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Working with the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program may look different for every state, but there are several competencies that strong Flex Programs have in common. The Core Competencies for Flex Program Excellence include discussions of why these competencies have been identified, what proficiencies exist within each competency, and share a core competency self-assessment to identify your program’s strengths and opportunities. Each section of the guide also includes tools and resources to help support your program.

The MBQIP Toolkit contains resources related to the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP), which is part of the Flex Program.

The Population Health Toolkit brings together tools and information to support improving your awareness as your organization journeys into population health management. We believe that the future of health care depends on creating a movement toward wellness but that this should be done in a holistic approach using community data and systems thinking. This toolkit is continually updated with resources to do just that.

Assess the core competencies of a rural ambulance agency to provide broader service and greater value patient care and access in rural America. This self-assessment and the associated resources will assist rural ambulance agency leaders to succeed in moving from volume to value in their agency’s culture and operations.

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.

The Technical Assistance and Services Center (TASC), a program of the National Rural Health Resource Center, developed this four-part technical assistance series with support from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP).

Learn about project site visit to Pioneers Medical Center, a hospital that participated in RHPTP to improve quality infrastructure for patients, staff and the community.

Read about the Center and Stratis Health's on-site visit to Meeker, Colorado to learn about the facility and provide project support.

Read about the Center and Stratis Health's on-site visit to Meeker, Colorado to learn about the facility and provide project support.

Key takeaways and goals from a RHPTP on-site visit to Family Care Wellness Clinic in McMinnville, Tennessee.

Addressing outmigration takes a well-rounded and engaging approach to improving community engagement, staff, and marketing.

Explore the distinctions of Medicare Advantage and its impact on rural health care organizations. Learn about the fundamentals of this health plan, as well as the unique challenges Medicare Advantage can pose to patients and providers.

Learn about an on-site visit to this family-run rural health clinic that participated in the Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project.

The annual Flex Program Reverse Site Visit (RSV) is supported by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) and coordinated by the Technical Assistance and Services Center (TASC), a program of the National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center).

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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The topic of this TASC 90 webinar is Utilizing CAHMPAS (Critical Access Hospital Measurement and Performance Assessment System) Data for State Flex Programs. This event is supported by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) and coordinated by TASC