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The “Anywhere Care” campaign makes use of the word "virtually" in two different ways: referring to a real-time, remote meeting that's often considered "virtual" and as an adverb, speaking to the nearly limitless locations patients can choose from when they access care via telehealth.

The “Between Healing and Home” campaign highlights the additional recovery time that swing bed/transitional care services provide patients and notes that, even though it’s an extra step, the additional care can actually shorten recovery time.

2021 DRCHSD Patient Experience Webinar series focuses on improving and maintaining an excellent patient experience

The Delta Region Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) Program provides comprehensive technical assistance to participating hospitals and clinics.

The Delta Region Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) Program provides community care coordination (CCC) planning and strategic technical assistance to all program participants — with the goals of aligning local services with community needs, improving health outcomes and addressing social determinants of health.

This updated guide provides rural hospital executive and management teams with generally accepted best practice concepts in revenue cycle management. It is also designed to assist State Offices of Rural Health directors and Flex Program coordinators.

Answers to commonly asked questions about the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) Program including eligibility, benefits of participation, the application process, community care coordination, and more.

The Delta Region Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) Program provides comprehensive technical assistance to participating health care organizations.

Financial and operational consultation services assess organization-wide operations at the department level of selected health care organizations participating in the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) Program to establish strategic priorities.

Quality improvement services assist selected health organizations participating in the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) Program in evaluating their care management and transitions of care processes to establish planning priorities that improve operational efficiency and quality performance.

Revenue Cycle and Physician Practice Management services evaluate the business and clinical operations of selected healthcare organizations participating in the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) Program. Services assess areas that directly affect the operational and financial management of an organization, and impact clinic operations, provider productivity, and profitability.

Employee engagement services assist leaders that participate in the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) Program with retaining employees that are passionate about their work and committed to their organization. Leaders receive coaching and guidance to improve employee retention and satisfaction.

The Delta Region Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) Program offers program participants a variety of services in the areas of workforce and leadership.

The Telehealth Assessment identifies opportunities for telehealth implementation or expansion at health care organizations participating in the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) Program. 

The Emergency Medical Services Assessment identifies opportunities for improvements — including gaps in clinical services and the need for improved processes to enhance the coordination of services — at health care organizations participating in the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program.

Community care coordination (CCC) activities consist of events and workshops, check-in calls, learning collaboratives, training bootcamps, and an annual summit.

Eligible applicants include small rural hospitals (CAHs and PPS acute care facilities up to approximately 100 beds) RHCs, and other healthcare organizations located in Delta Regional Authority (DRA) designated counties and parishes.