Leveraging SHIP and Flex for Hospital Performance Improvement

This SHIP Technical Assistance Webinar was focused on Leveraging your State’s SHIP and Flex Programs. 

This webinar presented ideas for how State SHIP programs can maximize their efforts across SHIP and Flex programs. Discussion topics included future program planning and implementation opportunities that complement Flex and SHIP fund.

By attending this webinar, attendees were able to: 

• Recognize program overlap between SHIP Investment Activities and Flex program Core Areas. 
• Learn how to assess SHIP hospital activities and performance to plan and implement complementary work plans.
• Discover approaches for State SHIP to utilize funds to foster improvement in preparation for Value-Based Purchasing, Accountable Care Organizations, and Payment Bundling through individual hospital investments or state SHIP consortiums that also further Flex Program goals in financial, operational, quality improvement, and population health.

For more information, please contact:Caroline Bell cbell@ruralcenter.org