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The Flex Program and CAH designation was established and remains in place because of the financial vulnerability of small rural hospitals. CAH financial and operational improvement is one of the required program areas of the Flex Program.

This guide has been developed to provide rural hospital executive and management teams with generally accepted best practice concepts in developing the necessary financial strategies to survive the transition from a volume-based to a system based on value.

This document provides examples of supplemental trainings, events and resources for SHIP hospitals.

The Summit was held to provide leaders with templates that improve organizational planning, strengthen actionable steps and operationalize key strategies to effectively transition to value.

This toolkit includes a survey of available resources from various governmental and non-profit organizations. It includes checklists and tools that are appropriate for all audiences, hospitals or clinics, including those in a rural setting.

Explore what it means to be a strategic and systems thinker in a mid-level leadership role – and how these types of thinking can positively impact the organization’s journey to value.

Access Flex Program funding guidance, templates, webinar recordings, the Flex Program Structure Document, and other associated materials for the current funding cycle.

Flex Program Fundamentals: An Introduction to the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program is designed to be used by both new and current Flex Program staff: as an orientation manual and as a guide to helpful resources.

RMMC's chronic disease project focused on improving patient care processes in an effort to decrease unnecessary admissions and readmissions and ultimately decrease the long-term cost of care.

These tools and resources will help the Community Champion monitor progress, strengthen collaboration and strategize for sustainability to ensure underserved populations benefit from coordinated care and support the facilitation of the Stay the Course Workshop.

2021 DRCHSD Patient Experience Webinar series focuses on improving and maintaining an excellent patient experience

Speare Memorial Hospital (SMH) implemented Lean and Six Sigma training methods, which have fostered a hospital-wide performance improvement infrastructure. SMH also established a Transition Care Program to allow care transition nurses to continue to follow their patients' post-hospital care at their homes.

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.