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Hello Everyone!
Spring has come to Minnesota! I'm still waiting for all of the snow to melt off from the latest round of snow storms, but the birds have returned and the thermometer has climbed above 45 for the first time this year.
Be sure to come by and say hello at the NRHA Rural Hospital Innovation Summit/Annual Meeting. The Center will have a booth and we always appreciate connecting with everyone when possible. TASC's very own Sally Buck and Tracy Morton will be presenting on Thursday morning on Demonstrating Hospital Population Health Outcomes; don't miss that presentation-it's going to be great!
Thank you to all of the Flex staff who attended the Flex Workshop earlier this month. It is always great to meet new staff and reconnect with those who've been around for a while
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Enjoy this month's edition of Rural Route and thanks for reading.
As always please send any pictures you happen to take along your travels. We enjoy highlighting the beauty found in the places we serve.
Until next time,
Caleb Siem, MH
Program Specialist
Technical Assistance and Services Center (TASC)
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Welcome and Farewell
Welcome to:
- Jayda Lee, Flex Coordinator, Mississippi
We encourage you to keep your Flex staff contact information current by completing the
Flex Contact Information Form
as soon as possible whenever there are changes in your office. Please review your contacts as listed in your
State Flex Profile
and complete the form as necessary for any additions or changes.
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Sarah Young, FORHP |
Hi Flex Coordinators,
We've had a busy month! Thank you to everyone who responded on short notice to the $2 million in new emergency medical services (EMS) project funding coming from the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 appropriations. Christy Edwards did a lot of work in a very short timeframe to create the
EMS Sustainability Projects, and I can't wait to see the innovative ideas you propose to help promote sustainable emergency services in the rural communities of your state. Based on the letters of intent we received, we expect to fund 41 EMS Sustainability Projects in FY 2018.
The second big piece of funding news was the $3 million increase to primary Flex awards that we announced on April 20 and discussed in the
webinar on April 24. As discussed in the webinar, we allocated that increase in funding among the 45 Flex states by calculating the number of critical access hospitals (CAHs) served by each state Flex Program and the number of CAHs that are likely to have higher needs because they are geographically remote or financially distressed.
Please let us know what you think of these calculations and data for estimating CAH needs. Are there other national data sources we should look at that would also inform us about CAH and Flex Program needs? Does this discussion of the funding increase suggest any changes or additional information you would like to see in the Flex Program data visualizations to better understand the CAH landscape?
As a reminder of upcoming deadlines, the prior approval administrative supplement request for FY 2018 EMS Sustainability project funding is due on May 18; the prior approval extension with funds request and progress report for FY 2018 Flex funding is due on May 24. We extended the progress report due date from May 9 to May 24 to give you additional time to revise your budgets based on the increased funding announced April 20.
I know it is confusing for all of us to have two separate funding requests due within a week of each other! We all appreciate your patience and attention to detail to ensure that these two submissions are clearly separate funding requests with separate budgets. During implementation you can, of course, coordinate your primary Flex activities with any EMS Sustainability activities in your state, however, these submissions must be separate requests.
Please reach out to TASC and your project officer when you have questions about your Flex progress report or about planning your activities for next year. We are all available to help.
Be sure to say hello to the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) staff who will be in New Orleans at the Hospital Innovation Summit/NRHA Annual Meeting. Representing ORHP we'll have Megan Meacham, Nisha Patel, Heather Dimeris, Stephanie Begley, Jennifer Burges, Kerri Cornejo, Christy Edwards, Carlos Mena, Paul Moore, Wakina Scott and me!
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CAH Regulatory Update
Health and Human Services (HHS) Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters - Final Rule for 2019
- The rate review threshold is increased from 10 to 15 percent
- meaningful difference requirements for qualified health plans are eliminated
- States have additional flexibility for selecting their essential health benefits benchmarks
- States have the option to lower the Medical Loss Ratio
- States no longer need two navigators
- Exchanges must implement more rigorous checks to verify that applicants earn the income they claim when applying for advance premium tax credits
- The Essential Community Provider requirement and the network adequacy standards do not change
- Open enrollment remains from November 1 through December 15
- The 2019 plan submission is from May 9 to June 20
These regulations are effective on June 18, 2018. For more information, see the CMS Fact Sheet.
CMS Issues New Hardship Exemptions Guidance for Insurance
CMS released new
hardship exemption guidance, which expands the circumstances that allow consumers to be exempt from the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) individual mandate. It includes penalty exemptions for consumers living in counties with no insurer or one insurer, consumers who only have access to plans that cover abortions, and individuals who do not have access to a specialist physician they need in the available ACA plans in their county. Congress repealed the mandate for 2019 as a part of the
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, but these newly unveiled exemptions would allow more consumers to avoid the mandate penalty for 2017 and 2018.
Medicare Advantage (MA) program (Part C) and Prescription Drug Benefit program (Part D) - Final Rule and Call Letter for 2019
CMS finalized policy changes and plan payment rate increases for MA and Part D plans. Changes in the
final rule include allowing plans to post documents online (with hard copies provided by request), improving how quality star ratings are applied when MA plans consolidate, eliminating "meaningful difference" requirements, clarifying Part D "any willing provider" provision, and adding a new tool for Part D plans to combat the opioid epidemic.
The
rate announcement and call letter explains the 2019 plan payment rates the regulatory flexibilities plans can use to improve access to benefits and services, including improved drug utilization controls and new measures for quality star ratings. CMS has also expanded the definition of MA supplemental health benefits to include services that diagnose, prevent, or treat an illness or injury, compensate for physical impairments, act to ameliorate the functional/psychological impact of injuries or health conditions or reduce avoidable emergency and health care utilization.
Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services-Exemptions for States With High Managed Care Penetration Rates and Rate Reduction Threshold - Proposed Rule
On March 23, CMS published a
proposed rule that would exempt state Medicaid programs from requirements to analyze certain data and monitor access to care when the vast majority of their covered lives receive services through managed care plans. CMS provides separate regulations for access requirements in managed care programs. Additionally, the proposed rule would provide flexibility to states when they make nominal rate reductions to fee-for-service payment rates.
Comments are due by May 22, 2018. The
CMS Fact Sheet provides more information on the intent of the proposed rule.
For more details on any of the above updates, and for the complete regulatory update, please visit the
Regulatory Updates Website
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Subject Matter Expert Calls Available to Flex & SHIP Programs
For a limited time, the National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center) and the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) are pleased to announce the availability of one-on-one technical assistance (TA) conference calls with subject matter experts (SMEs) for state Flex and SHIP Programs.
This opportunity is only available to state Flex and SHIP Program staff. This TA is not open to hospitals/critical access hospitals (CAHs), other rural providers or partners. This is an opportunity for state Flex and SHIP Programs to receive TA in the form of a one-hour, individual phone conversation with a SME and to receive recommendations. States may receive one SME TA call for either Flex or SHIP on pre-determined topics for each program. For more information and the view the topics for both Flex and SHIP Programs, visit the TASC website
SME TA webpage.
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Flex Rural EMS Sustainability Project
The FORHP Flex team is excited to announce the Flex Rural EMS Sustainability Project. The Flex Program received additional funding in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, and will provide $2 million in additional funding to Flex grantees for EMS projects. 41 state Flex Programs submitted letters of intent to participate, far more than FORHP anticipated. Participating states are required to complete a funding request by May 18, 2018. Additional information about the funding process can be found
here. Questions about the EMS Sustainability Projects should be sent to Christy Edwards from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy at
cedwards@hrsa.gov
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Flex Grant Extension Technical Assistance and Resources
With the recent release of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Flex Grant funding extension grand guidance, we would like to remind you that TASC is available to review one component of your Flex grant application prior to your final submission (examples: data table, work plan, narrative). If you would like assistance, please choose one section of your proposal for TASC to review.
Please submit your request to tasc@ruralcenter.org by May 10, 2018 and allow us four business days to review. TASC will respond with comments and suggestions, but we are unable to re-write content.
The recording for the informational webinar, held April 24, can be found here.
Please feel free to post your questions in the Flex Program Forum. If you have a question, someone else likely does too and will benefit from seeing the question and answer.
We also have resources to help support your Flex Grant application efforts.
- FY15-FY18 Grant Guidance documents
- FY17 Data Table Template
- FY17 Suggested Work Plan Template
- FY18 Grant Extension technical assistance webinar recording
- FY18 Grant Funding Increase Webinar Recording
Data Sources
Guides/Manuals
Topical Virtual Knowledge Group
Webinar
Recordings
(Flex Forum access required)
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2018 Flex Program Reverse Site Visit
We are pleased to announce that the 2018 Flex Program Reverse Site Visit (RSV) will be held July 17-18, 2018 at the
Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. This in-person Flex grantee meeting is supported by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP).
The purpose of the Flex Program RSV is to highlight the latest information and issues in the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program, as well as offer states an opportunity to share experiences, lessons learned and successes in a collaborative learning environment.
Online registration for the Flex Program RSV will open soon. A draft agenda for the event is currently under development. Information regarding lodging and room rates will be forthcoming and further information will be provided as it is made available. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
The intended audience for the Flex Program RSV is State Office Directors, Flex Coordinators/other key Flex personnel (two per state), the Flex Monitoring Team (FMT), Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance (RQITA), TASC Advisory Committee and staff of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP). If you would like to have more than two attendees, please contact your project officer at FORHP for approval.
Concurrent to the Flex Program RSV, the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) and FORHP Community-Based Division will be hosting events at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. This will be a prime opportunity to network with your fellow state constituents.
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Flex Program's Population Health Initiatives Flex Monitoring Team Webinar Recording
The research team from the University of Southern Maine & Flex Monitoring Team produced a webinar focused on the Flex Program's Population Health Initiatives, featuring presentations from four states: Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois and Minnesota. Presentations focused on their programs' goals, intended outcomes and the factors contributing to success; challenges encountered; accomplishments; and impact measurement strategies.
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Flex Program Fundamentals Guide Updated
The Flex Program Fundamentals guide has been updated for 2018. The Flex Program Fundamentals guide is a manual for those intimately involved with the Flex Program and is updated by TASC annually. We hope the
Flex Program Fundamentals: An Introduction to the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program is useful, both as a resource for current Flex Program staff and as an orientation manual for new staff. The online version of the guide is available by section on the
TASC website. The guide includes the following sections:
- Introduction to the Flex Program
- Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
- Introduction to the Technical Assistance and Services Center
- Flex Monitoring Team
- Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance
- Flex Coordinator Reference
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Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Overview: Vendor Directory Updated
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Hospital Compare Results for CAHs 2016
The Flex Monitoring Team has released reports of critical access hospital (CAH) performance and reporting rates on selected Hospital Compare measures, utilizing data from 2016. Links to state-specific reports and a national summary report are available.
The Hospital Compare data in
this report includes several measures that are also measures for the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP).
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Critical Access Hospital Swing-Bed Quality Measures: Findings from Key Informant Interviews
Swing-beds are an important source of post-acute care for many patients residing in rural communities. Approximately 1,182 critical access hospitals (CAHs) (88%) nationally provide swing-bed services. Medicare requires rural hospitals that receive reimbursement through the Prospective Payment System (PPS) to report data on their swing-bed patients through the Minimum Data Set (MDS), but does not require CAHs to collect similar information.
The University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center identified CAH networks and hospitals to conduct 20 key information interviews to discuss efforts to assess CAH swing-bed quality of care, including measures being used or considered by CAHs, data collection strategies and usefulness of measures. The key informant interview data were summarized and analyzed to identify common themes, including CAHs' motivations to assess swing-bed quality and challenges measuring CAH swing-bed outcomes.
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MBQIP Highlights & Resources
As a reminder, please send your MBQIP questions to the Technical Assistance and Services Center (TASC) email address
. TASC will ensure your question reaches the best person to answer.
MBQIP Data Reporting Reminders
Upcoming Data Submission Deadlines:
April 30, 2018
Emergency Department Transfer Communication (EDTC)
- Patients seen Q1 2018 (January, February, March)
- Submission process directed by state Flex Program
May 1, 2018
CMS Population and Sampling (optional)*
- Patients seen Q4 2017 (October, November, December)
- Inpatient and outpatient
- Entered via the Secure Portal on QualityNet
May 1, 2018
CMS Outpatient Measures:
- Patients seen Q4 2017 (October, November, December)
- CMS Hospital Outpatient Reporting Specifications Manual version 10.0a
- Submitted to the QualityNet warehouse via CART or by vendor
- CART version - 1.16
May 15, 2018
CMS Outpatient Web-based Measures:
- Includes measure OP-22: Patient Left Without Being Seen - full calendar year 2017
- CMS Hospital Outpatient Reporting Specifications Manual version 10.0a
- Entered via the Secure Portal on QualityNet
May 15, 2018
CMS Inpatient Measures:
- Patients seen Q4 2017 (October, November, December)
- CMS Hospital Inpatient Reporting Specifications Manual version 5.2b
- Submitted to the QualityNet warehouse via CART or by vendor
- CART version - 4.20.2
May 15, 2018
- Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination - OP-27
- For data October 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018
- Submitted through the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)
Note:
The entry of Outpatient Population and Sampling data directly into the grid in the QualityNet Secure Portal is again functional.
Reminder!
OP22/OP27 - Annual Reporting Deadline (May 15)
Both OP-22 (Patient left without being seen) and OP-27 (Influenza Vaccination for Healthcare personnel) are due on May 15. Both of these measures are only submitted once per year so you may want to consider additional prompting/support for your CAHs regarding reporting deadlines in May. See the MBQIP Data Reminders for additional details
CAH Data Suppression Information Issues
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) has confirmed that when CAHs are listed as suppressing data it is related to the Notice of Participations (NoPs) that CAHs sign for the Inpatient and Outpatient Reporting programs in QualityNet. CAHs need to have their NoP for both inpatient and outpatient reporting indicate 'Public Reporting' (not 'Quality Improvement').
FORHP is working with CMS for additional clarification. Instructions regarding next steps related to this issue will be forthcoming.
A reminder that the suppression information was provided for future planning purposes, it does not impact CAH eligibility for FY 2018.
Resources
Outlines the governance structure, implementation strategies, key milestones and outcomes from Cortez, Colorado-based Southwest Health System's antimicrobial stewardship program.
These resources illustrate the important role that trustees play in the journey to improve patient care. They serve as a tool for all trustees to use as they work towards the goals of improving quality within their organizations and improving the health of their patients and communities they serve. Resources include four video modules and a discussion guide, as well as a self-assessment tool for boards.
This 11 minute podcast, with accompanying slides, provides an overview of how the HCAHPS response rate is calculated, why it is important, what can affect response rates and suggestions for improving them.
In this Institute for Healthcare Improvement video, David M. Williams, PhD, executive director & improvement advisor, talks about what tools improvers need to do their work, including:
- PDSA
- Time Series Charts: Run Chart and Control Chart
- Process Map
- Scatter Diagram
- Driver Diagram
- Pareto Chart
- Cause and Effect Diagram
This Rural Health Information Hub Rural Monitor article details how rural and critical access hospitals are activating their stewardship programs to combat the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Upcoming Events
Ask Robyn - Quarterly Open Office Hour Calls for Data Abstractors
Scheduled approximately one month before data submission deadlines each quarter, Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance(RQITA) Quality Data Specialist, Robyn Carlson, will be offering open office hour calls to respond to MBQIP data abstraction questions
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2018 dates:
- June 20, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Central Time
Note: registration is required, please follow this
link
for details.
MBQIP Monthly
MBQIP Monthly is a monthly e-newsletter that provides CAHs with information and support for quality reporting and improvement and highlights current information about MBQIP. State Flex Programs are encouraged to distribute MBQIP Monthly to their CAHs as an additional resource to supplement state level MBQIP support. The most current version is always available on the
MBQIP Monthly webpage
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MBQIP Virtual Knowledge Groups (VKGs)
RQITA and the Technical Assistance and Services Center (TASC) have teamed up to host MBQIP VKG webinars to give you the opportunity to share MBQIP successes, challenges, barriers and brainstorm strategies to assist hospitals towards reporting, participating, improving and excelling in the four MBQIP quality domains.
These calls/webinars are intended for state Flex Program personnel and designated contractors. The next MBQIP VKG call
is scheduled for
June 21, 2018, from 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Central Time.
More information will be sent to the appropriate email lists prior to the call. Recording of previous MBQIP VKG webinars are available in the Flex Program Forum. Contact
Jodi Winters
at Stratis Health with any questions.
Contact TASC with your inquiries, questions and comments related to MBQIP and/or resources.
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We are so close to opening registration for the Flex Program Reverse Site Visit July 17-19. Stay tuned for more information!
On May 2, please join us for a Virtual Knowledge Group webinar on Community Health Workers and their role in the transition to value. Please come, engage and share your experiences in your state.
Would you like to learn more about a topic, how to interpret it for your state's situation or have some questions you'd like to talk through with an expert? Take advantage of a one-on-one technical assistance (TA) conference call with subject matter experts (SMEs) for state Flex and SHIP programs. This opportunity is only available to state Flex and SHIP program staff. This technical assistance is not open to hospitals/critical access hospitals (CAHs), other rural providers or partners. Topics for both Flex and Ship programs can be viewed here: This link is also used to request the call. Save your spot today!.
Lastly, please remember that TASC is availalble to help you with the FY 2018 Flex Grant Extension. TASC is available to review one component of your Flex grant application prior to your final submission (examples: data table, work plan, narrative). If you would like assistance, please choose one section of your proposal for TASC to review. Please submit your request to tasc@ruralcenter.org by May 10, 2018 (new date reflecting the extension by FORHP). Please allow TASC four business days to review. TASC will respond with comments and suggestions, but we are unable to re-write content for you.
Please feel free to post your questions in the Flex Program Forum. If you have a questions, someone else likely does too and will benefit from seeing the question and answer.
If you have any questions on any of the above work under development, or an idea for TASC to consider, please let us know by emailing
Tracy Morton.
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2018 State Flex Profiles Now Available on the TASC Website
Thank you to everyone who completed the annual update of the State Flex Profiles. State Flex Profiles showcase the beneficial activities occurring at the state-level to support the critical access hospitals (CAHs) and their communities around the country. No two states have the same exact approaches and the profiles are updated annually as an opportunity for states to share their excellent work and to learn from one another. The profiles include information on the work occurring in the five Flex Program areas as well as successes, best practices and innovations. Use the State Flex Profiles to identify approaches to similar rural health issues, identify best practice opportunities and access contact information for individuals at the state-level who are supporting Flex Program activities.
New Features in the 2018 Profiles
- Summary paragraphs on the main landing page
- Descriptions of state Flex Programs' enhanced use of data
- Sharing resource or tools a state Flex Program found useful and recommends to other Flex Program Colleagues
- New layout for program statistics
- Profile photographs for Flex Program staff that have uploaded a photo
What to do if you are missing or want to update content
States that did not submit updated profile content will only have contact information and links to RHIhub, and Flex Monitoring Team information about their state, displaying on their State Flex Profile. Should a state wish to update their profile, it can be done by completing the State Flex Profile questionnaire at https://www.ruralcenter.org/tasc/submit-state-flex-profile.
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| Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the Flex Workshop in Duluth. It was a great workshop. Back row left to right: Hannah Robinson, Utah, Zora Radosevich, Minnesota, Michelle Hoffman, South Dakota, Matthew McCullough, Utah, Shane Ford, Ohio, Michael Smith, Alabama, Cynthia Snyder, Kansas, Melissa Quezada, Arizona, Yoshelin Medina, Missouri, Caleb Siem, TASC, Jack King, Montana, Tracy Morton, TASC, Front Row, left to right: Sally Buck, TASC, Shannon Greely, TASC, Rachel Moscato, FORHP, Nicole Clement, TASC, Janice Johnson, Florida, Merica Tripp, Maine, Lisa Carhuff, Georgia. |
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New Substance Use Resources
With the additional efforts and projects relating to substance use, TASC worked with John Gale from the Flex Monitoring Team to identify resources that might be useful to
you and your hospitals as you work to meet the challenges of substance use/abuse. TASC continues to identify and add new resources to the website.
Resources available in the TASC resource library focus on prevention, tools for providers, examples of other programs, among other topics. Please take a look at a sample of the resources below. Please share with those who can benefit from these resources and suggest any others to TASC that you have found helpful.
- Substance Abuse in Rural Areas
- This guide has been updated with a new FAQ on opioid use disorder, including new data, and information on medication assisted treatment and social harm. It also has new substance abuse prevention models and new data on all kinds of substance abuse.
- Prevention Conversations from the Substance Abuse and Menal Health Administration
- Prevention Conversations is a series of very short videos produced by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT). Hear SAMHSA prevention grantees and specialists share information and stories related to the prevention of opioid misuse, overdose and other substance-related problems.
Many more resources can be found on the
TASC website by searching for "substance use" or other key words in the search field.
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Weekly Rural Health Leadership Radio Program
A weekly radio program,
Rural Health Leadership Radio
, was launched a year ago to support rural health leaders to share stories and information about what is working, and what is not. To read the story of the program's development, please visit an
article
promoting the resource from the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health. Here are a few recent speakers:
- Tim Wolters, Memorial Hospital
- Emily Gill, Family Physician, Rural New Zealand
- Austin Gillard, Clay County Medical Center
- Jonathan Sprague, Rocky Coast Consulting
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| Ice Caves in April, courtesy of Sally Buck, TASC |
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New & Updated Resources
The following resources on the TASC website are new or recently updated:
Author: Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS)
This document synthesizes information from seven case studies of health care providers who regularly use telehealth applications in service delivery, including those who serve patients in rural communities.
Author: Offfice of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE)
Surge planning-and immediate bed availability in particular-are critical components of every health care facility's emergency plan and response ability. This topic collection contains resources that highlight recent case studies, lessons learned tools and promising practices for planning and improving capabilities for a surge event.
New/updated MBQIP Resources are in the 'MBQIP Highlights' section above.
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Connect Peer to Peer in Flex Program Forum
Do you have a question, idea, success or challenge to share with your Flex Program peers? Don't miss the ongoing discussions on the
Flex Program Forum
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Please note, you need to log in to read recent postings, which include:
If you have questions about the Flex Program Forum, please contact
TASC.
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Webinar Playbacks and Event Materials
Are you looking for resources in the topics of: TASC, SHIP, SRHT, Networks or Allied Health? Look no further!
TASC
Hear from FORHP about the implications of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 for the Flex Program.
Understand the value of CAHMPAS and discuss different ways states are utilizing CAHMPAS. Learn best practices and tips for getting the most out of your CAHMPAS experience and hear about upcoming developments.
This webinar recording will help the viewer understand plans for Flex Program planning. Hear ideas for Flex Program future direction. Explore environmental scan data reflecting the current state of critical access hospitals and the national Flex Program.
Allied
Learn how to become a successful preceptor through facilitated conversations. The Health Care Collaborative of Rural Missouri will share how and why they developed their preceptor training curriculum, how to identify preceptor disconnects, the benefits of being a preceptor as well as provide a Google Classroom tour of their preceptor training modules.
Networks play a key role to bring diverse organizations and community members together toward the common goals of meaningful and effective learning and innovative problem solving. Build your skills and gain tools to create opportunity to allow engagement and innovation in your network.
SRHT
This webinar walks rural hospital leaders through the options to implement a financially sustainable care coordination program.
SHIP
This webinar discusses how Texas and G
eorgia are maximizing SHIP funds. It also gives an update from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.
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Grow your Career: Save the Dates
Below is a list of upcoming events relevant to rural health:
TASC VKG
May 2, 2018 2:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m. Central Time.
Community Health Workers and Their Role in the Transition to Value
May 21, 2018 - May 22, 2018
Care Coordination is essential for networks as they transition from pay per procedure to reimbursing for value. The aim of this workshop is to learn, create and improve upon a Care Coordination model that specifically addresses your network and community's needs while including infrastructure for your team development and workflow processes.
May 8, - May 11, 2018
New Orleans, Louisiana
Groove to the pulse of more than 60 innovative, practical and cost saving sessions on what's working in rural health care.
May TASC 90 - Substance Use efforts in CAHs
May 16, 2018 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Central Time
June 25, 2018 - June 26, 2018
Duluth, Minnesota
Join us for one of the largest rural health conferences in the nation, with over 600 participants!
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