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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.

Eligible Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project (RHPTP) applicants include small rural hospitals and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)-certified rural health clinics.

Electra Memorial Hospital, a 19-bed, publicly owned critical access hospital (CAH) located in Electra, TX, was one of three organizations selected to participate in the 2021-2022 Rural Health Provider Transition Project (RHPTP). Read more about their continuing progress and top accomplishments since taking part in the project.

Speare Memorial Hospital (SMH), a critical access hospital located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, was one of six organizations selected to participate in the 2022-2023 Rural Health Provider Transition Project (RHPTP). SMH has seen RHPTP’s impact on their improved organizational culture and overall patient experience and is a wonderful example of a health care organization utilizing existing resources to bolster their many strengths and recent goals. The RHPTP team is excited to see what this transition to value-based care brings to their community and is so fortunate to celebrate their progress and commitment in the project. Read more about SMH's top accomplishments and current initiatives toward greater care coordination.

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.

RHPTP Eligible Learning Collaborative is designed to help you assess your organizational strengths and weaknesses in preparing for the transition to value-based care (VBC). Through education and group discussion, you will gain a better understanding of a variety of VBC topics that lend themselves to help strengthen your organizational foundation for becoming effective participants in a health system focused on value.

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.

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

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.

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

Organizations selected to participate in the Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project (RHPTP) should exhibit strong leadership and a commitment to fully engage in project consultations and activities that prepare them for population health and value-based care through alternative payment models.

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.

Located in Southeastern Appalachia, the Jaynes team serves its patients in a former post office, now turned clinic, in more ways than your typical primary care visits. Read more about this inspiring site visit to Corbin, Kentucky and the many lessons learned.

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).

Please join us to learn further details on the new Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project, eligibility requirements to participate, details regarding the application process, as well as an overview of technical assistance that will be provided to selected applicants. 

Please join us to learn further details on the new Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project, eligibility requirements to participate, details regarding the application process, as well as an overview of technical assistance that will be provided to selected applicants. 

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

Explore service lines that might positively impact the transition from volume to value and long-term organizational viability.

Announcing the 2025-2026 selected organizations!

Guadalupe County Hospital  (GCH) is a 10-bed, not-for-profit, Sole Community Hospital providing acute care, emergency medicine, imaging, pain management, laboratory, and related outpatient ancillary services to the residents of Santa Rosa, New Mexico, and the surrounding communities.