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.

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

MBQIP Data Submission Deadlines

Downloads & Links

MBQIP Data Submission Deadlines (April 2021)

MBQIP Data Submission Deadlines (April 2021) (PDF Document - 1 page)

Author:

Stratis Health

This single-page document contains a chart showing the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) data submission deadlines through Quarter 2, 2021 and reflects extensions to Q3 and Q4 2020 Data Submission deadlines intended to provide additional flexibility for hospitals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Flex Program Telehealth Webinars

Rural Tele-Behavioral Health Part II

October 6, 2021

Recognize the opportunities and challenges for rural health providers in implementing and sustaining tele-behavioral health. List examples of rural models across different aspects of tele-behavioral health. Describe how Flex Programs could support tele-behavioral health for CAHs and RHCs. Identify evaluation and metrics for tele-behavioral health programs.

Upcoming Conference Call

Ask Robyn - Quarterly Open Office Hour Calls for MBQIP Data Abstractors

October 12, 2021

Register for an open office hours call to discuss MBQIP abstraction questions with Quality Data Specialist, Robyn Carlson of Stratis Health. Sessions are free of charge, but registration is required.

Upcoming Workshop

FORHP Flex Program Virtual Workshop

November 1, 2021 to November 10, 2021

The goal of the FORHP Flex Program Virtual Workshop is to provide new or existing Flex Program staff an orientation to the Flex Program. Attendance at this event is open only to state Flex grantees.

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