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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.

See this profile to learn about the SHIP and Flex Program in Pennslyvania.

See this profile to learn about the SHIP and Flex Program in North Dakota.

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The Core Competencies offer anyone who manages and/or works on the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program the opportunity to complete a competency self-assessment, identify areas of proficiency, recognize opportunities for improvement and development, and understand and gather insight into what determines proficiency and how it can be developed. Tips, tools, and resources are included to provide additional background and support.

See this profile to learn about the SHIP and Flex Program in Iowa.

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.

See this profile to learn about the SHIP and Flex Program in Maine.

See this profile to learn about the SHIP and Flex Program in Kansas.

A series of five webinar recordings with rural hospitals and experts guiding them through a process to use the downloadable, pre-filled templates to develop and tailor their own Balanced Scorecard (BSC) & Strategy Map. The recordings also include educational slides from our subject matter experts and facilitated hospital discussion.

Access the answers to questions frequently asked about the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program (RHSP).

See this profile to learn about the SHIP and Flex Program in Nevada.

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!

Understand how mid-level leaders can help their department, organization, and themselves to transition from volume to value and population health.

Lincoln County Medical Center (LCMC) in Ruidoso, New Mexico is owned by Albuquerque-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services and has served the Ruidoso and Lincoln County communities since 1950.

Clark Fork Valley Hospital (CFVH) has been recognized by the National Rural Health Resource Center for its use of innovative employee retention strategies.

The “Between Healing and Home” campaign highlights the additional recovery time that swing bed/transitional care services provide patients and notes that, even though it’s an extra step, the additional care can actually shorten recovery time.

The “Anywhere Care” campaign makes use of the word "virtually" in two different ways: referring to a real-time, remote meeting that's often considered "virtual" and as an adverb, speaking to the nearly limitless locations patients can choose from when they access care via telehealth.