Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Central Time
For more information about this webinar, please contact:
Nicole Clement
(218) 727-9390 ext. 228
nclement@ruralcenter.org
The goal of the Flex Program Workshop is to provide new or existing Flex Program staff an orientation to the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program. The Flex Program Workshop covers multiple topics, including basic critical access hospital finance issues, quality and performance improvement concepts, information on emergency medical services (EMS) and health information technology (HIT), community benefit, and some hints for achieving a successful state program. Each of the sessions will be presented by either TASC staff or a subject matter expert, including speakers from ORHP and the Flex Monitoring Team. All of the speakers have vast knowledge and rural experience in the subject area. A webinar will be held prior to the Workshop date to provide participants with helpful introductory information such as the history and overview of the Flex program and available tools and resources from TASC. By the completion of the Workshop, participants will have insight about what services TASC provides and how TASC can assist you, and TASC, in turn, will learn more about your State Flex Programs. Additionally, there will be four follow-up calls after the Workshop to continue to build knowledge about Flex-related topics.
The Workshop is targeted not only to new Flex staff, but also those that have been with the Flex Program, but could use a refresher or an update on the latest information.
For more information about this workshop, please contact:
Nicole Clement
(218) 727-9390, ext. 228
nclement@ruralcenter.org
Location: Marriott Bethesda North, Bethesda, Maryland
The 2012 National Conference of State Flex Programs marks the 13th year that State Flex Programs have convened to share information about the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). This conference will focus on the latest information and issues in the Flex Program including states sharing stories of their Flex Program experiences and successes with one another. We look forward to your attendance at what is sure to be an informative and enjoyable conference.
Conference objectives include:
The intended audience for the conference is State Office Directors, Flex Coordinators/other key Flex personnel (2 per state), the Flex Monitoring Team, the TASC Advisory Committee, and the Office of Rural Health Policy staff.
If you have any questions regarding the conference, please contact:
Nicole Clement
(218) 727-9390, ext. 228
nclement@ruralcenter.org
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Central Time
For more information about this call, please contact:
Kami Norland
(218) 727-9390 ext. 223
knorland@ruralcenter.org
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Central Time
Topic: EMS Management Storyboard Presentation - Alisa Druzba, New Hampshire Bureau of Rural Health & Primary Care
For more information about this webinar, please contact:
Nicole Clement
(218) 727-9390 ext. 228
nclement@ruralcenter.org
Speaker
Mike McNeely, Deputy Director, Hospital-State Division, Office of Rural Health Policy
Intended Audience
State Offices of Rural Health, Flex Coordinators, and state Flex personnel
Call Materials
Recording
For more information about this webinar please contact:
Nicole Clement
Phone: (218) 727-9390 ext. 228
E-mail: nclement@ruralcenter.org
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Central Time
For more information about this call, please contact:
Nicole Clement
(218) 727-9390 ext. 228
nclement@ruralcenter.org
NOSORH, State Offices of Rural Health and our partners have set aside November 17, 2011, to showcase Rural America; increase awareness of the unique healthcare issues facing rural communities; and highlight the efforts of State Offices of Rural Health and others to address those issues.
Call content included:
Call Materials:
Agenda [PDF - 54 KB]
Policy Update [PDF - 389 KB], Aaron Fischbach and Nicole Comeaux, Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration
Building Expert Trainers in Diagnostic and Procedure Coding, [PDF - 882 KB], Brooke Palkie, MA, RHIA, College of St. Scholastica
HIPAA Version 5010 Update, David Ginsberg, PrivaPlan, Inc.
Recording
For more information about this webinar, please contact:
Nicole Clement
(218) 727-9390 ext. 228
nclement@ruralcenter.org
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Central Time
For more information about this call, please contact:
Nicole Clement
(218) 727-9390 ext. 228
nclement@ruralcenter.org
Time: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Central Time
For more information about this call, please contact:
Kate Stenehjem
(218) 727-9390 ext. 236
kstenehjem@ruralcenter.org
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 PM Central Time
Speaker
Mike McNeely, Deputy Director, Hospital-State Division, Office of Rural Health Policy
Intended Audience
State Offices of Rural Health, Flex Coordinators, and state Flex personnel
Call Materials
Recording
For more information about this webinar please contact:
Nicole Clement
Phone: (218) 727-9390 ext. 228
E-mail: nclement@ruralcenter.org
Times:
April 24, 2012: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 a.m.
April 25, 2012: 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
The goal of the Flex Program Workshop is to provide new or existing Flex Program staff an orientation to the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program. The Flex Program Workshop covers multiple topics, including basic critical access hospital finance issues, quality and performance improvement concepts, information on emergency medical services (EMS) and health information technology (HIT), and some hints for achieving a successful state program. Each of the sessions will be presented by either TASC staff or a subject matter expert, including speakers from the Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) and the Flex Monitoring Team. All of the speakers have vast knowledge and rural experience in the subject area. By the completion of the Workshop, participants will have insight about what services TASC provides and how TASC can assist you, and TASC, in turn, will learn more about your State Flex Programs.
The Workshop is targeted not only to new Flex staff, but also those that have been with the Flex Program, but could use a refresher or an update on the latest information.
For more information about this workshop, please contact:
Nicole Clement
(218) 727-9390, ext. 228
nclement@ruralcenter.org
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Central Time
For more information about this call, please contact:
Nicole Clement
(218) 727-9390 ext. 228
nclement@ruralcenter.org
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 PM Central Time
Speaker
Mike McNeely, Deputy Director, Hospital-State Division, Office of Rural Health Policy
Intended Audience
State Offices of Rural Health, Flex Coordinators, and state Flex personnel
Call Materials
Call recording and document are available in the Flex Program Forum.
For more information about this webinar please contact:
Nicole Clement
Phone: (218) 727-9390 ext. 228
E-mail: nclement@ruralcenter.org
2:00 - 3:30 PM Central Time
Webinar content included:
Call materials:
Agenda [PDF - 54 KB]
Policy Update [PDF - 280 KB], Michelle Goodman, Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration
Finally, the IRS Speaks: IRS Notice 2011-52, [PDF - 1.67 MB], Cindy DuPree, CPA, FHFMA, Draffin & Tucker LLP
Critical Access Hospital Financial Indicator Reports, [PDF - 723 KB], George Pink, PhD, MHSA, Senior Research Fellow, North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Recording
For more information about this webinar, please contact:
Nicole Clement
(218) 727-9390 ext. 228
nclement@ruralcenter.org
The 2011 National Conference of State Flex Programs marks the 12th year that State Flex Programs have convened to share information about the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). This conference will focus on the latest information and issues in the Flex Program including states sharing stories of their Flex Program experiences and successes with one another. We look forward to your attendance at what is sure to be an informative and enjoyable conference.
Conference objectives include:
The intended audience for the conference is State Office Directors, Flex Coordinators/other key Flex personnel (2 per state), the Flex Monitoring Team, the TASC Advisory Committee, and the Office of Rural Health Policy staff.
If you have any questions regarding the conference, please contact Nicole Clement at nclement@ruralcenter.org or (218) 727-9390, ext. 228.
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 PM Central Time
Speakers
Tracy Morton, National Rural Health Resource Center
Phillip Birk, National Rural Health Resource Center
Intended Audience
State Offices of Rural Health, Flex Coordinators, and state Flex personnel
Call Materials
Flex Program Forum: An Introduction [PDF 459 KB]
For more information about this webinar please contact:
Nicole Clement
Phone: (218) 727-9390 ext. 228
E-mail: nclement@ruralcenter.org
Meeting Minutes [PDF - 65 KB]
Recording [MP3 - 14.71 MB]
Meeting minutes [PDF - 47 KB]
Recording [MP3 - 11.53 MB]
Meeting minutes [PDF - 66 KB]
Recording [MP3 - 11.53 MB]
Meeting minutes [PDF - 45 KB]
Recording [MP3 - 11.8 MB]
Meeting minutes [PDF - 66 KB]
Recording [MP3 - 11.94 MB]
Speakers
Jane Gelbmann, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT
Tammy Flick, Iowa Foundation for Medical Care (Iowa REC)
Louis Wenzlow, Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative (Wisconsin REC)
Roger Holloway, Northern Illinois University (Illinois REC)
Intended Audience
State Offices of Rural Health, Flex Coordinators, and state Flex personnel
Call Materials
Agenda [PDF - 62 KB]
State Flex Program Relationships with Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers: Needs Assessment Results [PDF - 484 KB]
Iowa's HIT Regional Extension Center and the Iowa Flex Program [PDF - 704 KB]
Flex Partnership with RECs [PDF - 385 KB]
For more information about this webinar please contact:
Nicole Clement
Phone: (218) 727-9390 ext. 228
E-mail: nclement@ruralcenter.org
2:00 - 3:30 PM Central Time
Call content included
Call Materials:
For more information about this call, please contact:
Nicole Clement
(218) 727-9390 ext. 228
nclement@ruralcenter.org
This recorded call discusses how rural hospitals can become involved in Partnership for Patients, a new public-private partnership that brings together hospitals, employers, health plans, physicians, nurses, and patient advocates along with State and Federal governments in a shared effort to make hospital care safer, more reliable, and less costly.
Speakers:
Dr. Mary Wakefield, Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration
Joe McCannon, Senior Advisor to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Adminstrator
Call recording and transcript: http://www.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/about/news/index.html
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
2:00 - 3:30 Central Time
Speakers
Marcia Green, Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration
Robin Keith, Nevada Rural Hospital Partners
Jac Davies, Inland Northwest Health Services
Dawn Wichmann, Lakelands Rural Health Network
Intended Audience
State Offices of Rural Health, Flex Coordinators, and state Flex personnel
Call Materials
Agenda [PDF - 54 KB]
Role and Value of Health Information Technology in Our Network [PDF - 180 KB]
Role and Value of HIT in the Inland Northwest [PDF - 202 KB]
Lakelands Connect [PDF - 2..52 MB]
For more information about this webinar please contact:
Nicole Clement
Phone: (218) 727-9390 ext. 228
E-mail: nclement@ruralcenter.org
Call content included:
Materials from the call:
For more information about this call, please contact:
Nicole Clement
(218) 727-9390 ext. 228
nclement@ruralcenter.org
On December 9-10, 2010, rural hospital quality and leadership experts were invited to participate in the Critical Access Hospital Quality Leadership Summit in Bloomington, Minnesota. The purpose of the small group meeting was to begin to capture a body of knowledge about rural hospital quality and leadership. The proceedings of the Summit will be incorporated into a white paper as well as educational curriculum for State Flex Programs and the federal Office of Rural Health Policy. The meeting was sponsored by the Technical Assistance and Services Center (TASC), a program of the National Rural Health Resource Center, with funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Rural Health Policy.
Research in Quality and Change Management
Top 10 Factors Affecting CAH Quality [PDF - 164 KB]
Ira Moscovice, Flex Monitoring Team, University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Change Management and Safety Culture [PDF - 108 KB]
Jennifer Lundblad, Stratis Health
Research in Quality and Change Management: Arizona Experience [PDF - 466 KB]
Howard Eng, Arizona Office of Rural Health
State Quality Initiatives
Achieving Breakthrough Performance in Rural Health Quality [PDF - 10 KB]
Jeff Spade, North Carolina Hospital Association
State Perspective [PDF - 89 KB]
Carol Bischoff, Association of Montana Health Providers
Performance Measurement: Getting to the "Why" [PDF - 1.69 MB]
Larry Baronner, Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health
Dave Palm Presentation [PDF - 342 KB]
Dave Palm, Nebraska Office of Rural Health
Hospital Quality Initiatives
CAH Quality Leadership Summit [PDF - 70 KB]
Brock Slabach, National Rural Health Association
Leading Quality Improvement Important Management Framework [PDF - 36 KB]
Tim Rice/Laurie Bach, Lakewood Health System, MN
MICAH Quality Network [PDF - 341 KB]
Ed Gamache, Deckerville and Harbor Beach Community Hospitals, MI
Rural Hospital Performance Improvement in Nebraska [PDF - 652 KB]
John Roberts, Nebraska Rural Health Association
Quality and Leadership Consulting
Rural Hospital Performance Improvement Approach to Performance Improvement [PDF - 448 KB]
Chris Tilden, Mountain States Group
Lessons Learned: Bob Hartl [PDF - 59 KB]
Bob Hartl/Toni Pearson, Hartl Pearson Consulting
Brian Haapala Presentation [PDF - 132 KB]
Brian Haapala, Stroudwater Asscociates
Quality and Leadership: Helping Our Hospitals Make It Work for Them [PDF - 324 KB]
Darlene Bainbridge, BB Bainbridge and Associates
11:00 AM Pacific
12:00 PM Mountain
1:00 PM Central
2:00 PM Eastern
Duration: 90 minutes
Topic: RAC Audits in Critical Access Hospitals - Information for the State Flex Programs
Speaker: Day Egusquiza, President, AR Systems, Inc.
Other call content includes:
Call Materials:
For more information, please contact:
Nicole Clement
(218) 727-9390 ext. 228
nclement@ruralcenter.org
Speakers: Terry Hill, Cheryl St. Clair, Sally Buck, and Natalie Claiborne
Other call content includes:
Documents from the call:
For more information about this call, please contact:
Nicole Clement
Phone: (218) 727-9390 ext. 228
nclement@ruralcenter.org
Speaker: Paul Kleeberg, M.D., Terry Hill
For more information about this call, please contact:
Nicole Clement
Phone: 218-727-9390 ext 228
E-mail: nclement@ruralcenter.org
Pre-conference July 12, 2010.
Hilton Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Mall of America, Bloomington, MN
For more information about the conference please contact:
Nicole Clement
Phone: 218-727-9390 ext 228
E-mail: nclement@ruralcenter.org
Speaker: Paul Moore, DPh, Office of Rural Health Policy
As the Flex Program matures, there is an increasing desire to demonstrate how it improves access to quality care for Medicare beneficiaries served by CAHs. This presentation will address the challenges and benefits of adopting rural relevant models and measurements and the motivation to participate in the Multi State Beneficiary Project.
This call was a follow-up to a previous call, which was held Mon, June 7, 2010.
For more information about this call, please contact:
Nicole Clement
Phone: (218) 727-9390 ext. 228
nclement@ruralcenter.org
Speakers:
Terry Hill and Tracy Morton, National Rural Health Resource Center
Joe Wivoda, MCD Solutions
Sherilynn Pruitt, Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT)
Carlos Mena, Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT)
Christina Thielst, Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center
Learning Objectives:
Agenda:
For more information about this webinar, please contact:
Nicole Clement
Phone: 218-727-9390 ext 228
E-mail: nclement@ruralcenter.org
Call replay: http://ruralcenter.na5.acrobat.com/p57032047/
Speaker: Paul Moore, DPh, Office of Rural Health Policy
As the Flex Program matures, there is an increasing desire to demonstrate how it improves access to quality care for Medicare beneficiaries served by CAHs. This presentation will address the challenges and benefits of adopting rural relevant models and measurements and the motivation to participate in the Multi State Beneficiary Project.
For more information about this call, please contact:
Nicole Clement
Phone: (218) 727-9390 ext. 228
nclement@ruralcenter.org
Speaker: Brock Slabach, National Rural Health Association
Other call content includes TASC update and CAH regulatory update.
For more information about this call, please contact:
Nicole Clement
Phone: (218) 727-9390 ext. 228
nclement@ruralcenter.org
Speaker: Matt Kendall, Office of the National Coordinator
For more information about this webinar, please contact:
Nicole Clement
Phone: 218-727-9390 ext 228
E-mail: nclement@ruralcenter.org
Speaker: Dr. Paul Kleeberg
For more information about this webinar, please contact:
Nicole Clement
Phone: 218-727-9390 ext 228
E-mail: nclement@ruralcenter.org
