Welcome and Federal Update
Annual Flex Program Meeting Presentation
Steve Hirsch
Project Officer/Public Health Analyst, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Rockville, MD

Panel--Performance Improvement

HealthCare Quality in Rural America
Jodi Schmidt
Vice President/Chief Development Officer, Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS

Performance Improvement Panel
Marlene Miller
Program Director, UND Center for Rural Health, Grand Forks, ND

Making the 5 Million Lives Campaign "Real" in the Critical Access Hospital Setting
Michele Kelly
Director of Quality, Buena Vista Regional Medical Center, Storm Lake, IA

Flex Monitoring Team Update
The Flex Program at 10 Years: Quality Improvement and Measurement Lessons Learned and Future Directions

Ira Moscovice
Professor and Interim Division Head, University of Minnesota/ Division of Health Policy and Management, Minneapolis, MN

The Flex Program at 10 Years: Community Impact Lessons and Future Directions
John Gale
Research Associate, University of Southern Maine/Maine Rural Health Research Center, Portland, ME

The Flex Program at 10 Years: The Financial Experience of Small Rural Hospitals
Mark Holmes
Director, Program on Healthcare Economics and Finance, North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center, Chapel Hill, NC

Lunch Keynote--National Policy Update: Quality and Patient Safety Issues
Update on National Policy Issues: Quality Reporting; Value-Based Purchasing; and Serious, Adverse Events

Beth Feldpush
Senior Associate Director, American Hospital Association, Washington, DC

EMS
Moderator: Kate Stenehjem

Improving EMS in Rural South Carolina
William Minikiewicz
Director, Emergency Services, Calhoun County Emergency Services, St. Matthews, SC

Community Paramedicine Curriculum
Gary Wingrove
Strategic Affairs, Mayo Clinic Medical Transport, Buffalo, MN

Supporting and Sustaining CAH's, Operations and Capital
Moderator: Melissa Grindahl

Implementing IRS Schedule H and Form 990
Maureen Mudron
Deputy General Counsel, American Hospital Association, Washington, DC

Community Benefit
John Gale
Research Associate, Maine Rural Health Research Center, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME

Networking
Moderator: George Brown

Electronic Medical Records: It's a Process
Ron Sconyers
President, Rural Healthcare Solutions, LLC, Baton Rouge, LA)

Critical Access Hospital - Health Information Technology Grant
Joyce Beck
CEO, Thayer County Health Services, Hebron, NE

Quality/Performance Improvement
Moderator: Tami Lichtenberg

Rural Hospital Leadership Competency Model
Critical Competencies for Rural Hospital Leadership: A behavioral model for successful guidance of rural hospitals
Tami Lichtenberg
Program Director, Rural Health Resource Center, Duluth, MN

Cultivating CAH Leader Talent: A Systematic Approach to Achieving Remarkable Results
Janetta DeOnna
Project Officer, Penn State Healthcare Outreach Initiatives, University Park, PA

State Innovations/Perspectives
Moderator: Kami Norland
PANEL - Optimizing Your State Flex Program

North Dakota
Optimizing Your State Flex Program Panel
     Handouts:
     Flex Progress Report 2006-2007
     Final Report - Flex
     Final CAH Subcontract Report 2006-2007
Marlene Miller
Program Director, UND Center for Rural Health, Grand Forks, ND

South Dakota
Optimizing Your State Flex Program
Kenny Doppenberg
Rural Hospital Program Coordinator, South Dakota Office of Rural Health, Pierre, SD

Arizona
Implementing Health Information Technology Solutions in Arizona
Allison Hughes
Flex Program Director, Rural Health Office, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

VA Office of Rural Health Overview
VA Office of Rural Health Overview

Anselm Beach
Program Analyst, Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Rural Health - Washington, DC

EMS
Moderator: Tami Lichtenberg

Rural Nebraska Regional Ambulance Network
Dale Gibbs
Director of Outreach and Telehealth Services, Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearny, NE

History Repeats Itself: The Struggle to Establish Kentucky's Trauma System
Jeffrey Coughenour, M.D.
University of Kentucky, Department of Surgery, Section of Trauma and Surgical Care, Lexington, KY

Supporting and Sustaining CAH's, Operations and Capital
Moderator: Melissa Grindahl

Truths and Myths in Securing Financing for Rural Hospital Construction Projects
Larry Arthur
President, HMC/CAH Consolidated, Inc., Kansas City, MO

Jim Sneed
President, Healthcare Capital Resources, Inc., Clearwater, FL

A Roadmap for Replacing Your CAH
Jerry Coopey
Director of Strategic Planning, Office of Rural Health Policy, HRSA, Rockville, MD

Networking
Moderator: Kate Stenehjem

Supporting the medical home in rural America
Sharon Ericson
CEO, Valley Community Health Centers, Northwood, ND

Managing the Chaos: Managing Mental Health Transfers
Heather Fuller
Executive Director, Sunflower Health Network, Salina, KS

Quality and Performance Improvement
Moderator: Summer Fosdick

5 Million Lives Campaign
Brock Slabach
Senior Vice-President Member Services, National Rural Health Association, Kansas City, MO

Alabama Quality Initiative
Lisa Kell, R.N., M.S.N.
Quality Resource Specialist, AQAF, Birmingham, AL

State Innovations/Perspectives
Moderator: Kami Norland

Creating a Culture of Wellness
Kami Norland
Community Specialist, Rural Health Resource Center, Duluth, MN

Natalie Ryan
Project Director, MT Office of Rural Health/AHEC, Bozeman, MT

Oregon CHIP Project
Developing Networks to Create Local Solutions
Sharon Vail
Crook County CHIP Coordinator, Pioneer Memorial Hospital, Prineville, OR

Our Community Engagement Process
Nancy Kirks
Coordinator, Community Health Improvement Partnership, Lebanon, OR