Resources

The Lawrence County Health Department (LCHD) is a public health department offering behavioral, environmental, public, and home health services to the residents of Lawrence County, IL, and surrounding communities. LCHD was one of four organizations selected to participate in the 2020-2021 Rural Health Provider Transition Project. Read more about their top accomplishments here.

Review proposed measures for MBQIP.
Learn about the next steps for providing comments on the proposed measures.
Hear other MBQIP-related updates.

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

Marshall Browning Hospital improves Care Coordination.

Lincoln County Medical Center (LCMC) in Ruidoso, New Mexico is owned by Albuquerque-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services and has served the Ruidoso and Lincoln County communities since 1950.

This one-hour webinar will dive into ACOs via the Community Health Access and Rural Transformation (CHART) model, the importance of the transition to value basics for rural health care providers, examine RHC Value Payment Options considerations, and new opportunities to explore current services delivered, such as Chronic Care Management, Transitional Care Management, Principal Care Management, and integration of services such as Behavioral Health and Oral Health.

Hosted by The National Rural Health Resource Center, this 5-part webinar series will focus on discovering and addressing quality improvement issues within health care organizations.

Sudan Medical Clinic, located in Sudan, Texas is a family-owned clinic that opened in 2006 and expanded in 2016 serving the community in Muleshoe, Texas. SMC is a certified rural health clinic that participated in the first year of the RHPT Project with the goal to guide small rural hospitals and certified rural health clinics not currently participating in VBC to prepare for and position their organization to be effective participants in a health system focused on value. Read their progress here.

This presentation identifies the key elements in leading a successful ACO to improve quality, reduce healthcare costs and enable you to share in the savings that you generate.

The Delta Regional Authority announced 11 additional facilities chosen to participate in the Delta Region Community Health System Development (DRCHSD) Program.

In the first two sessions, we reviewed best practice strategies for effective revenue cycle leadership and front-end revenue cycle performance improvement. This webinar will focus on middle- and back-end revenue cycle performance best practices. 

This webinar will cover some of the foundational building blocks to engage partners. You will learn about 12 ways that can increase engagement, relationships, and trust. Hear from community champions in another Center program who worked to develop a collaboration with community partners. Learn about their key takeaways regarding the process, struggles, accomplishments, and next steps.

Are you providing the best value to your organization? What expectations do C-Suite leaders have of you? Are there new experiences or training you need to maximize potential for the organization and you personally?

Building primary care and attracting new referral sources are fundamental tenets to the growth of any rural health care organization. The solution is a complex one involving strategy, diplomacy, and a deep understanding of your current and potential mix of services and providers.

Health care is consumer-driven, and prospective patients make decisions based on many factors including cost, access, quality, experience, and their connection to us. These patients, or consumers, identify with the messages and overall image you create for your organization; it’s so much more than a logo or your colors, although those are important too.

Learn about the DRCHSD Customizable Communications Toolkit, available for use in health care community outreach and education communications. These materials focus on communicating information and confidence in services, available to immediately download and customize. In addition, the presenters will share a recently developed vaccine communications toolkit.

This webinar shares the lessons learned from the 12 years of the Heart of New Ulm Project as it transitioned from a research project to a community-owned and driven community health improvement initiative.

This webinar will explore how the concept of resilience supports this ability and how it relates to the goal of healthcare to support quality and safety.

Explore why rural health care providers should be engaged in the transition to value and three key areas of focus to jumpstart the transition.