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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.

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.

Guadalupe County Hospital surpasses their six-month SRHT goals.

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.

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.

This guide offers anyone who manages and/or works with the Flex Program the opportunity to complete a competency self-assessment, identify areas of proficiency, recognize opportunities for improvement and development, and gather insight into what determines proficiency.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

This fourth module will help you understand the role that communication plays. Learn strategies for communicating across audiences and creating compelling messages.

These podcasts compliment the one-hour webinar playback and slides. Use the first two podcasts to help educate frontline staff in meetings and trainings. The third podcast is a coaching model that leadership can use to close the loop of accountability.

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.

Natchitoches Regional Medical Center in Louisiana share ways they utilized their SRHT FOA to drive strategy for the future.

Ellenville Regional Hospital was recognized for their effort in community engagement with the creation of a seamless process of medication management as patients transition within and across organizations.

Tillamook Regional Medical Center was recognized for implementing an innovative Community Paramedic program in their county.