Events

This Flex Virtual Knowledge Group webinar included the benefits of wellness and resiliency activities to integrate into the routine of Flex Program Partners; TASC, Flex Monitoring Team (FMT), and RQITA.

This MBQIP Virtual Knowledge Group webinar from the RQITA Resource Center will share information and resources about MBQIP 2025 and the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmissions measure with state Flex Program personnel and their subcontractors.

This webinar supported by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) and coordinated by TASC, focused on the Flex Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 wrap-up, kicking off FY 2024, as well as the CAH quality assessment.

This Flex Virtual Knowledge Group (VKG) webinar is focused on integrating strategic planning processes into Flex Programs.

This Flex Virtual Knowledge Group (VKG) webinar focused on population health strategies for Flex grantees.

This webinar focused on quality improvement from the ambulance service perspective.

This Flex Virtual Knowledge Group (VKG) webinar focused on subcontract management for Flex grantees.

Identify the nine core elements of CAH quality infrastructure and related criteria. Recognize how CAH implementation of quality infrastructure will be measured via the National CAH Quality Inventory and Assessment. Begin exploring how this information could be used by state Flex programs to inform their quality activities with CAHs.

Please join us for the next MBQIP Virtual Knowledge Group on Thursday, April 27, 2023, from 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. CT when we will hear about Flex-supported rural health clinic quality initiatives and explore opportunities for cross-state collaboration to support quality.

The March Virtual Knowledge Group (VKG) covered program management through a finance lens and addressed such topics as implementing programs at the hospital level, finances post-public health emergency (PHE), and workforce challenges.

Explain various models of care to critical access hospitals (CAH) and stakeholders. Recognize the importance of implementing new models of care in a rapidly changing health care industry. Identify resources that guide CAHs toward the implementation of new models of care

Engage and network with other state Flex Programs. Participate in a shared discussion about things that make working in rural health care special. Share the importance of fulfillment from our work in rural health care, especially during times of stress, change, and uncertainty.

Describe issues associated with rural EMS providers that can affect their mental wellness. Recognize ways that rural EMS providers can be resilient through unpredictable circumstances. Recall ways for rural ambulance services to cultivate support to foster mental resilience. Explain how Flex Programs could support a resilient rural EMS workforce.

This webinar playback focuses on the Sustainable Rural EMS: Navigating Change guide. This guide can assist rural communities in navigating a change from unsustainable volunteer EMS and ambulance service models to those that are sustainable.

Identify contract management best practices and tips they can use for their Flex Program subcontracts or managing the life cycle of their QI project. Recognize how other Flex Coordinators troubleshoot contract management issues to improve office efficiencies and project outcomes.

This webinar playback covers findings discovered in the February 2021 Rural Community Paramedicine Summit.

Following the webinar, participants gained knowledge regarding new and emerging models of care influencing rural health care providers and improved their ability to recognize and locate resources related to emerging models of care that can inform their office, partners, and rural providers.

Recognize the ROI of population health. Recall different scenarios from the Population Health Toolkit and how to use them. Discuss the purpose and benefits of the Population Health Readiness Assessment to CAHs and other safety net providers.

In this webinar playback, discover the financial importance of providing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)/Pulmonary Rehab care and examine the reimbursement aspects of COPD-related care.