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Community & Population Health

Rural Health Path to Value
Rural Health Innovations offers services to help you climb toward population health and improve the health status of your community.

Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNA)
Work with us to set a course toward value-based payment and population health. A thorough assessment of your community's needs is the crucial first step.

Additional Consulting Services

Strategic Planning, Leadership, and Workforce
The Center offers a variety of services to help with Strategic Planning, Leadership, Workforce, and Performance Improvement.

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

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 MBQIP Virtual Knowledge Group

April MBQIP Virtual Knowledge Group

April 16, 2020

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

Upcoming Conference Call

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

April 22, 2020

Register for an open office hours call to discuss MBQIP abstraction questions with Quality Data Specialist, Robyn Carlson of Stratis Health. Sessions are free of charge, but registration is required.

Upcoming SRHT Learning Collaborative

2019-20 Eligible LC: Demonstrate Value and Position for the Future

April 29, 2020

This LC webinar is for pre-selected SRHT eligible hospital leadership teams only. In this fourth and final Learning Collaborative (LC) webinar, hospital teams will learn how to demonstrate the value of the hospital for long-term success in new payment and delivery models

Upcoming Flex Virtual Knowledge Group

Telehealth

May 4, 2020

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 SRHT Learning Collaborative

2019-20 SRHT Selected Hospitals LC: Strategy Map Development

May 14, 2020

This LC webinar is for pre-selected SRHT eligible hospital leadership teams only. In this second Learning Collaborative (LC) webinar, hospital teams will be prepped to finalize their Strategy Maps and the key to successfully operationalizing key transition strategies.

Upcoming SRHT Learning Collaborative

2019-20 SRHT Selected Hospitals LC: Balanced Scorecard Development

July 16, 2020

This LC webinar is for pre-selected SRHT eligible hospital leadership teams only. In this third Learning Collaborative (LC) webinar, hospital teams will be prepped to develop their Balanced Scorecards.

Upcoming Flex Virtual Knowledge Group

Systems Thinking and Frameworks

July 27, 2020

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 Reverse Site Visit

2020 Flex Program Reverse Site Visit (RSV)

August 5, 2020 to August 6, 2020

Washington Marriot Wardman Park

The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's (FORHP) Flex Program Reverse Site Visit (RSV) is an opportunity for state Flex Programs to make connections, share best practices and gather lessons learned to better engage and empower CAHs in activities to support healthy rural communities.

Upcoming SRHT Learning Collaborative

2019-20 SRHT Selected Hospitals LC: Demonstrate Value and Position for the Future

August 13, 2020

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Hospital Spotlight

Val Verde Regional Medical Center Implements SMART ER

February 2020

Through the fulfillment of VVRMC’s mission and vision, they strive to improve patient satisfaction by existing as the premier provider for all healthcare needs within their community, all while delivering healthcare they can trust.

Video

Bringing it all Together for EMS in Wright County, Iowa

January 2020

Learn how one county in Iowa, with three independent ambulance services, completed a multi-year process to address their broken EMS system using Flex Program funding.

Video

EMS in Dixie County, Florida: Driving Data for Improved Health

January 2020

In this video, one rural ambulance service shares the value realized in reporting and using data to improve organizational culture. They share their enhanced ability to identify improvement opportunities that move the needle on health outcomes for their patients, such as Community Paramedicine and an antibiotic protocol for sepsis.

News

Hospital Spotlight for Critical Access Substance Abuse Project: Mary Breckinridge Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Hyden, Kentucky

December 2019

In 2017, supplemental funding was awarded to the Kentucky Office of Rural Health’s Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program to support CAHs located in communities with high rates of poverty, unemployment, and/or substance abuse. Mary Breckinridge Appalachian Regional Healthcare utilized the funds based on needs identified around substance abuse.

News

Hospital Spotlight for Opioid Reduction Program: Hopi Health Care Center, Polacca, Arizona

December 2019

In 2017, the Hopi Health Care Center (HHCC) received a supplement to the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Grant Program which helped support the efforts of the staff and community in their efforts with the Opioid Reduction Program.

Hospital Spotlight

Greene County Hospital Offers World-Class Health Care in Their Community

December 2019

Greene County Hospital, located in Eutaw, Alabama, is progressing towards providing optimal medical care to the citizens and communities of Greene County and surrounding areas. The hospital is a licensed 20-bed facility striving to offer first-class medical care with limited waiting time in their emergency department (ED).

Upcoming Events

April MBQIP Virtual Knowledge Group

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

2019-20 Eligible LC: Demonstrate Value and Position for the Future

Telehealth

2019-20 SRHT Selected Hospitals LC: Strategy Map Development

2019-20 SRHT Selected Hospitals LC: Balanced Scorecard Development

Systems Thinking and Frameworks

2020 Flex Program Reverse Site Visit (RSV)

2019-20 SRHT Selected Hospitals LC: Demonstrate Value and Position for the Future

News

Val Verde Regional Medical Center Implements SMART ER

Bringing it all Together for EMS in Wright County, Iowa

EMS in Dixie County, Florida: Driving Data for Improved Health

Hospital Spotlight for Critical Access Substance Abuse Project: Mary Breckinridge Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Hyden, Kentucky

Hospital Spotlight for Opioid Reduction Program: Hopi Health Care Center, Polacca, Arizona

Greene County Hospital Offers World-Class Health Care in Their Community

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