to-practice NPs/PAs, and how it supports success in value-based payment models and accomplishes the quadruple aim. It will also share outcomes and lessons learned—such as high provider satisfaction, avoided referrals and ED visits, and challenges in measuring savings across payers/EMRs—along with priorities for sustainability and future enhancements (including deeper longitudinal collaboration, AI decision support, payer collaborations, and grant subsidization). .
- ATA Nexus 2026: Digital-Native Care Activation May 12-15, 2026 Digital health isn’t a question anymore, it’s a movement. After years of pilots, proof-of-concepts, and building the infrastructure, the tech works, the teams are ready, and the evidence proves digital care delivers. Now the challenge is scaling — smartly, sustainably, and in the face of reimbursement uncertainties, economic pressures, and evolving policies.
- NRHA Annual Rural Health Conference May 19-22, 2026 Join NRHA and hundreds of rural health leaders from across the country in Southern California to help raise the standard for rural health with over 80 innovative, practical, and cost-saving sessions and much more.
NRHA's 49th Annual Rural Health Conference, 11th Rural Hospital Innovation Summit, and associated events constitute the largest gathering of rural health professionals in the country May 19-22 in San Diego.
Don't miss NRHA's expanded Rural Health Access Conference May 18-19 and Rural Medical Education Conference occurring immediately beforehand on May 19.
We are so excited to see everyone in S.D. this spring.