Resources

This webinar, the fourth of a five-part series, covered designing activities and describing output & outcome measures

This webinar, the third of a five-part series, covers accessing and analyzing data for decision making.

This webinar, the second of a five-part series, covered logic models and the Theory of Change.

The topic of this webinar was the basics of evaluation in the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program.

The purpose of this event was to inform Flex Grantees about new rurally relevant EMS quality measures that resulted from a Flex-funded EMS supplement project.

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.

Resources to support hospitals interpret Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) reports and make use of their data.

This guide is designed to target opportunities within the Flex Program to improve the scope of work requirements for subcontracted consultants. It will assist state programs in building greater accountability with their subcontractors to deliver more meaningful information to improve program deliverables, reporting, and demonstrating measurable program outcomes.

This policy brief reports the newly developed taxonomy of rural places based on relevant
population and health-resource characteristics.

Blue Mountain Hospital has been recognized by the National Rural Health Resource Center for its use of innovative approaches to improve the organization’s financial stability.

America’s rural health care system faces growing challenges in accessing capital funding for essential infrastructure projects. This paper provides a historical overview of major capital funding programs and analyzes the persistent challenges that prevent rural health care providers from converting available funding into usable capital—undermining sustainability in rural health systems.

The guide for state Flex Programs contains relevant and practical recommendations and tools to strengthen staff engagement and retention through the Staff Sustainability Cycle described within, which consists of recruiting, onboarding, learning and development, strengthening workforce engagement and retention, and succession planning.

The Pulmonary Rehabilitation Campaign — with messages tied to the themes of “From Winded to Wonderful,” “Breathing is Easy. Until it’s Not.” and “Breathe Relief Into Your Life” — is designed to educate health care consumers and providers about services that can be easily accessed locally.

This guide provides information about the current status and history of the MBQIP. It is intended to help state Flex Program personnel, and relevant subcontractors understand the basics of MBQIP, including key resources available to support them in their work.

This list includes key resources for State Flex Programs implementing and supporting the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP).

This list includes quality improvement resources that can be used across a variety of project topic areas.

These resources provide information about how to submit Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) data and how to interpret data reports in order to inform quality improvement efforts.

These resources focus on quality improvement for care transitions.

These resources focus on quality improvement for outpatient hospital services, primarily those provided in the emergency department (ED).

These resources focus on quality improvement related to the patient experience.