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Learn About Hospital Associations and How They Can Benefit People with Medicare

May 14, 2025

20 mins

Episode Description

As a contractor for Medicare, Acentra Health serves as the Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization, also referred to as a BFCC-QIO. While Acentra Health provides BFCC-QIO services in 29 states (visit www.acentraqio.com to see the states served), the general information is relevant to everyone who has Medicare (including Medicare Advantage) and everyone who works with people who have Medicare.

This episode is a conversation with our guest, Rich Rasmussen, who serves as the President and CEO of the Oklahoma Hospital Association (OHA). The association serves as the advocacy voice for 153 hospitals and health systems. He has spent 35 years advocating on behalf of hospitals and health systems. OHA is the leader in healthcare quality improvement in Oklahoma and a national voice for healthcare delivery in the state.

Prior to assuming the President’s role at OHA, Rich served as President and CEO of the Montana Hospital Association for five years and the Vice President for Membership Relations at the Florida Hospital Association, a position he held for 28 years. Rich’s community engagement has included serving as a volunteer firefighter, District Captain in the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and membership on numerous boards.

For more information about Acentra Health BFCC-QIO, please visit https://www.acentraqio.com.

KEY TOPICS

00:24: Overview, Introduction of Guest, Rich Rasmussen

03:47: Advocacy by Hospital Associations

05:14: Different Types of Hospitals

08:30: Initiatives Under the Oklahoma Hospital Association

13:27: Quality of Care Side of the Oklahoma Hospital Association

16:01: Summary and Final Thoughts

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RESOURCES

BFCC-QIO Information for stakeholders: www.acentraqio.com/partners