This report serves as a framework to inform quality in critical access hospitals, assist them in creating sustainable quality infrastructure, moving beyond mere measures, and toward organizational excellence.
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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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EMS Community Benefit Pilot Project
Information on the pilot tests for a tool created by The Paramedic Foundation for rural ambulance services, the Community Benefit and Financial Distress Tool.
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Federal Grant Writing Workshop
View presentation materials from a workshop held for state Flex Programs to provide resources for federal grant writing.
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MBQIP Measures Under Consideration
This resource summarizes 10 measures FORHP is considering adopting for use in MBQIP. State Flex Coordinators, subcontractors, hospital quality staff, and other interested parties are encouraged to provide input. Comments are due by 5:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. Feedback must be submitted via the electronic form provided.
Learn a practical approach to identifying key patient populations and a process to initiate population health planning. Learn how to integrate population health initiatives as part of an organization’s strategy.
View the criteria to be eligible to participate in Flex-related activities for Fiscal Year 2020. Learn exceptions and answers to frequently asked questions and access the 2019 MBQIP sample waiver template.
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MBQIP MOU and Consent Forms
A MOU is required in order for any CAH to participate in MBQIP. Access current and past MBQIP MOU and consent forms as well as descriptions of when to use them.
This document provides instructions for payment to RHCs billing under the all-inclusive rate and FQHCs billing under PPS for care coordination services provided to Medicare beneficiaries on or after January 1, 2018.
Developed specifically for rural organizations, this assessment is designed to provide a preliminary review of critical factors for organizations looking to develop, expand or enhance care coordination efforts.
2021 Value-Based Care (VBC) webinar series will provide hospital and clinic teams with education regarding the transition to VBC.
Understand how mid-level leaders can help their department, organization, and themselves to transition from volume to value and population health.
Explore what it means to be a strategic and systems thinker in a mid-level leadership role – and how these types of thinking can positively impact the organization’s journey to value.
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Module 3: Collaborative Leadership
Explore what collaborative leadership looks like and learn strategies for effectively leading with a collaborative approach.
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Module 4: Change Leadership
Explore the change process as well as the emotional side of change. Learn specific things you can do as a leader of change to smooth the process and help others.
Understand the basics of healthcare finance for mid-level leaders and how it connects to your work.
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Module 6: Talent Development
Learn ways to hire and promote employees and develop your team’s skills and knowledge in meaningful ways.
This report incorporates the proceedings of the 2021 Rural Community Paramedicine Summit, as well as a list of key strategies for implementing and sustaining CP in rural communities. It also contains resources, established CP programs, and information about how state Flex Programs can support rural CP efforts.
This resource created for the DRCHSD program by BKD, LLP includes COVID-19 Medicare and state-specific Medicaid telehealth and virtual communication coding and billing guidelines for hospital and clinic settings. It is an excel workbook, which can be utilized to manage current billing guidelines as well as any changes that may occur in the coming months.
Use this series of leadership tools to enable rural health care leadership teams to examine and clarify roles for achieving performance excellence during the transition to value-based health care. They are geared specifically toward administrative teams, board members and physician leaders.
This resource includes a compilation of cited references that describe the impact of previously implemented CP initiatives. Those considering CP systems can review results as applicable to their initiative and use the information to inform implementation.