Resources

Northern Maine Medical Center (NMMC), a 49-bed, perspective payment hospital located in Fort Kent, Maine, was one of six organizations selected to participate in the 2022-2023 Rural Health Provider Transition Project (RHPTP). Read more about their year-long engagement in RHPTP, as NMMC worked with RHPTP’s technical assistance consultants on financial and operational improvements, as well as strategy and infrastructure to improve quality in preparation for participation in alternative payment and care delivery models.

Located in Southeastern Appalachia, the Jaynes team serves its patients in a former post office, now turned clinic, in more ways than your typical primary care visits. Read more about this inspiring site visit to Corbin, Kentucky and the many lessons learned.

Learn more about current federal policy priorities for Congress and the current Administration, and the related implications for rural health care providers. This webinar will discuss the impact federal policy currently has on rural health care and behavioral health, future considerations, as well as the possible effects on digital services such as telehealth and physician payment reform.

Please join us for the upcoming Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project State Partner meeting!

Read more about Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center's year-long engagement in RHPTP, when the hospital worked with RHPTP’s technical assistance (TA) consultants on financial and operational improvements, and on developing a strategy and infrastructure to improve patient safety in preparation for participation in alternative payment and care delivery models. 

Learn about the purpose and goal of the Rural Healthcare Provider and Transition Project (RHPTP). Attendees will glean detailed information regarding project eligibility, benefits of participation, educational opportunities, project timeline, and the application and selection process for the 2024-2025 cohort.

Learn about this critical access hospital's top accomplishments and current plans toward improved engagement in the transition to value-based care.

This webinar will explore the distinctions of Medicare Advantage and its impact on rural health care organizations. Participants will learn about the fundamentals of this health plan, as well as the unique challenges Medicare Advantage can pose to patients and providers.

This session will explore the importance of community partnership and collaboration, describe best practices in measuring and identifying barriers, and determine actionable next steps in addressing the social and structural vulnerabilities that hinder the path to healthier populations.

Speare Memorial Hospital (SMH), a critical access hospital located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, was one of six organizations selected to participate in the 2022-2023 Rural Health Provider Transition Project (RHPTP). SMH has seen RHPTP’s impact on their improved organizational culture and overall patient experience and is a wonderful example of a health care organization utilizing existing resources to bolster their many strengths and recent goals. The RHPTP team is excited to see what this transition to value-based care brings to their community and is so fortunate to celebrate their progress and commitment in the project. Read more about SMH's top accomplishments and current initiatives toward greater care coordination.

In this HELP Webinar, learn about social drivers of health, their impact on patient outcomes, and discuss the lessons learned in this journey the outcomes of patients, and discuss lessons learned on the journey toward health equity.

Effectively transitioning to a VBC payment system can be a challenge for many HCOs, therefore, State Offices of Rural Health (SORH) can be particularly vital partners in helping connect clinics and hospitals with additional tools, resources, and a valuable local perspective. Learn more about how one participating RHPTP HCO partnered with their SORH in 2024 to further their work toward a health system focused on value.

In this webinar, participants will learn about issues surrounding maternal health in rural settings and explore whether small rural hospitals, rural health clinics, and communities can leverage Federally Qualified Health Centers to stabilize maternal health care access and improve outcomes.

Health care is rapidly evolving as the industry creeps closer to a system focused on value and outcomes, with many of these changes influencing post-acute care. This webinar will briefly review the current predominate levels and settings of Post-Acute Care (PAC), and the impact of Value-Based Care/Reimbursement models on PAC services delivery.

This session highlights new tools and resources to support rural health care leaders in moving their organizations and communities forward to create and sustain a culture that values and advances health equity.

During their year-long engagement in RHPTP, Coteau des Prairie Health Care System (CDP Health Care) worked with RHPTP’s technical assistance (TA) consultants on financial and operational improvements, to develop a strategy and infrastructure to embed quality improvement into practice. Read more about CDP's top accomplishments and early outcomes made possible through their RHPTP participation.

Electra Memorial Hospital, a 19-bed, publicly owned critical access hospital (CAH) located in Electra, TX, was one of three organizations selected to participate in the 2021-2022 Rural Health Provider Transition Project (RHPTP). Read more about their continuing progress and top accomplishments since taking part in the project.

Dive into a proven opioid stewardship program that was successfully replicated across thirteen Minnesota rural health care organizations over the past six years.

Register for the HELP webinar. This webinar qualifies for eight CEUs.
This session will identify health care concerns that may be solved by implementing a hospital at home model of care in your organization, help participants to recognize the barriers in launching a hospital at home program, and the limitations of acute care in the home, and reflect on lessons learned from a rural hospital at home program

Attendees will glean detailed information regarding project eligibility, benefits of participation, educational opportunities, project timeline, and the application and selection process for the 2023-2024 cohort.