Rural Health Path to Value Rural Health Innovations offers services to help you climb toward population health and improve the health status of your community.
Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNA) Work with us to set a course toward value-based payment and population health. A thorough assessment of your community's needs is the crucial first step.
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Network and Partnership Development More is possible when working together. Let us help you build bridges that lead to healthier communities.
Technical Assistance & Services Center (TASC) TASC provides performance improvement resources to CAHs and state Flex Programs on quality, finance, operations, systems of care and population health.
Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program (SHIP) SHIP provides funding to approximately 1,600 participating hospitals in 46 participating SORHs to help small rural hospitals participate in value-based payment and care delivery models.
Network Technical Assistance (TA) RHI provides technical assistance (TA) to over 60 networks in the Development and Allied Health rural health network grant programs.
Small Rural Hospital Transition (SRHT) Project The Small Rural Hospital Transition (SRHT) Project supports small rural hospitals nationally by providing on-site technical assistance to assist bridging the gaps between the current health care system and the newly emerging health care delivery and payment system.
Resource Library The Center's Resource Library features webinars, presentations, articles and toolkits developed by trusted industry leaders to guide and support rural health stakeholders.
Quality reporting and improvement are priorities of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Strategy: better health, better care and lower cost through improvement. The national Flex Program is in alignment with these goals and has identified quality improvement as one of its program areas. In order to build program plans and support critical access hospitals (CAHs) in their quality improvement (QI) efforts, Flex Programs need to be aware of the various quality reporting initiatives and requirements, in particular the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) and Hospital Compare. Through communications with CAHs and by using MBQIP and Flex Monitoring Team (FMT) data and reports, state Flex Programs can develop a thorough understanding of CAH QI performance, including needs and successes. State Flex Program proficiency in the following contribute to excellence in quality reporting and improvement:
This page provides an overview of the goals, expectations and, measures for MBQIP as well as resources for reporting and quality improvement initiatives.
View webinar recordings and supporting materials from a web-based learning collaborative to gain knowledge and understanding about the ways state Flex Programs can support CAHs as they transition to value-based payment and population health.
View webinar recordings and supporting materials from a web-based learning collaborative to provide education to state Flex Programs about the transition to value and how they can help support CAHs regardless of where they are in the transition to value.
This learning collaborative (LC) is intended for Flex Programs with more experience and knowledge of the transition to value. This advanced LC series takes the next step in the discussions of the previous APMs LC and covers more complex topics.
View the criteria to be eligible to participate in Flex-related activities for Fiscal Year 2020. Learn exceptions and answers to frequently asked questions and access the 2019 MBQIP sample waiver template.
This guide is intended to help state Flex programs use Excel files and PDF reports containing MBQIP data provided by FORHP. It includes overviews of the files that state Flex programs receive, instructions for manipulating the data for analysis and an ongoing log of changes made to MBQIP data reports since 2016.
This study identified measures to be used to assess the quality of care provided to CAH swing-bed patients with the goal of having these measures endorsed by the National Quality Forum and used by policymakers to help assess the value of CAH swing beds.
This project is/was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB1RH24206, Information Services to Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Grantees, $1,009,121 (0% financed with nongovernmental sources). This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
Define what tele-behavioral health consists of and how it is different from tele-mental health. State what a tele-behavioral health visit looks like for a patient. Recall data and evidence related to the effectiveness of tele-behavioral health. Identify the opportunities and challenges of implementing and sustaining tele-behavioral health for rural health providers.
Identify contract management best practices and tips they can use for their Flex Program subcontracts or managing the life cycle of their QI project. Recognize how other Flex Coordinators troubleshoot contract management issues to improve office efficiencies and project outcomes.
Understand the importance of leadership provided by mid-level managers at small rural hospitals. Gain awareness of new leadership resources to support mid-level managers.
Understand the role mid-level managers play in value-based payment models. Learn how Flex Programs can help support the leadership of critical access hospitals.
