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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.

Population Health Projects

Minnesota Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) Project

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 Product and Service Business Planning Workshop

March 26, 2019 to March 27, 2019

Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace

This workshop will build on the network’s Marketing Plan by building out the Business Model Canvas while increasing knowledge of each component of the Business Planning Canvas, with an emphasis on the Financial Forecasting component of the canvas.

Upcoming Network Development Cohort Group Call

Clinical Care Coordination Financial Stability

March 28, 2019

Long term financial sustainability has continued to surface to the top of the list. This call will focus on how to take bits and pieces and put them together to make a financially sustainable program. It is important to understand how to plan and prepare for your future growth.

Upcoming Webinar

COPD Prevalence and Impact Webinar

April 2, 2019

Discover the scope and scale of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) matters in rural America. Understand the personal impact of COPD. Learn about national initiatives and FORHP efforts. Hear an example of state-level efforts underway with COPD.

Upcoming Network Development Webinar

Demystifying Financial Forecasting for Good Business Planning

April 17, 2019

Financial forecasting begins with thinking through how to deliver the product or service that your customers may want. Rural Health Innovations (RHI) has developed a tool, Product and Service Canvas, that helps generate thinking for this development.

Upcoming Workshop

FORHP Flex Program Workshop

April 23, 2019 to April 25, 2019

Fitger's Duluth Lakefront Hotel

The goal of the FORHP Flex Program Workshop is to provide new or existing Flex Program staff an orientation to the Flex Program. Attendance at this event is open only to state Flex grantees.

Upcoming Network Development Cohort Group Call

Community Health Workers in Today's Health Care Enviornment

April 25, 2019

The launch of the new Community-Based Care Coordination Cohort is scheduled for April 25, 2019. These calls will focus on community-based care coordination, discussing issues surrounding the approach to utilizing Community Health Workers. Top priority topics for these calls will be identified via a survey sent to Network Development grantees.

Upcoming TASC 90 Webinar

EMS Flex Supplemental Funding Projects

May 15, 2019

The tentative topic of the May TASC 90 is an update on the Flex supplemental funding EMS projects. This quarterly webinar will include updates from TASC, RQITA, FMT and FORHP, to include both the Flex Program and policies impacting critical access hospitals (CAHs).

Upcoming SRHT Learning Collaborative

Learning Collaborative Two

May 15, 2019

Selected hospitals should reserve the following dates and prepare to participate in four Learning Collaborative (LC) virtual meetings. More information will be provided to selected hospitals. LCs will be used to share information across projects to transition them to population health.

Upcoming Workshop

Network Rural Health Care Workforce Summit

May 22, 2019 to May 23, 2019

Radisson Blu Mall of America

The current health care workforce environment is changing rapidly. Building and maintaining a workforce that feels valued and is engaged and productive is fundamental to providing access to quality health care in rural areas.

Upcoming Flex Virtual Knowledge Group

Health Equity

June 3, 2019

The tentative topic for the June Flex VKG is Health Equity. Flex VKG webinars provide a forum for state Flex Programs to share successes, discuss challenges and brainstorm strategies for improvement and Flex Program excellence.

Upcoming Conference

2019 Minnesota Rural Health Conference

June 17, 2019 to June 18, 2019

Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center

Join us for one of the largest rural health conferences in the nation, with over 600 participants! The 2019 MNRHC is hosted by the MDH ORHPC, MRHA and The Center.

Upcoming Reverse Site Visit

2019 Flex Program Reverse Site Visit (RSV)

July 10, 2019 to July 11, 2019

Washington Marriot Wardman Park

Save the date for the 2019 Flex Program Reverse Site Visit (RSV), scheduled for July 10-11, 2019 in Washington, DC with a pre-event workshop on July 9 on the topic of EMS.

Upcoming SRHT Learning Collaborative

Learning Collaborative Three

July 17, 2019

Upcoming Flex Virtual Knowledge Group

Grant Logistics: Closing out the Flex Grant Year

August 5, 2019

The tentative topic for the August Flex VKG is Grant Logistics: Closing out the Flex Grant Year. Flex VKG webinars provide a forum for state Flex Programs to share successes, discuss challenges and brainstorm strategies for improvement and Flex Program excellence.

Upcoming TASC 90 Webinar

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

August 14, 2019

The tentative topic of the August TASC 90 webinar is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). This quarterly webinar will include updates from TASC, RQITA, FMT and FORHP, to include both the Flex Program and policies impacting CAHs.

Upcoming Workshop

Collaborating for Impact Workshop

August 21, 2019 to August 22, 2019

Pier B Resort Hotel

True innovation comes only through a collaborative process where many voices are at the table, but it’s not easy to lead a group with a variety of perspectives and priorities. During this workshop, you’ll assess the strength of your own network’s collaborative relationships and build your collaborative leadership skills.

Upcoming SRHT Learning Collaborative

Learning Collaborative Four

August 21, 2019

News

Article

Rural Mental Health Network: Expanding and Strengthening Care Coordination

March 2019

Chelsea Zabski, Network Director of Rural Mental Health Network, was interviewed by the Network TA team to share valuable tips and creative ideas for building a diverse and engaged community care coordination team.

Hospital Spotlight

Pender Community Hospital Uses SRHT Project to Propel Forward

March 2019

Learn how PCH is improving quality by implementing consultant recommended best practices.

Hospital Spotlight

Roosevelt General Hospital Excels in Early Project Implementation

February 2019

RGH reported progress on all ten of their consultant recommended priorities, including a chargemaster review that resulted in a $1.4 million in collections in the first four months after updating chargemaster!

Hospital Spotlight

Guadalupe County Hospital Surpassing Six Month SRHT Goals

January 2019

Guadalupe County Hospital surpasses their six-month SRHT goals.

Network Spotlight

Network Spotlight: Strength in Peers

December 2018

Strength in Peers located in New Market, VA offers hope, support and advocacy for those seeking recovery so that they can build resilience and thrive in their lives and communities.

Critical Access Hospital Recognition

River Hospital, Alexandria Bay, New York

November 2018

River Hospital, located in Alexandria Bay, New York is recognized for demonstrating innovation in the integration of behavioral health initiatives.

Upcoming Events

Network Product and Service Business Planning Workshop

Clinical Care Coordination Financial Stability

COPD Prevalence and Impact Webinar

Demystifying Financial Forecasting for Good Business Planning

FORHP Flex Program Workshop

Community Health Workers in Today's Health Care Enviornment

EMS Flex Supplemental Funding Projects

Learning Collaborative Two

Network Rural Health Care Workforce Summit

Health Equity

2019 Minnesota Rural Health Conference

2019 Flex Program Reverse Site Visit (RSV)

Learning Collaborative Three

Grant Logistics: Closing out the Flex Grant Year

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Collaborating for Impact Workshop

Learning Collaborative Four

News

Rural Mental Health Network: Expanding and Strengthening Care Coordination

Pender Community Hospital Uses SRHT Project to Propel Forward

Roosevelt General Hospital Excels in Early Project Implementation

Guadalupe County Hospital Surpassing Six Month SRHT Goals

Network Spotlight: Strength in Peers

River Hospital, Alexandria Bay, New York

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