Community & Population Health
Community support of the local health care system is vital for sustainability and growth. Learn how to create a healthier and more engaged community by working with The Center.

Health Information Technology Consulting
As the national knowledge center on rural electronic health record adoption, The Center offers comprehensive services targeted at rural hospitals, rural health clinics and state and national HIT programs.

Leadership
Success begins with strong, informed leadership. The Center offers a variety of services, on-site and remotely, to leaders to assess strengths and identify areas of useful performance improvement.

Workforce
The Center understands that rural health care facilities face unique workforce challenges. Since 1991, The Center has assisted rural citizens, health professionals, educators and policymakers with design and implementation strategies to assure the availability of quality health care.

Strategic Planning
Effective planning is critical for organizational success. Expertly facilitated services conducted by The Center’s staff of national rural health experts will help hospitals and organizations achieve this success.

Performance Improvement
The Center offers a complete spectrum of rural health performance improvement services. With support from The Center, clients succeed in aligning people, processes and resources with their mission.

Technical Assistance & Services Center (TASC)
TASC provides performance improvement resources to CAHs and state Flex Programs on quality, finance, operations, systems of care and population health.

Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program (SHIP)
SHIP provides funding to approximately 1,600 participating hospitals in 46 participating SORHs to help small rural hospitals participate in value-based payment and care delivery models.

Delta Region Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) Program
The DRCHSD Program works with rural Delta communities to address health care needs and strengthen the local health care system through comprehensive technical assistance.

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Network Technical Assistance (TA)
RHI provides technical assistance (TA) to over 60 networks in the Development and Allied Health rural health network grant programs.

Small Rural Hospital Transition (SRHT) Project
The Small Rural Hospital Transition (SRHT) Project supports small rural hospitals nationally by providing on-site technical assistance to assist bridging the gaps between the current health care system and the newly emerging health care delivery and payment system.

Population Health Projects

Minnesota Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) Project

Events
Find information about upcoming webinars, workshops and more hosted by The Center or Rural Health Innovations.

Allied Health Webinars
Find recordings and resources from recent technical assistance webinars for Rural Network Allied Health Training grantees.

Health Education and Learning Program (HELP) Webinars
Eligible rural hospital leaders and staff can attend a HELP webinar to learn about current financial, operational and quality performance needs that impact their transition to the new health care environment.

Network Development Webinars
Find recordings and resources from recent technical assistance webinars for Rural Health Network Development grantees.

Performance Management Group (PMG) Calls
Learn from the experience of leading hospital administrators and nationally recognized field experts. PMG calls allow peer-to-peer education focused on preparing rural hospitals for new payment and care delivery models.

Network Technical Assistance (TA)

Network Spotlight

Rural Mental Health Network: Expanding and Strengthening Care Coordination

Chelsea Zabski, from the Rural Mental Health Network in Moberly, MO, shares valuable tips and creative ideas for building a diverse and engaged community care coordination team.

Network Aim for Sustainability Portal

Our Network Aim for Sustainability Portal features resources from our Resource Library that support rural health networks as they incorporate a systems approach within their development.

Additional Resources

HRSA.gov
Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub)
National Cooperative of Health Networks Association (NCHN)
National Rural Health Association (NRHA)
Rural Health Value
Rural Health Research Gateway
National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH)
Rural Policy Research Insititue (RUPRI)

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Workshop

Network Product and Service Business Planning Workshop

March 26, 2019 to March 27, 2019

Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace

This workshop will build on the network’s Marketing Plan by building out the Business Model Canvas while increasing knowledge of each component of the Business Planning Canvas, with an emphasis on the Financial Forecasting component of the canvas.

Upcoming Network Development Cohort Group Call

Clinical Care Coordination Financial Stability

March 28, 2019

Long term financial sustainability has continued to surface to the top of the list. This call will focus on how to take bits and pieces and put them together to make a financially sustainable program. It is important to understand how to plan and prepare for your future growth.

Upcoming Network Development Webinar

Demystifying Financial Forecasting for Good Business Planning

April 17, 2019

Financial forecasting begins with thinking through how to deliver the product or service that your customers may want. Rural Health Innovations (RHI) has developed a tool, Product and Service Canvas, that helps generate thinking for this development.