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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.

National Rural Health Resource Center Programs

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.

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Rural Health Innovations Programs

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

  • Minnesota Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) Project

Resource Library
The Center's Resource Library features webinars, presentations, articles and toolkits developed by trusted industry leaders to guide and support rural health stakeholders.

Spotlights

  • Critical Access Hospital Recognition
  • Hospital Spotlights
  • Network Spotlights

Topics

  • Care Management and Coordination
  • Collaboration Building
  • Financial & Operational Strategies
  • Health Information Technology
  • Performance Improvement
  • Quality Improvement
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Workforce

Portals

  • Core Competencies for State Flex Program Excellence Guide
  • Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP)
  • Network Aim for Sustainability Portal
  • Population Health Portal
  • Rural Hospital Toolkit for Transitioning to Value-based Systems
  • SHIP Hospital Resources

 

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.

About the National Rural Health Resource Center
Learn more about who we are, including our mission, values and history.

About Rural Health Innovations
Learn more about Rural Health Innovations, The Center’s small business subsidiary.

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Upcoming Events

Upcoming Flex Virtual Knowledge Group

CAHMPAS

March 4, 2019

The tentative topic for the March Flex VKG is CAHMPAS. Flex VKG webinars provide a forum for state Flex Programs to share successes, discuss challenges and brainstorm strategies for improvement and Flex Program excellence.

Upcoming Network Development Cohort Group Call

Addressing Social Determinants of Health

March 7, 2019

Join us for an interactive discussion about what your organization and others are doing to address social determinants of health. We will discuss screening tools, data collection strategies, and common barriers in addressing these issues. Bring your voice to the table to share with and learn from others.

Upcoming Network Development Cohort Group Call

Sharing Data and Health Information Exchange

March 14, 2019

In this cohort call we will discuss what the sharing of health information looks like, both from a technology and process viewpoint, talk about information sharing permissions, consent and data ownership concerns, and facilitate a discussion about barriers and successes.

Programs

National Rural Health Resource Center

  • Technical Assistance & Services Center (TASC)
  • Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program (SHIP)
  • Delta Region Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) Program

Rural Health Innovations

  • Network Technical Assistance (TA)
  • Small Rural Hospital Transition (SRHT) Project
  • Associates Program

Services

  • Community & Population Health
  • Workforce
  • Health Information Technology
  • Strategic Planning
  • Leadership
  • Performance Improvement

Events

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  • Allied Health Webinars
  • Health Education and Learning Program (HELP) Webinars
  • Network Development Webinars
  • Performance Management Group (PMG) Calls

Resource Library

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Spotlights
  • Critical Access Hospital Recognition
  • Hospital Spotlights
  • Network Spotlights


Topics
  • Care Management and Coordination
  • Collaboration Building
  • Health Information Technology
  • Quality Improvement


Portals
  • Core Competencies for State Flex Program Excellence Guide
  • Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP)
  • Network Aim for Sustainability Portal
  • Population Health Portal
  • Rural Hospital Toolkit for Transitioning to Value-based Systems
  • SHIP Hospital Resources

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  • History
  • Partners

Contact

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Duluth, MN 55802

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info@ruralcenter.org


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