2019 Flex Program Reverse Site Visit (RSV)
RSV 2019 Program
RSV Participation List
Building Healthy Rural Communities
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's (FORHP) Flex Program Reverse Site Visit (RSV) is an opportunity for state Flex Program recipients to convene and share information about the Flex Program and critical access hospitals (CAHs). This event will focus on the latest information in the Flex Program including discussion of strategies to engage CAHs in activities to support healthy rural communities. States will share stories of their Flex Program experiences and successes with one another, with their FORHP project officers and with other rural partners and stakeholders. This year's event will include a pre-event learning session on emergency medical services held the afternoon of July 9. We look forward to your attendance at this educational and informative event.
Flex Program RSV Learning Objectives
- Learn how state Flex programs are working to build healthy rural communities
- Understand the future direction of the national Flex Program
- Identify opportunities to implement best practices and lessons learned by CAHs and state Flex Programs in supporting performance improvement in all Flex Program areas
- Strengthen the leadership of your state Flex Program in the Core Competencies for State Flex Program Excellence, including Managing the Flex Program
Audience
The intended audience for the Flex Program RSV is State Office of Rural Health Directors, Flex Coordinators/other key Flex personnel (two per state), the Flex Monitoring Team (FMT), Stratis Health's Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance (RQITA) team, Technical Assistance and Services Center (TASC) staff and Advisory Committee, and FORHP staff.
Presentations
EMS Learning Session: Federal EMS Update
Jon Krohmer, MD, FACEP, FAEMS, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
EMS Federal Update
EMS Learning Session: Social Determinants of Health and EMS
Jonah Thompson, CP-C, Allegheny Health Network
Social Determinants of Health and EMS
EMS Learning Session: New EMS Resources
Gary Wingrove, FACEPE, CP-C, Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service
Nicole Clement, National Rural Health Resource Center
New EMS Resources from TASC
Building Healthy Rural Communities
Toby Frier, MBA, FACHE, New Ulm Medical Center
State Flex Programs Involvement in Value-Based Models
Lindy Vincent, Washington State Department of Health
Washington Rural Health Access Preservation (WRHAP)
John Olson, M.Ed., State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, Vermont Department of Health
Vermont Flex Program Involvement in Value-Based Models
Jennifer Edwards, MBA, Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health
Pennsylvania Rural Health Model
Outputs and Outcomes: Using Logic Models to Describe Program Impact
Sarah Young, MPH, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP)
Flex Program Logic Model Examples
John Gale, MS, Maine Rural Health Research Center, University of Southern Maine, Flex Monitoring Team
Sara Kahn-Troster, MA, MPH, Maine Rural Health Research Center, University of Southern Maine, Flex Monitoring Team
Monitoring the Impact of State Flex Programs
Substance Abuse Interventions at Critical Access Hospitals
Jill Bullock, Arizona Center for Rural Health
Kayla Combs, MHA, Kentucky Office of Rural Health
Critical Access Substance Abuse Project (CASAP)
Utilizing Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNAs) to Move the Needle on Population Health
Sara (Wright) Morin, Michigan Center for Rural Health
Tracy Morton, MPH, National Rural Health Resource Center
Community Cafes in Alaska to Support Future Models of Health Care
Tricia Franklin, MPH, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Various Facets of Capturing Emergency Department (ED) Patient Experience: Lessons Learned
Mailed ED Survey 30 Questions
Mailed ED Survey 14 Questions
ED Tablet Survey Questions
ED Patient Experience of Care (EDPEC) v.1.0
EDPEC Survey v.2.0
Sample ED Report
Use of the Enhanced Critical Access Hospital Measurement and Performance Assessment System (CAHMPAS)
Megan Lahr, MPH, University of Minnesota, Flex Monitoring Team
Kristin Reiter, PhD, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Flex Monitoring Team
John Gale, MS, University of Southern Maine, Flex Monitoring Team
Use of the Enhanced CAHMPAS
Flex Program Update: Where We Are and What To Expect in 2020
Sarah Young, MPH, FORHP
Supporting Mental Health in Rural Communities
Trisha Chaung, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Supporting Mental Health in Rural Communities
Mentors for Quality
Tricia Franklin, MPH, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Debbie Lowenthal, Alaska Hospital and Nursing Home Association (ASHNHA)
Mentors for Quality
Stephanie Sayegh, MA, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Mentors for Quality: An Informal Approach
Using Lean Strategies to Maximize the Revenue Cycle and Utilization in CAHs and Rural Health Clinics
Tracy Zayac, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Susan Runyan, Kansas Hospital Education and Research Foundation
Efficient Revenue Cycle Processes/Lean
Jennifer Brooks, California Department of Health Care Services
California Flex Lean Project
Survey Says? Best Practices for Survey Design
Penny Black, PhD, MS, Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
Survey Says?! Best Practices in Survey Design
Kyle Cameron, Wyoming Department of Health
Wyoming Financial Benchmarking Initiative
Using ZIP Code Level Data to Improve Community Health
Stephen Njenga, MPH, MHA, CPHQ, CPPS, Missouri Hospital Association
Using ZIP Code-Level Data to Improve Community Health
Flex Coordinator Collaboration with your State EMS Partners on Community Paramedicine (CP)
Nick Galvez, North Carolina Office of Rural Health
David Ezzell, MPA, EMT, North Carolina Office of EMS