Past Events

The purpose of this event was to share content about the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Roadway Safety Strategy, resources, and initiatives related to it, and to facilitate peer-to-peer sharing about the Flex EMS supplement projects.

Sometimes it just helps to talk to someone! Quality Reporting Specialist Robyn Carlson of Stratis Health will offer quarterly open office-hour calls to discuss your Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) abstraction questions. Sessions are free of charge, but registration is required.

The 2023 Flex Program Reverse Site Visit will take place in Washington, DC, and will include presentations by keynote speakers, state Flex Programs, FORHP staff, and TASC staff.

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.

This learning collaborative series will feature in-depth discussions and practice opportunities related to workforce development and leadership for State Flex Programs. The aim of the learning collaborative is to enhance your state Flex Program’s ability to recognize, develop and implement leadership fundamentals.

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.

Sometimes it just helps to talk to someone! Quality Reporting Specialist Robyn Carlson of Stratis Health will offer quarterly open office-hour calls to discuss your Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) abstraction questions. Sessions are free of charge, but registration is required.

The goal of the Flex Program Workshop is to provide new or existing Flex Program staff and state office of rural health directors an orientation to the Flex Program. This in-person event will cover multiple topics relevant to the Flex Program.

These open office hours are an opportunity for state Flex Program staff to ask TASC and FORHP questions about the upcoming submission of the Non-Competing Continuation Progress Report that will be available in EHB on March 2, 2023.

By attending this TASC 90 webinar, participants learned how to be able to explain what NEMSIS is and what data is available, discovered how Flex Programs can access and use NEMSIS data, how to recognize the process the data goes through from entry to availability on the NEMSIS website, and how to understand how NEMSQA works with NEMSIS.

These open office hours are an opportunity for state Flex Program staff to ask TASC and FORHP questions about the upcoming submission of the Non-Competing Continuation Progress Report that will be available in EHB on March 2, 2023.

These open office hours are an opportunity for state Flex Program staff to ask TASC and FORHP questions about the upcoming submission of the Non-Competing Continuation Progress Report that will be available in EHB on March 2, 2023.

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.

These open office hours are an opportunity for state Flex Program staff to ask TASC and FORHP questions about the upcoming submission of the Non-Competing Continuation Progress Report that will be available in EHB on March 2, 2023.

The purpose of this webinar was to provide guidance on the FY 2023 Flex Program NCC Progress Report due May 5, 2023. This event was supported by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP).

Sometimes it just helps to talk to someone! Quality Reporting Specialist Robyn Carlson of Stratis Health will offer quarterly open office-hour calls to discuss your Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) abstraction questions.

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.

Explain the benefits of data visualization techniques. Identify how the CAHMPAS can be used to help understand trends among CAHs. Have the opportunity to ask questions.