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Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program allowable investments include activities that assist small rural hospitals with their value and quality improvement efforts and adaptation to changing payment systems through investments in hardware, software, and related training.

Attend our annual Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project (RHPTP) Informational Webinar for a deeper dive into project eligibility, the application process, as well as the purpose and goal of RHPTP.

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Learn about the purpose and benefits of ACOs from three rural health care experts with unique perspectives on value-based payment models.

Please save the date for our upcoming SHIP webinar May 7, 2026 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Central Time on Cybersecurity. This event is supported by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) and coordinated by SHIP-TA, a program of the National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center).

Learn about key aspects of managing denied insurance claims and offer practical solutions to address this ongoing issue.

Join us for this informational webinar where we will take a deeper dive into the purpose and goal of the Rural Healthcare Provider and Transition Project (RHPTP).

The National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center) has been awarded a five-year, $4 million cooperative agreement by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to continue management of the Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project (RHPTP).

This event will provide detailed information about the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program (RHSP), which supports rural hospitals to improve financial stability and to enhance or develop services that meet community needs and keep care close to home. RHSP is supported by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy and administered by the National Rural Health Resource Center.

Eight hospitals have been selected to participate in the first cohort of the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program, a new federal initiative designed to provide in-depth technical assistance to rural hospitals, helping them develop or enhance health care services that meet community needs and keep care close to home.

Attend this webinar to learn about the Advanced Primary Care Management (APCM) Program, a health care initiative designed to improve the delivery, coordination and outcomes of primary care services.

The National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center) has named Thomas Schumacher, a health care executive with extensive experience building sustainable hospital programs that prioritize patient outcomes, community well-being and workforce engagement, as the director of the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program, a new federal initiative designed to help rural hospitals improve their financial stability by enhancing or expanding health care services.

Attend this webinar that will illustrate the impact that transitioning to value-based care has on the leadership team, staff and the community, and how those involved may react to the idea of value in health care.

This Health Education and Learning Program (HELP) webinar discussed rural health financial improvement through a population health and community focus.

Watch this Health Education and Learning Program (HELP) webinar hosted by the Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project (RHPTP), on QI Alignment Across the Hospital and Clinic(s) is Key to Value-Based Payment Success.

Is your rural health care organization working toward improved care coordination? Learn about the many strategies adopted by Meeker Memorial Hospital, a critical access hospital in Litchfield, Minnesota, that participated in the 2022-2023 RHPTP cohort. Since completing the project, the hospital has achieved many of its RHPTP goals and plans to proceed with initiatives that will allow it to continue on the path toward value-based care.

Northern Maine Medical Center (NMMC), a 49-bed, perspective payment hospital located in Fort Kent, Maine, was one of six organizations selected to participate in the 2022-2023 Rural Health Provider Transition Project (RHPTP). Read more about their year-long engagement in RHPTP, as NMMC worked with RHPTP’s technical assistance consultants on financial and operational improvements, as well as strategy and infrastructure to improve quality in preparation for participation in alternative payment and care delivery models.