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The Center's searchable Resource Library features articles, reports, webinars, podcasts, toolkits, and other materials developed by trusted industry leaders to guide and support rural health stakeholders.
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The Technical Assistance and Services Center (TASC), a program of the National Rural Health Resource Center, developed this four-part technical assistance series with support from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP).
This collection of resources is intended to help rural EMS adapt and become a more integrated part of the evolving health care system.
This collection of financial and operational resources directs you to consultant-recommended best practices and strategies for improving financial performance and increasing operational efficiencies. These tools include industry accepted key performance indicators (KPIs) for monitoring performance. Other resources include revenue cycle best practices and financial management training for both critical access hospitals (CAHs) and prospective payment system (PPS) hospitals. Implement these best practices and adopt the recommended strategies to position your hospital and/or network for the future.
This collection of resources provides rural health care organizations, leaders, and communities with insights, guidance, and tools that can help them adapt to the evolving maternal health landscape.
The future of rural health depends on local voices, bold ideas, and shared commitment.
This TASC 90 Webinar focused on financial resources for state Flex Programs.
In this webinar, participants will learn about issues surrounding maternal health in rural settings and explore whether small rural hospitals, rural health clinics, and communities can leverage Federally Qualified Health Centers to stabilize maternal health care access and improve outcomes.
This webinar focused on quality improvement from the ambulance service perspective.
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.
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.
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.
The Critical Access Hospital Financial Sustainability Guide guide is intended for use by state Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program personnel, leaders of critical access hospitals (CAHs), and other individuals and/or teams that provide guidance and assistance to these providers in managing their long-term financial stability.
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EMS Leadership
View resources related to the Rural Community Ambulance Agency Transformation Readiness core competency Leadership.
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EMS Strategic Planning
View resources related to the Rural Community Ambulance Agency Transformation Readiness core competency Strategic Planning.
View resources related to the Rural Community Ambulance Agency Transformation Readiness core competency Patients, Partners, and the Community.
View resources related to the Rural Community Ambulance Agency Transformation Readiness core competency Data, Collection, Management, and Analysis.
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EMS Operations and Processes
View resources related to the Rural Community Ambulance Agency Transformation Readiness core competency EMS Operations and Processes.
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EMS Workforce
View resources related to the Rural Community Ambulance Agency Transformation Readiness core competency Workforce.
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EMS Outcomes and Impact
View resources related to the Rural Community Ambulance Agency Transformation Readiness core competency EMS Outcomes and Impact.
Resources Related to Population Health: Understanding Value-Based Models