Board | National Rural Health Resource Center

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.

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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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Ray Christensen, MD

University of Minnesota, Duluth School of Medicine

rchriste@d.umn.edu

Marty Witrak, PhD, RN, FAAN

Retired from College of St. Scholastica, School of Nursing

mwitrak@css.edu

Dennis Berens

Nebraska Times, LLC

dennis.berens123@gmail.com

Geoff Kaufmann

American Red Cross

gkaufmann1352@gmail.com

Kristin Juliar

Montana AHEC & Office of Rural Health

kjuliar@montana.edu

Melissa Manlove

First Choice Community Healthcare / Mountain and Valley Regional Health Center

melissa_manlove@fcch.com

Mark Schoenbaum

Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, Minnesota Department of Health

mark.schoenbaum@health.state.mn

Kip Smith

Health Information Exchange of Montana

kipsmith@krmc.org

Jesse Tischer

jtischer77@hotmail.com

Upcoming Events

Upcoming PMG Call

Russell County Hospital: Aligning with Primary Care for Future Success

August 23, 2017

Learn how RCH expanded primary care base with new providers and extended hours, as well as created new services to align with their local providers and meet community needs.

Upcoming Network Development Webinar

Behind the Scenes with Strategic Planning, Part 1

August 24, 2017

Meaningful strategic paths enable effective change by considering what actions are necessary in order to achieve an organization’s vision. In this webinar, presenters will describe how the product of strategic planning sets the stage for change and will provide tips for effective strategic planning.

Upcoming HELP Webinar

Transition Strategies from the 2017 Rural Hospital Value-Based Strategic Summit

August 30, 2017

Learn transition strategies from the 2017 Rural Hospital Value-based Strategic Summit with strategy map and balanced scorecard templates.