Meeker Memorial Hospital: Bringing Sustainable Coordination of Care to its Patients and Community

Is your rural health care organization working toward improved care coordination? Learn about the many strategies adopted by Meeker Memorial Hospital, a critical access hospital in Litchfield, Minnesota, that participated in the 2022-2023 RHPTP cohort. Since completing the project, the hospital has achieved many of its RHPTP goals and plans to proceed with initiatives that will allow it to continue on the path toward value-based care.

HCAHPS Surveys

Allowable
Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Investment

Updated October 2024

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) surveys completed for inpatient services are an allowable use of SHIP funds. Beginning in January 2025, collections of HCAHPS will be allowed via web-based platforms. 

NOTE: Currently, HCAHPS is the only allowable SHIP survey. Costs associated with conducting other types of CAHPS or non-HCAHPS surveys and assessments (including overhead, fees, payments, contractors, etc.) are unallowable. This category is consistently under review, and we encourage SHIP Coordinators to email SHIP-TA@ruralcenter.org and copy your PO with questions or concerns.

Allowable investment

Cybersecurity and/or HIT

Allowable
Accountable Care Organization (ACO)

Updated October 2024

SHIP supports HIT hardware/software and training, including risk assessments for cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity refers to any technology, measure, or practice for preventing cyberattacks or mitigating their impact.  A strong cybersecurity strategy protects all relevant IT infrastructure layers or domains against cyberthreats and cybercrime. Examples of allowable expenses include but are not limited to:

Critical Infrastructure

Security

Subscriptions for

Cybersecurity Software
Endpoint Security Application Security
Cloud Security Information Security
Mobile Security

Network Security
Allowable investment

RQITA Resources

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.

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Plaquemines Medical Center

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Center Awarded HRSA Cooperative Agreement to Support Sustainability of Rural Hospitals

The National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center) has been awarded a three-year, nearly $12 million cooperative agreement from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide in-depth technical assistance to rural hospitals across the country — to help them add or expand health care services to meet community needs and keep care close to home.

Northern Maine Medical Center: A Rural Hospital Gaining Momentum in its Work Toward Quality Improvement

Northern Maine Medical Center (NMMC), a 49-bed, perspective payment hospital located in Fort Kent, Maine, was one of six organizations selected to participate in the 2022-2023 Rural Health Provider Transition Project (RHPTP). Read more about their year-long engagement in RHPTP, as NMMC worked with RHPTP’s technical assistance consultants on financial and operational improvements, as well as strategy and infrastructure to improve quality in preparation for participation in alternative payment and care delivery models.
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