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Fall 2023 Flex Program Workshop

The goal of the Flex Program Workshop is to provide new or existing Flex Program staff and state office of rural health directors an orientation to the Flex Program. This in-person event will cover multiple topics relevant to the Flex Program.
Please join the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy for this technical assistance webinar related to the Fiscal Year 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity. This event is intended for state Flex Programs that are eligible to apply for this funding.
CAHs Can! QI Mentor Stories – Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions
CAHs Measure Up: Influenza Vaccination Coverage
Tips: Robyn Quips – CMS Reporting Structures
Tools and Resources – MBQIP and Rural Health Improvement Resources
Sometimes it just helps to talk to someone! Quality Reporting Specialist Robyn Carlson of Stratis Health will offer quarterly open office-hour calls to discuss your Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) abstraction questions.
CAHs Can! QI Mentor Stories – Improving Swing Bed Quality
CAHs Measure Up: Collaborative Impact
Tips: Robyn Quips – Antibiotic Use and Resistance Module Submissions
Tools and Resources – MBQIP and Rural Health Improvement Resources
Sometimes it just helps to talk to someone! Quality Reporting Specialist Robyn Carlson of Stratis Health will offer quarterly open office-hour calls to discuss your Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) abstraction questions. Sessions are free of charge, but registration is required.
Sometimes it just helps to talk to someone! Quality Reporting Specialist Robyn Carlson of Stratis Health will offer quarterly open office-hour calls to discuss your Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) abstraction questions. Sessions are free of charge, but registration is required.
CAHs Can! QI Mentor Stories – Building A Quality Warehouse
CAHs Measure Up: Health Care Disparities in Rural Areas – A Data-Driven Approach
Tips: Robyn Quips – CMS Data Element Change
Tools and Resources – Helping CAHs Succeed in Quality Reporting & Improvement
Two new educational videos now available from the National Rural Health Resource Center highlight the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the country’s rural communities and the steps that critical access hospitals and other small rural hospitals can take to improve access to much-needed pulmonary rehabilitation services.
Leaders play a central role in setting values and directions. Use these resources to help develop leadership and planning for your organization.
Recall what care coordination is and its relation to HIT. Explain the challenges and opportunities of care coordination for rural hospitals and clinics. Summarize examples of successes and lessons learned during the pandemic. Identify how Flex Programs can support care coordination initiatives.
UPMC Susquehanna Muncy is recognized for the development of innovative telehealth services, including stroke.
Estes Park Medical Center (EPMC) was recognized for its work in the areas of care coordination, care management, patient access and prevention and wellness projects. EPMC joined a public-private partnership to form a wellness center that provides an array of services to the community.
Learn about results from the Flex Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Performance Improvement and Management System (PIMS) data collection. Understand the requirements for the Flex FY 2019 PIMS data collection. Discover resources available for PIMS data collection.
Learn from the Flex Monitoring Team about potential outcome measures for activities in the Operational & Financial Improvement Flex Program area. Hear from State Flex Programs on implementation of outcome measures in Flex Program activities. Engage in conversation about the future and feasibility of outcome measurement in the Flex Program.
This telehealth webinar is the second of a six-part series for Flex Fiscal Year 2021 focused on rural telehealth topics to build state Flex Program knowledge and understanding of the use of telehealth and the response to the pandemic in rural hospitals and clinics. 
Harrison County Community Hospital (HCCH), located in Bethany, Missouri, is one of three critical access hospitals (CAHs) that received national recognition for demonstrating an innovative approach to post-acute care that supports a patient’s continued recovery from illness, or management of a chronic illness or disability.
In this webinar recording, discover the scope and scale of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) matters in rural America. Understand the personal impact of COPD. Learn about national initiatives and FORHP efforts. Hear an example of state-level efforts underway with COPD.
Understand the HHS carryover process and necessary steps required. Hear from Flex programs that have utilized carryover Flex funds. Hear examples of Flex programs shifting activities to avoid the carryover process.

COPD

In this webinar playback, understand the COPD resources recently created and learn about other resources available from partner organizations.