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The Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project (RHPTP) guides small rural hospitals and certified rural health clinics as they prepare for participation in alternative payment and care delivery models.
The Rural Hospital Stabilization Program seeks to improve health care in rural areas by providing in-depth technical assistance to rural hospitals to enhance and/or expand service lines to meet local needs and keep health care services available locally.
The National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center) has been awarded a five-year, $4 million cooperative agreement by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to continue management of the Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project (RHPTP).
This sixth module will build on the ideas from previous videos to look at how the board directs others toward your vision by creating a culture of accountability and feedback.
Explore the change process as well as the emotional side of change. Learn specific things you can do as a leader of change to smooth the process and help others.
The Rural Hospital Performance Improvement (RHPI) Project, ended September 2014, after 13 years of hospital performance improvement projects, and is no longer accepting applications for onsite consultations. RHPI has been
This collection of resources, developed for rural hospital and clinic staff involved in quality and performance improvement, offers tools and strategies to strengthen organizational performance, enhance patient outcomes and support continuous improvement efforts.
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.
The Small Rural Hospital Transition (SRHT) Project supported small rural hospitals nationally by providing on-site technical assistance to assist in bridging the gaps between the current health care system and
Learn ways to hire and promote employees and develop your team’s skills and knowledge in meaningful ways.
The extent to which employees are passionate about their work and committed to the organization (engagement) and the choice by an employee to stay with an organization instead of seeking employment elsewhere (retention).
Explore what collaborative leadership looks like and learn strategies for effectively leading with a collaborative approach.
See It. Know It. Act on It: Moving Beyond the Spreadsheet to Data-Driven Decision Making
The National Rural Health Resource Center, in partnership with Stroudwater Capital Partners, has released a new policy paper -- "Accessing Funding for Capital Projects in Rural Healthcare" -- that surveys the major capital funding programs available to rural health organizations and analyzes the persistent challenges that prevent providers from converting available funding into usable capital.
Center Staff

Terry Hill, MPA

Senior Advisor for Rural Health Leadership and Policy
Access Flex Program funding guidance, templates, webinar recordings, the Flex Program Structure Document, and other associated materials for the current funding cycle.

Cybersecurity

Explain why health care is targeted by cyberattacks, who the attackers are, and the potential implications. Recognize the top cyber threats to health care organizations such as critical access hospitals (CAHs) and rural health clinics (RHCs). Discuss how health care organizations can practice preparedness and what to do in case of a cyberattack.
This webinar will introduce the DRCHSD Program to eligible health care organizations in the Delta Region. State partners are welcome to join.
The National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center) has been awarded a three-year, nearly $12 million cooperative agreement from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide in-depth technical assistance to rural hospitals across the country — to help them add or expand health care services to meet community needs and keep care close to home.
This one-hour webinar will dive into ACOs via the Community Health Access and Rural Transformation (CHART) model, the importance of the transition to value basics for rural health care providers, examine RHC Value Payment Options considerations, and new opportunities to explore current services delivered, such as Chronic Care Management, Transitional Care Management, Principal Care Management, and integration of services such as Behavioral Health and Oral Health.