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Community & Population Health
Community support of the local health care system is vital for sustainability and growth. Learn how to create a healthier and more engaged community by working with The Center.

Health Information Technology Consulting
As the national knowledge center on rural electronic health record adoption, The Center offers comprehensive services targeted at rural hospitals, rural health clinics and state and national HIT programs.

Leadership
Success begins with strong, informed leadership. The Center offers a variety of services, on-site and remotely, to leaders to assess strengths and identify areas of useful performance improvement.

Workforce
The Center understands that rural health care facilities face unique workforce challenges. Since 1991, The Center has assisted rural citizens, health professionals, educators and policymakers with design and implementation strategies to assure the availability of quality health care.

Strategic Planning
Effective planning is critical for organizational success. Expertly facilitated services conducted by The Center’s staff of national rural health experts will help hospitals and organizations achieve this success.

Performance Improvement
The Center offers a complete spectrum of rural health performance improvement services. With support from The Center, clients succeed in aligning people, processes and resources with their mission.

Technical Assistance & Services Center (TASC)
TASC provides performance improvement resources to CAHs and state Flex Programs on quality, finance, operations, systems of care and population health.

Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program (SHIP)
SHIP provides funding to approximately 1,600 participating hospitals in 46 participating SORHs to help small rural hospitals participate in value-based payment and care delivery models.

Delta Region Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) Program
The DRCHSD Program works with rural Delta communities to address health care needs and strengthen the local health care system through comprehensive technical assistance.

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Network Technical Assistance (TA)
RHI provides technical assistance (TA) to over 60 networks in the Development and Allied Health rural health network grant programs.

Small Rural Hospital Transition (SRHT) Project
The Small Rural Hospital Transition (SRHT) Project supports small rural hospitals nationally by providing on-site technical assistance to assist bridging the gaps between the current health care system and the newly emerging health care delivery and payment system.

Associates Program
The Associates Program is designed to connect health care organizations and networks with highly qualified rural consultants and technical experts.

Events
Find information about upcoming webinars, workshops and more hosted by The Center or Rural Health Innovations.

Allied Health Webinars
Find recordings and resources from recent technical assistance webinars for Rural Network Allied Health Training grantees.

Health Education and Learning Program (HELP) Webinars
Eligible rural hospital leaders and staff can attend a HELP webinar to learn about current financial, operational and quality performance needs that impact their transition to the new health care environment.

Network Development Webinars
Find recordings and resources from recent technical assistance webinars for Rural Health Network Development grantees.

Performance Management Group (PMG) Calls
Learn from the experience of leading hospital administrators and nationally recognized field experts. PMG calls allow peer-to-peer education focused on preparing rural hospitals for new payment and care delivery models.

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Upcoming Events

Upcoming Workshop

Network Care Coordination Workshop

May 21, 2018 to May 22, 2018

Hyatt Regency-Bloomington

Care Coordination is essential for networks as they transition from pay per procedure to reimbursing for value. The aim of this workshop is to learn, create and improve upon a Care Coordination model that specifically addresses your network and community's needs while including infrastructure for your team development and workflow processes.

Upcoming Conference Call

Ask Robyn - Quarterly Open Office Hour Call for MBQIP Data Abstractors

June 20, 2018

Quality Reporting Specialist Robyn Carlson of Stratis Health will be offering open office hour calls to discuss CAH MBQIP data abstraction questions on June 20, 2018. Sessions are free of charge, but registration is required.

Upcoming MBQIP Virtual Knowledge Group

June MBQIP Virtual Knowledge Group

June 21, 2018

Topics for discussion are determined based on MBQIP Data Reports, technical assistance trends and requests. MBQIP VKGs provide a networking opportunity for state Flex Programs and subcontractors.

Upcoming Conference

2018 Minnesota Rural Health Conference

June 25, 2018 to June 26, 2018

Duluth Entertainment Convention Center

Join us for one of the largest rural health conferences in the nation, with over 600 participants! The 2018 MNRHC is hosted by the MDH ORHPC, MRHA and NRHRC.

News

Hospital Spotlight

Atmore Community Hospital: Consistent Implementation Leads to Results

April 2018

Atmore Community Hospital participated in a QI Project in 2017. Consistent attention to the implementation of their action plan is leading to quick results in only six months.

News

Arrowhead Region Working Together to Create Mental Health Friendly Communities

April 2018

RHI has partnered with the Wilderness Health ACO to convene seven CAHs in the Arrowhead Region and their community stakeholders to create a vision of what it means to eliminate the stigma of mental illness.

Networking News

Reducing Adverse Events After Care Transitions Through Better Patient and Caregiver Education

March 2018

Care transitions have been described as a bridge connecting patients from one health care provider, or group of providers, to another. Learn how to maximize your communication effectiveness and overcome communication barriers all while building a better bridge.

Network Spotlight

Network Spotlight: Montana Health Network

March 2018

Montana Health Network supports and influences the evolution of health care organizations and enhances the well-being of individuals and communities.

Publication

2017 Network Summit Report: The Role of Networks in the Changing Health Care Landscape

February 2018

The success of networks transfers to the success of our rural health care system as health care transitions toward population health. This report presents a combination of findings and analysis to illustrate and demonstrate the powerful role that networks actively play within their communities.

Hospital Spotlight

Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center: SRHT Project Well Under Way

February 2018

Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center shares mid-year accomplishments of their SRHT QI Project, including reduced ED time, focus on preventing readmissions and improving education for providers and staff on QI data.

Upcoming Events

Network Care Coordination Workshop

Ask Robyn - Quarterly Open Office Hour Call for MBQIP Data Abstractors

June MBQIP Virtual Knowledge Group

2018 Minnesota Rural Health Conference

News

Atmore Community Hospital: Consistent Implementation Leads to Results

Arrowhead Region Working Together to Create Mental Health Friendly Communities

Reducing Adverse Events After Care Transitions Through Better Patient and Caregiver Education

Network Spotlight: Montana Health Network

2017 Network Summit Report: The Role of Networks in the Changing Health Care Landscape

Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center: SRHT Project Well Under Way

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