2011 National Conference of State Flex Programs
Below, please find the handouts and presentations for the 2011 National Conference of State Flex Programs. The times listed below do not represent the full conference schedule. Handouts and presentations will be delivered electronically via this website and flash drives provided to conference participants.
Connecting on the Coast - 2011 National Conference of State Flex Programs
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Conference Agenda [PDF - 193 KB]
8:00am - 8:30am: Welcome
The Future of Flex [PDF - 303 KB]
Kristi Martinsen, MPM, Director, Hospital State Division, Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration
John Gale, MS, Research Associate, Maine Rural Health Research Center, University of Southern Maine
Charles Dwyer, Director, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, Maine Department of Health and Human Services
8:30am - 9:30am: Quality Keynote
Quality Leadership Summit Keynote Address [PDF - 4 MB]
Brian Haapala, MSHA, FACHE, Managing Director, Stroudwater Associates
David Palm, PhD, Flex Coordinator, Nebraska Office of Rural Health
Ed Gamache, CEO, Harbor Beach Community Hospital, Harbor Beach, Michigan
9:30am - 10:00am: State Performance Improvement Initiatives
Rural Hospital Performance Improvement [PDF - 283 KB]
Chris Tilden, PhD, Executive Director, Mountain States Group, Inc.
Nevada Flex QI Network and Risk Manager Work Group Quality Improvement Initiative [PDF - 460 MB]
Steve Boline, CPA, Regional CFO, Nevada Rural Hospital Partners
10:15am - 11:15am: Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project and Office of Rural Health Policy Update
The Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program [PDF - 654 KB]
Paul Moore, DPh, Senior Health Policy Advisor, Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration
Mike McNeely, MBA, MPH, CPHIT, Public Health Analyst, Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration
11:15am - 12:30pm: The Health Care Environment: Impact on the Flex Programs and Critical Access Hospitals
Accountable Care Act Panel Presentation [PDF - 185 KB]
Brock Slabach, MPH, FACHE, Senior Vice-President for Member Services, National Rural Health Association
CAHs the ACA and Beyond [PDF - 940 KB]
John Supplitt, MPH, MBA, Senior Director, Section for Small and Rural Hospitals, American Hospital Association
Implementing the ACA: Rural Opportunities and Challenges [PDF - 242 KB]
Andy Coburn, PhD, Deputy Director, Maine Rural Health Research Center, University of Southern Maine
12:30pm - 1:30pm: Lunch, Calico Award, Acknowledgements, and Presentation on Flex Program Success
Let's Take the Time to Celebrate the Flex Program and You! [PDF - 784 KB]
Marlene Miller, MSW, Program Director, Center for Rural Health, University of North Dakota
1:30pm - 2:15pm: Guided Small Group Discussions: Managing and Building Your Flex Program
2:30pm - 3:15pm: Health Information Technology Lessons Learned from Critical Access Hospitals
Nationwide Health Information Network - An Interoperability Option [PDF - 2.36 MB]
Joyce Beck, MHA, CEO, Thayer County Health Services, Hebron, Nebraska
Healthcare Information Technology: Lessons Learned [PDF - 98 KB]
Dave Foss, CIO, New London Hospital, New London, New Hampshire
3:15pm - 4:15pm: Flex Monitoring Team Update
Supporting Regional System of Care for STEMI [PDF - 194 KB]
John Gale, MS, Research Associate, Maine Rural Health Research Center, University of Southern Maine
CAH Quality Measurement and Evidence-Based Quality Improvement [PDF - 226 KB]
Ira Moscovice, PhD, Director and Principal Investigator, Rural Health Research Center, University of Minnesota
Improving Financial Performance of CAHs [PDF - 218 KB]
George Pink, PhD, MHSA, Senior Research Fellow, North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
4:30pm - 5:15pm: Virtual Knowledge Groups Breakout Session: Brainstorming Issues and Ideas
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
8:00am - 8:15am: Welcome
John Barnas, Executive Director, Michigan Center for Rural Health and Chair of the TASC Advisory Committee
8:15am - 9:30am: Showcasing the State Flex Programs: Concurrent Small Group Sessions
Strategic Planning and Leadership
CEO Orientation Training [PDF - 333 KB]
Marlene Miller, MSW, Program Director, Center for Rural Health, University of North Dakota
Critical Access Hospital Leadership Training: Building Leaders [PDF - 2.43 MB]
Patsy Whaley, Director of Hospital Services, Georgia Office of Rural Health
Flex Leadership Institute [PDF - 892 KB]
Carol Bischoff, Flex Director, Montana Health Research and Education Foundation
Workforce and Culture
Community Health Services Development: Engaging Communities in Their Local Healthcare System [PDF - 645 KB]
Community Health Assessments [PDF - 282 KB]
Kristin Juliar, MA, Director, Montana Office of Rural Health and Area Health Education Center
Distance Learning Training for Healthcare Informatics [PDF - 635 KB]
R. Scott Daniels, PhD, Performance Improvement Coordinator, Hawaii State Office of Rural Health
Frequent Users of Emergency Medical Services [PDF - 1.13 MB]
Kevin Jacobson, Rural Communities Program Manager, Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
Community and Networks
Assessing Language Services in Arizona's Critical Access Hospitals [PDF - 593 KB]
Kevin Driesen, PhD, MPH, Director, Arizona Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
Developing and Sustaining Rural Health Networks [PDF - 875 KB]
Melinda Merrell, Director of Hospital Programs, South Carolina Office of Rural Health
Florida Association of Rural Emergency Medical Services [PDF - 22 KB]
Joel Libby, MHA, Flex Coordinator, Office of Rural Health, Florida Department of Health
Process Improvement, Frameworks, and Measurement
E.V.E.N.T. EMS Voluntary Event Notifican Tool: An EMS Culture of Safety Initiative
[PDF - 131 KB]
EVENT White Paper [PDF - 168 KB]
Gary Wingrove, Gold Cross Ambulance
Improving Patient Satisfaction via the New England Performance Improvement Network [PDF - 64 KB]
Edwina Ducker, Rural Health Manager, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Introducing Lean and Baldrige to Critical Access Hospitals [PDF - 189 KB]
Jennifer Dunn, MPA, Critical Access Hospital Program Coordinator, Colorado Rural Health Center
10:00am - 11:15am: Showcasing the State Flex Programs: Concurrent Small Group Sessions
Strategic Planning and Leadership
Roadmap for Quality Improvement [PDF - 38 KB]
David Palm, PhD, Flex Coordinator, Nebraska Office of Rural Health
Building Leadership with the Ambulance Manager Academy [PDF - 854 KB]
Angie Emge, MSA, Hospital Programs Manager, Michigan Center for Rural Health
Louisiana Supervisory School [PDF - 420 KB]
Kandi Smith, Flex Coordinator, Bureau of Primary Care and Rural Health, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Workforce and Culture
Community Health Engagement Process [PDF - 72 KB]
Corie Kaiser, MSCHA, Assistant Director, Oklahoma Office of Rural Health
Hardwiring Excellence with the Studer Pillars [PDF - 342 KB]
Cindy Large, RN, Flex Coordinator, Indiana Rural Health Association
Transforming Inpatient Care Collaborative [PDF - 266 KB]
Mike Lee, MHA, Critical Access Hospital Program Manager, Washington State Department of Health
Community and Networks
Development of the California Critical Access Hospital Network [PDF - 774 KB]
Peggy Broussard Wheeler, MPH, Vice President, Rural Healthcare Center, California Hospital Association
Collaborating Critical Access Hospitals and Federally Qualified Health Centers on Regional Community Health Assessments [PDF - 412 KB]
Lucrecia Johnson, MSW, Flex Coordinator, Primary Care and Rural Health, Ohio Department of Health
Technology for Healthcare Excellence (THE) Consortium [PDF - 184 KB]
Jennifer Dunn, MPA, Critical Access Hospital Program Coordinator, Colorado Rural Health Center
Process Improvement, Frameworks, and Measurement
Georgia Outpatient Quality Improvement Program: Then and Now [PDF - 127 KB]
Patsy Whaley, Director of Hospital Services, Georgia Office of Rural Health
Transitioning Care with ED Manage+ [PDF - 2.12 MB]
Larry Baronner, Critical Access Hospital Coordinator, Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health
Using the CATS System to Evaluate the Flex Program [PDF - 920 KB]
Marlene Miller, MSW, Program Director, Center for Rural Health, University of North Dakota
11:15am - 12:00pm: Rural Emergency Services: New Priorities for a New Environment
EMS in the Flex Program: Community Paramedicine and Other Considerations [PDF - 862 KB]
Kevin McGinnis, MPS, EMT-P, Program Manager, National Association of State Emergency Medical Services Officials
- Handout 1: State Perspectives Discussion Paper on Development of Community Paramedic Programs [PDF - 292 KB]
- Handout 2: Community Paramedics Insights Forum [PDF - 57 KB]
- Handout 3: Rural and Frontier EMS Agenda for the Future [PDF - 1.34 MB]
- Handout 4: Solving the Paramedic Paradox [PDF - 3 KB]
12:00pm - 1:30pm: Conference Closing Keynote and Lunch
Using Technology to Continue Connecting the Flex Program [PDF - 787 KB]
Amy Sample Ward, Membership Director, Nonprofit Technology Network