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The purpose of this webinar is to provide guidance on the FY 2024 SHIP NCC Progress Report.
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.
SHIP Allowable Investments support activities by small rural hospitals in meeting value-based care goals for their respective organizations through purchases in hardware, software, and related training.
This SHIP Technical Assistance webinar focused on the financial and operational differences between system and independent hospitals and how those differences may be important for SHIP Coordinators to know and understand.
Provides examples of Payment Bundling/Prospective Payment System investment activities and resources that align with the SHIP category to support SHIP-eligible hospitals with investments in training and improvement activities.
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Value Based Purchasing (VBP)
Provides examples of Value-Based Purchasing investment activities and resources that align with the SHIP category to support SHIP-eligible hospitals with investments in training and improvement.
Provides examples of Accountable Care Organization investment activities and resources that align with the SHIP category to support SHIP-eligible hospitals with investments in training and improvement activities.
Read about Marcus & Wallace Hospital's successes in growing their swing bed program to impact their readmission rates.
MDMC shares successes and lessons learned from an RHPI FOA in preparing for a new payment and care delivery model and discusses next steps for participation in a shared savings plan and/or ACO.
Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) State Grantees can find details on how to apply for and administer SHIP funds, as well as templates for reporting.
St. James Parish Hospital worked on a Lean Process Planning & Value Stream Mapping RHPI Project. The team chose to focus on medication management and medical necessity.
RGH reported progress on all ten of their consultant recommended priorities, including a chargemaster review that resulted in a $1.4 million in collections in the first four months after updating chargemaster!
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This page comprises the best practice resources, webinars, and learning collaboratives for SHIP Coordinators.
Washington County Memorial Hospital in Missouri discusses ways they engaged their community to impact patient experience.
MHUC shares how they used their RHPI ED Operations Assessment Project to super satisfy their patients.
Hear RPH's successes of their RHPI QI Care Management project.