STROUDWATER ASSOCIATES


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Stroudwater Associates Releases First of Its Kind Rural Provider Compensation Report

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

PORTLAND, Maine, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stroudwater Associates, the nation's leading source for operational, financial, quality, and clinical strategy for rural and community healthcare, has released the results of The State of Rural Compensation in 2023 in partnership with the National Rural Health Association (NRHA).

Key Points: 
  • The survey results and report illustrate the enormous variability in provider pay across rural organizations and the pressing need for rural healthcare to align its provider compensation with the organizations' goals.
  • "The inaugural results of the survey underscore that current rural provider compensation strategies are unsustainable, defy best practices, and could lead to compliance risks for hospitals."
  • The Rural Provider Compensation Survey measured total compensation paid within a calendar year, consistent with the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) definition of total compensation.
  • Key results from the rural provider compensation survey include:
    Stroudwater Associates plans to update and distribute this survey annually at no cost to continue to provide rural hospitals with information on physician and advanced practice provider compensation.

Stroudwater Associates and National Rural Healthcare Association Partner Together on Physician and Advanced Practice Provider Compensation Survey

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

PORTLAND, Maine, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stroudwater Associates, the nation's leading source for strategic, operational, financial, and clinical strategy for rural and community healthcare, has partnered with The National Rural Health Association (NRHA), a national nonprofit membership organization with more than 21,000 members, on a physician and advanced practice provider compensation survey specifically for rural organizations.

Key Points: 
  • As the first of its kind, the survey will provide critical knowledge on compensation in rural healthcare.
  • PORTLAND, Maine, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stroudwater Associates, the nation's leading source for strategic, operational, financial, and clinical strategy for rural and community healthcare, has partnered with The National Rural Health Association (NRHA), a national nonprofit membership organization with more than 21,000 members, on a physician and advanced practice provider compensation survey specifically for rural organizations.
  • "While there is quite a bit of information about compensation in urban or suburban settings, the rural healthcare space severely lacks data in this arena," said Opal H. Greenway, J.D., MBA, Principal at Stroudwater Associates.
  • "By partnering with NRHA, we'll have access to data from rural organizations that will be able to assist hospitals in making more sound compensation choices."

Stroudwater Associates Launches New Service Line to Help Primary Care Practices Improve Management of Patients on Long-Term Opioid Therapy

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Thursday, January 28, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that over two million people have an opioid use disorder but only 20% receive treatment.

Key Points: 
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that over two million people have an opioid use disorder but only 20% receive treatment.
  • The Six Building Blocks program helps primary care clinics and practices implement consistent, effective, guideline-driven care for their chronic pain patients on long-term opioid therapy.
  • "The opioid epidemic plagues communities across the country and rural communities, in particular, are increasingly impacted," said Stroudwater Associates Managing Director Jeff Sommer.
  • "We are pleased to help primary care providers implement this beneficial program and continue our mission of partnering with healthcare leaders to improve community health."

Stroudwater Associates Positions to Increase Its Impact on Healthcare with Investment in People, Technology, and Service Offerings

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Monday, January 20, 2020

"When we talk about impact we're focusing primarily on patients and communities,"said Stroudwater AssociatesManaging Director Jeffrey Sommer.

Key Points: 
  • "When we talk about impact we're focusing primarily on patients and communities,"said Stroudwater AssociatesManaging Director Jeffrey Sommer.
  • "Our goal in 2020 is to double the lives we are impacting," says Stroudwater Board Chairman Eric Shell.
  • Founded in 1985, Stroudwater Associates is a leading national healthcare consulting firm with offices in Atlanta, Nashville, and Portland, Maine.
  • Stroudwater is made up of clinicians, managers, corporate officers, investment bankers, financial analysts, and content specialists with deep domain expertise.