Rural Health Association Of Tennessee, Inc.

Name

Rural Health Association Of Tennessee, Inc.

Legal name

Rural Health Association Of Tennessee, Inc.

Website

https://tnruralhealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Health Advocacy Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health Promotion & Public Health Education (Community Workshops) (EDAAAFAG)

Keywords

• Rural health advocacy
• Healthcare membership
• Rural healthcare education
• Health policy advocacy
• Community health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Decaturville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Organizational Membership: Annual membership fee providing affiliate NRHA membership, conference discounts, free regional events, advocacy representation, peer networking, free/discounted job postings, member communications, grant letters of support, and leadership/voting rights.
2. Individual Membership: Annual membership for individuals not representing an organization. Includes most benefits except discounted job postings, grant support, and some member groups.
3. Event Registration Fees: Revenue from annual conferences, TN-RHC Network Summit, and billing/coding bootcamp registrations at varying price points based on membership tier.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Rural Health Association of Tennessee is a nonprofit membership organization that provides advocacy, education, programs, and resources to support rural healthcare providers and communities across Tennessee. Its core deliverables include membership subscriptions (organizational and individual), annual and regional events, training programs such as the Billing and Coding Bootcamp, dedicated rural health programs (insurance enrollment, maternal health, opioid response, workforce development), the Rural Health Clinic Network, the Tennessee Community Compass social services referral platform, and a Rural Health Dashboard providing rural health indicators.

Product overview

Rural Health Association of Tennessee is a non-profit membership organization (established 1994) offering a portfolio of advocacy programs, educational services, and resource tools rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include: Insurance Enrollment, Maternal Health, Rural Opioid Response, and Workforce Development programs; the Rural Health Clinic Network providing compliance and billing support to Tennessee's 260+ RHCs; the Tennessee Community Compass platform for social services referrals; and an interactive Rural Health Dashboard. Educational programming includes an Annual Conference (350+ attendees), Rural Health Awards, and Academic Poster Contest. The organization also operates a Rural Resource Center in Huntingdon and offers membership groups for specialized networking. The portfolio is accessible through various channels including in-person events, virtual webinars, and web-based tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Organizational Membership
• Individual Membership
• Annual Conference
• TN-RHC Network Summit
• Tennessee Billing and Coding Bootcamp
• Regional Events
• Tennessee Community Compass
• Rural Health Dashboard
• Rural Health Clinic Network
• Maternal Health Program
• Rural Opioid Response Network
• Workforce Development Program
• Insurance Enrollment Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 260+ Rural Health Clinics served across Tennessee
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, moderate and minor.

• National Rural Health AssociationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAffiliate membership relationship providing RHA members with National Rural Health Association membership benefits. NRHA is a national organization focused on improving the health of rural Americans through advocacy, education, and networking.
• Tennessee Department of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState health department partner providing division of health disparities resources, TennCare updates, and collaboration on rural health transformation programs. Logo displayed on RHA website as sponsor.
• University of Tennessee Health Science CentermoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerGraduate medical education partner contributing to rural health workforce development. UTHSC GME logo displayed as sponsor on RHA website.
• Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic MedicinemoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical education partner supporting rural health workforce pipeline. LMU DCOM logo displayed as sponsor on RHA website.
• East Tennessee State University - Center for Rural Health ResearchmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partner focused on rural health research and evidence-based practices. Logo displayed as sponsor on RHA website.
• Tennessee Charity Care NetworkmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember spotlight partner supporting Community Health Workers who bridge patients and healthcare systems, improving health outcomes and access to care.
• Tennessee Secondary SchoolsmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinated School Health Network connecting school health professionals for improved student health outcomes across Tennessee.
• Covenant HealthminorOthersHealthcare system partner with logo displayed as sponsor on RHA website. Covenant Health operates hospitals and related health services in Tennessee.
• Stroudwater AssociatesmoderateImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRural healthcare consulting firm presenting webinars on topics like front-end operations optimization and sustaining rural labor and delivery programs.
• ArchProCodingmoderateImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRural health coding and billing training provider facilitating the annual Coding & Billing Bootcamp with CEUs and RH-CBS certification.
• Health Quality Innovators (HQI)moderateImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerQuality improvement organization providing emergency preparedness and supply chain risk management training for rural healthcare providers.
• Men's Health NetworkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner hosting free online advocacy training for boys' and men's health policy, promoted through RHA's partner events for Men's Health Month.
• FindHelpmoderateTechnology or IntegrationTechnology platform powering Tennessee Community Compass, a free referral network connecting people to social services across Tennessee.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves1 record

Others

• FindHelp (formerly Aunt Bertha): Social services referral platform that powers Tennessee Community Compass. Not a peer in the membership-association sense, but a closely aligned technology partner whose platform is core to RHA's social determinants of health programming.
• Stroudwater Associates: Rural healthcare consulting firm that partners with RHA to deliver webinars on front-end operations and rural labor and delivery. Not a direct competitor, but an enabling partner serving the same rural hospital and provider market.

Broad incumbents

• National Rural Health Association: National nonprofit membership organization for rural health and the parent affiliate of RHA. Both organizations serve rural healthcare providers through advocacy, education, and conferences, but NRHA operates at a national scale while RHA focuses on Tennessee.
• Tennessee Hospital Association: Tennessee's statewide hospital trade association. THA serves many of the same rural hospital members as RHA but with a broader inpatient and systems focus, making it a partial incumbent competitor for rural hospital advocacy and education.

Direct peers

• National Association of Rural Health Clinics: National membership association exclusively serving Rural Health Clinics. NARHC overlaps directly with RHA's TN-RHC Network on advocacy, billing/coding education, and RHC-specific policy representation, serving many of the same provider types.
• Tennessee Primary Care Association: Statewide association representing Tennessee's community health centers and primary care providers. TPCA overlaps with RHA on rural primary care access, workforce, and advocacy priorities, and competes for similar FQHC and safety-net provider mindshare.

Regional players

• Virginia Rural Health Association: State-level rural health association serving Virginia. Operates a comparable model of advocacy, education, annual conference, and coalition-building for rural providers in an adjacent Appalachian and Southern geography.
• Kentucky Rural Health Association: State-level rural health association in Kentucky offering an analogous membership, advocacy, and conference model to RHA. Operates in a different geography but serves a comparable rural provider base with similar programmatic structure.
• Georgia Rural Health Association: Statewide rural health membership association in Georgia. Mirrors RHA's structure of advocacy, conferences, and rural provider networking while operating in a parallel Southeastern market.
• North Carolina Rural Health Association: State-level rural health advocacy and education association serving North Carolina providers. Closely mirrors RHA's combination of advocacy, annual conference, network building, and member-driven programming in a neighboring Southern state.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/TNRuralHealth
• Facebookfacebook.com/TNRuralHealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tnruralhealth
• Instagraminstagram.com/tnruralhealth

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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