Community & Population Health Community support of the local health care system is vital for sustainability and growth. Learn how to create a healthier and more engaged community by working with The Center.
Health Information Technology Consulting As the national knowledge center on rural electronic health record adoption, The Center offers comprehensive services targeted at rural hospitals, rural health clinics and state and national HIT programs.
Leadership Success begins with strong, informed leadership. The Center offers a variety of services, on-site and remotely, to leaders to assess strengths and identify areas of useful performance improvement.
Workforce The Center understands that rural health care facilities face unique workforce challenges. Since 1991, The Center has assisted rural citizens, health professionals, educators and policymakers with design and implementation strategies to assure the availability of quality health care.
Strategic Planning Effective planning is critical for organizational success. Expertly facilitated services conducted by The Center’s staff of national rural health experts will help hospitals and organizations achieve this success.
Performance Improvement The Center offers a complete spectrum of rural health performance improvement services. With support from The Center, clients succeed in aligning people, processes and resources with their mission.
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.
Events Find information about upcoming webinars, workshops and more hosted by The Center or Rural Health Innovations.
Allied Health Webinars Find recordings and resources from recent technical assistance webinars for Rural Network Allied Health Training grantees.
Health Education and Learning Program (HELP) Webinars Eligible rural hospital leaders and staff can attend a HELP webinar to learn about current financial, operational and quality performance needs that impact their transition to the new health care environment.
Network Development Webinars Find recordings and resources from recent technical assistance webinars for Rural Health Network Development grantees.
Performance Management Group (PMG) Calls Learn from the experience of leading hospital administrators and nationally recognized field experts. PMG calls allow peer-to-peer education focused on preparing rural hospitals for new payment and care delivery models.
The National Rural Health Information Technology (HIT) Coalition is an informal network of rural and HIT leaders from organizations at every level, working together to advance the implementation of HIT across rural America by:
Enhancing the understanding of rural HIT issues, including workforce shortages and ways to address them
Advocating for HIT applications and solutions relevant to rural facilities
Helping to drive knowledge and information about rural HIT throughout the country.
The National Rural HIT Coalition meets by conference call and annually in-person. For more information about getting involved with the National Rural HIT Coalition, please email tasc@ruralcenter.org.
View a summary from a National Rural HIT Coalition conference call with state and federal updates. Discussion topics included the Federal Communications Commission Rural Health Care Program, opioid initiatives and funding, and cybersecurity.
View a summary from a National Rural HIT Coalition conference call with state and federal updates. Discussion topics included Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule changes, federal opioid initiatives and HIT and security resource updates.
View a summary from a National Rural HIT Coalition conference call with state and federal updates. Discussion topics included educational outreach for cybersecurity and Interoperability Advisory Standards and a review of federal programs related to the opioid epidemic.
View a summary from a National Rural HIT Coalition in-person meeting with state and federal updates. Discussion topics included education outreach for cybersecurity, broadband and HIT in substance use prevention and treatment.
View a summary from the National Rural HIT Coalition conference call with state and federal updates. Discussion topics included educational outreach for cybersecurity and Population Health Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO).
View the meeting summary from the National Rural HIT Coalition in-person meeting held on February 7, 2017. Discussion topics included federal updates, rural telehealth updates, privacy and security and the QPP.
View a summary from a National Rural HIT Coalition conference call with state and federal updates. Discussion topics included rural veteran's issues and interoperability.
View a summary from a National Rural HIT Coalition conference call with state and federal updates. Discussion topics included a MACRA/MIPS request for information and Meaningful Use stage three
View a meeting summary from the National Rural HIT Coalition conference call held May 5, 2015. Discussion topics on this call included: National HIT updates and NPRMs: Stage 3 Meaningful Use and the 2015 Edition Health Information Technology Certification Criteria.
View a summary from a National Rural HIT Coalition in-person meeting with state and federal updates. Discussion topics included telehealth technology, expansion and population health integration.
View a summary from a National Rural HIT Coalition conference call with state and federal updates. Discussion topics included telehealth models and reimbursement and EHR vendor customization.
View a summary from a National Rural HIT Coalition conference call with state and federal updates. Discussion topics included the proposed rule to modify Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs for 2014 and revisions to the certified EHR technology definition.
View a summary of the annual in-person meeting of the National Rural HIT Coalition. Topics include national and federal updates, broadband, telemedicine and the Paramedic Information Privacy, Security and Assurance Alliance.
View a meeting summary from the National Rural HIT Coalition conference call held October 22, 2013. Discussion topics on this call included: National HIT updates and the state of stage 2 Meaningful Use progress.
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, $1,100,000 (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.
