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

Network and Partnership Development
More is possible when working together. Let us help you build bridges that lead to healthier communities.

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.

Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project (RHPTP)
RHPTP guides small rural hospitals and rural health clinics to prepare for participation in alternative 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.

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.

Industry-based Telehealth Programs

Event Details

Thursday, March 18, 2021

11:00am to 12:00pm CST

Host:

National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center),

Huron Consulting Group Inc.

DRCHSD Telehealth Webinar Series 5 of 6: Industry-based Telehealth Programs

This session will focus on examples of hospitals and clinics working with local industries to provide care through telehealth. Examples of current industry-based telehealth programs will be discussed along with case studies.

Speakers:

Jessica Duke, MHA, BSN, RN, Healthcare Tech Manager, Huron
Donna McHale, Senior Director, Huron

DRHCSD Program participating hospitals and clinics will be sent the webinar connection information in advance. The recording and slides will be available online following the webinar. For any questions, please reach out to Kim Mayo.

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Webinar

Post-COVID Patient Transitions

March 11, 2021

View the fourth session in the DRCHSD Program Telehealth Webinar Series which will focus on patient transition post-COVID and how telehealth can support these transitions.

Upcoming Webinar

Industry-based Telehealth Programs

March 18, 2021

View the fifth session in the DRCHSD Program Telehealth Webinar Series which will focus on examples of hospitals and clinics working with local industries to provide care through telehealth.

Upcoming Webinar

Analytics to Measure Your Telehealth Outcomes

March 25, 2021

View the sixth session in the DRCHSD Program Telehealth Webinar Series which will focus on data that can be used to help healthcare providers make better decisions about telehealth services.