Resources

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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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.
This Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Performance Management and Evaluation Guide aims to support Flex Program Coordinators towards incorporating performance management into program operations, leading towards program improvement and evaluation.
View answers to frequently asked MBQIP programmatic, reporting, and data questions.
These resources focus on quality improvement related to patient safety and inpatient care.
These resources focus on quality improvement related to the patient experience.
Toolkit

Outpatient

These resources focus on quality improvement for outpatient hospital services, primarily those provided in the emergency department (ED).
These resources focus on quality improvement for care transitions.
This list includes quality improvement resources that can be used across a variety of project topic areas.
These summaries provide information about measures added and removed from MBQIP since fall 2017. For more information about measure changes to MBQIP, see Appendix B in the MBQIP Fundamentals Guide for State Flex Programs.
This is the first podcast in our Stepping Up: Health Equity in Rural Hospitals Podcast Series. Guests will share the importance of internal diversity, equity, and inclusion adoption. Practical steps are discussed on how leadership can and should establish a diverse and inclusive culture.
This is the second podcast in our Stepping Up: Health Equity in Rural Hospitals Podcast Series. Guests will guide listeners through the process of identifying, recruiting, and training rural health equity champions within their organizations and the community.
This is the fourth podcast in our Stepping Up: Health Equity in Rural Hospitals Podcast Series. Guests will share stories of success and struggle with health equity programs and initiatives in rural communities.
This is the third podcast in our Stepping Up: Health Equity in Rural Hospitals Podcast Series. Guests provide insight into how a facility can adequately assess the needs of their rural community and translate that data into health equity programs and initiatives.
CARES and ARP funding through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) assisted hospitals eligible to be funded through the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP). Funding was provided to support to hospitals in their efforts to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency provide testing and mitigation of COVID-19.
This reference resource is intended to support rural health care providers, along with their state and local partners, navigate the availability of federal funds to support the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic response and recovery efforts.
This guide is designed to be non-technical and provide guidance regarding the potential and anticipated impact the COVID Public Health Emergency will have on top financial indicators during and after the PHE.
This manual was developed for use by staff and boards of small rural hospitals and clinics as well as state Flex Programs. The content is designed to be as non-technical as possible and provide answers to frequently asked questions regarding CAH, small rural hospital and RHC finance and financial performance.
Findings from the 2016 Summit has been developed to assist rural hospital leaders in engaging rural health providers in the transition to value-based purchasing and population health.
Use the Small Rural Hospital Blueprint for Performance Excellence and Value Guide to develop and execute a comprehensive strategic plan that represents a systems approach to achieving organizational excellence.