Resources

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

View resources related to the Rural Community Ambulance Agency Transformation Readiness core competency Leadership.

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.

View resources related to the Rural Community Ambulance Agency Transformation Readiness core competency EMS Operations and Processes.

View resources related to the Rural Community Ambulance Agency Transformation Readiness core competency Workforce.

View resources related to the Rural Community Ambulance Agency Transformation Readiness core competency EMS Outcomes and Impact.

Customer engagement is an important outcome of an overall learning and performance excellence strategy. Use these resources to learn more about identifying population health partners.

Planning ought to be purposeful, active, and relevant, with input from key stakeholders such as internal staff, rural provider leaders and staff, and the state rural health and clinic organizations.

Resources related to Population Health: Outcomes and Impact Resources

Program evaluation relies on data and analysis. Data management is essential to the success of your population's health efforts.

Resources Related to Population Health: Understanding Value-Based Models

Leaders play a central role in setting values and directions. Use these resources to help develop leadership and planning for your organization.

Resources related to Population Health: Quality, Operations, and Processes Resources

Evaluation reporting to program stakeholders should be included in Flex Program activities. Reporting supports overall program transparency and development, stakeholder buy-in, engagement, and accountability.

State Flex Programs remain vital because of the web of relationships developed and maintained within communities, providers, networks, states, regions, and nationally. It is imperative that state Flex Programs have the skills, capacity, and commitment to build and sustain partnerships, new and old, to support rural providers and rural stakeholders.

State Flex Programs need to have an in-depth understanding of the policies and regulations governing the Flex Program, as well as a basic understanding of the policy-making process and other policies and regulations affecting rural providers.

State Flex Programs must understand QI principles, resources, and trends to support CAHs in advancing QI.

The Flex Program and CAH designation was established and remains in place because of the financial vulnerability of small rural hospitals. CAH financial and operational improvement is one of the required program areas of the Flex Program.