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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

UMH successfully incorporated the ten action items recommended in their 2017 FOA strategic plan. The teams modified time frame goals to coincide with the strategic plan to stay focused on the implementation.

Read about Marcus & Wallace Hospital's successes in growing their swing bed program to impact their readmission rates.

Russell County Hospital reports positive outcomes from their SRHT Quality Improvement and Transitions of Care project.

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!

Read about how CDP has improved quality infrastructure, patient satisfaction, internal communication, and physician documentation a year after their SRHT quality improvement project.

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.

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.

Tallahatchie participated in a SRHT Quality Improvement and Transition of Care Project in 2017. They are proud of their recent designation 5-star HCAHPS facility!

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.

RCH reports positive outcomes from their SRHT FOA within 9 Months.

Melissa Kelly, CEO of Pender Community Hospital in Nebraska shares ways they utilized the recommendations from a Financial Operational Assessment to “jump to new system of delivery and payment.” They describe how they are setting goals around preventative services and trying to change the community’s view by changing communication with the community about prevention.

Answers to commonly asked questions about the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP), including eligibility requirements, program priorities, and guidance related to state and hospital applications.

The Flex Program Forum is for content related to the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program and rural health care.

3-Part Series on the SHIP Performance Management/ Program Evaluation Guide, a publication with our partner Rochelle Spinarski, founder of Rural Health Solutions.