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Missouri

State Office Director and Flex Coordinator

Barbara Brendel
(573) 526-9687
barbara.brendel@dhss.mo.gov

Specialty Areas / Background

Program Administration

State Office Director and Flex Coordinator since January 2008

 

Barbara Brendel

Chief, Office of Primary Care and Rural Health

Marie Peoples
(573) 526-9687
marie.peoples@dhss.mo.gov

Specialty Areas / Background

Therapy, Public Health, High Risk Rural Populations

Chief, Office of Primary Care and Rural Health since June 2007

 

Marie Peoples

Health and Senior Services Manager

Lee Temmen
(573) 751-6219
lee.temmen@dhss.mo.gov

Specialty Areas / Background

Behavioral Health, Social Work, Public Child Welfare

Health and Senior Services Manager since August 2008

 

Lee Temmen

Top Three Flex Activities in 2009

  1. Quality Improvement and benchmarking through implementation of Balanced Scorecard and Quality Health Indicators
  2. Emergency Medical Services training for CAHs and their community partners
  3. Workforce development of primary care specialties

Flex Program Success Story

During regional meetings with Critical Access Hospital administrators, it was requested that a resource directory be developed to assist rural hospitals. An online Resource Directory, http://www.ruralspotlight.com, was developed that contains links to funding opportunities, regulations, and associations; the latest research articles and publications; and a calendar of events. There is an option to subscribe to the website, which provides the person with an e-mail update when something is added.

Most Significant Achievement

Legislation was enacted on August 28, 2008, that created the Time Critical Diagnosis System, through which emergency medical care is provided for patients who experience trauma, stroke, or ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) to develop treatment policy and procedure requirements. To assist critical access and rural hospitals in having the latest training prior to the requirements being formalized, the Office established a contract with a trainer to provide stroke, STEMI, and EKG training to rural hospitals and their community partners. Participants are eligible for 6 continuing education units upon completion of each training. The trainer received request to provide trainings across the state. Another contract is being established for the current grant year to continue these trainings.

Flex Program Details

Location: State of Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Number of CAHs: 36
Web site: http://www.dhss.mo.gov/PrimaryCareRuralHealth/

State Rural Health Plan
Rural Assistance Center State Resources