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.
These resources focus on quality improvement related to the patient experience. The current core and additional Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) measures that falls under this domain are:
Core:
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS)
Additional:
Emergency Department Patient Experience Survey
For more information about the reporting requirements for these measures, see Data Reporting and Use.
This educational program encourages patients and families to ask three specific questions of their health care providers to better understand their health conditions and what they need to do to stay healthy.
This guide describes how HCAHPS data should be used in context with other information about organizational performance. It highlights cultural elements necessary to build a firm foundation for HCAHPS success. Once these have been considered, the guide outlines a five-step approach to using HCAHPS effectively to improve the patient experience, quality and safety.
Intentional hourly rounding is a practice used by nursing and care teams. Rounds on patients are conducted hourly with the goal of improving patient care, safety and experience. This literature review discusses available evidence regarding the effects of hourly rounding on clinical outcomes in inpatient settings.
This guide explores ways hospital and health system leaders can use the physical environment to improve the patient experience. The guide describes a “people, process, place” model that will help hospital and health system leaders identify people-centered ways to improve the patient experience of care.
Watch patients talk about how simple questions can help them take better care of themselves, feel better and get the right care at the right time. Doctors and nurses talk about how patient's questions help them provide better care.
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.
