Community & Population Health

Rural Health Path to Value
Rural Health Innovations offers services to help you climb toward population health and improve the health status of your community.

Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNA)
Work with us to set a course toward value-based payment and population health. A thorough assessment of your community's needs is the crucial first step.

Additional Consulting Services

Network and Partnership Development
More is possible when working together. Let us help you build bridges that lead to healthier communities.

Strategic Planning, Leadership, and Workforce
The Center offers a variety of services to help with Strategic Planning, Leadership, Workforce, and Performance Improvement.

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

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.

Workplan and Scope of Work

Four Steps in Five Years

Mountain Path

Mountain Path

Activities: September 2019 - August 2024

5-Year Work Plan Graphic

5-Year Work Plan Graphic

STEP 1: Aiming for the Summit

Building and Strengthening Care Coordination Services

Activities:

February 2020 | Kick-off webinar
By March 2020 | RHI will provide individual hospital profiles with a secondary data analysis
March 2020 | Workshop for initial project planning
April/May 2020 | Onsite planning events for each hospital
Spring 2020 | Peer sharing call 1
Summer 2020 | Webinar:
Summer 2020 | Peer sharing call 2
Twice yearly | Individual progress check-in calls
Ongoing | 1:1 coaching calls

STEP 2: Collaborating for Success

Creating Community Collaboration

Activities:

Fall 2020 | Community partners workshop
Winter ’20-21 | Onsite planning events for each hospital (Part 1)
Fall 2021 | Onsite planning events for each hospital (Part 2)
Ongoing | 1:1 coaching calls
Twice yearly | Individual progress check-in calls
TBD | Peer sharing calls and educational webinar

STEP 3: Navigating Toward Wellness

Integrating Health into Community

Activities:

Spring 2022 | Integrating community model workshop
Summer 2022 | Onsite integrating planning event for each hospital (Part 1)
Ongoing | 1:1 coaching calls
Winter 2023 | Onsite planning event for each hospital (Part 2)
Twice yearly | Individual progress check-in calls
TBD | Peer sharing calls and educational webinar

STEP 4: Staying the Course

Making Change for Impact

Activities:

Summer 2024 | Best practices workshop
Ongoing | 1:1 coaching calls
Twice yearly | Individual progress check-in calls
TBD | Peer sharing calls and educational webinar

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $911,531 with 0 percentage financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.