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Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center shares mid-year accomplishments of their SRHT QI Project, including reduced ED time, focus on preventing readmissions and improving education for providers and staff on QI data.
Read about Marcus & Wallace Hospital's successes in growing their swing bed program to impact their readmission rates.
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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 how CDP has improved quality infrastructure, patient satisfaction, internal communication, and physician documentation a year after their SRHT quality improvement project.
UGH identified teen pregnancy and STDs as being a primary concern and created a program to address it. They are now seeing outstanding health outcomes and expanding the program.
3-Part Series on the SHIPÂ Performance Management/ Program Evaluation Guide, a publication with our partner Rochelle Spinarski, founder of Rural Health Solutions.
PCH shares their experience with their RHPI Leadership and Balanced Scorecard Development project, which focused on strategies to improve quality and customer service, staff and physician satisfaction, hospital growth and hospital financial health.
This SHIP Technical Assistance (TA) Webinar will focus on innovative and successful approaches to delivering mass education and training implemented by the Indiana State Office of Rural Health, and the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.
This SHIP Technical Assistance (TA) Webinar will focus on innovative and successful approaches to delivering mass education and training implemented by the Indiana State Office of Rural Health, and the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.
CGH completed a QI and TOC Project in 2015. Bob Phillips, CEO and co-CNOs share how they used the recommendations to prepare to be a part of an ACO and creating processes to support population health.
The purpose of this webinar is to provide guidance on the FY 2024 SHIP NCC Progress Report.
Washington County Memorial Hospital in Missouri discusses ways they engaged their community to impact patient experience.
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Coordinator Tools
This page comprises the best practice resources, webinars, and learning collaboratives for SHIP Coordinators.
After only six months of their SRHT QI Project implementation, DMH is reporting successes including the start of a chronic care management program, creation of a patient satisfaction committee and an innovative approach to leadership rounds.
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.
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.
MWMH share ways they utilized recommendations from their SRHT FOA to impact outcomes including swing bed, 340B, emergency department operations and primary care in a very big way.