Clark Fork Valley Hospital (CFVH) has been recognized by the National Rural Health Resource Center for its use of innovative employee retention strategies.
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The National Rural Health Resource Center, in partnership with the Flex Monitoring Team and Stratis Health, today released Building Sustainable Capacity for Quality and Organizational Excellence, which outlines practical, rural-relevant strategies that critical access hospital (CAH) leaders and staff can adopt to more fully incorporate quality improvement efforts into their organization’s culture and develop a shared sense of responsibility for quality patient care.
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Engagement & Retention
The extent to which employees are passionate about their work and committed to the organization (engagement) and the choice by an employee to stay with an organization instead of seeking employment elsewhere (retention).
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Step Two: Navigate the River
These tools and resources will help the Community Champion collaborate with community joint partners to identify and address community/patient health needs by maximizing capacity and available assets during their Community Priority Action Planning Workshop.
The unprecedented crisis presented by the COVID-19 pandemic has made the already challenging job of leading a rural health care organization even more difficult. In this learning collaborative, Shannon Studden, a leadership development expert, will share strategies to help hospital and clinic leaders support their team and themselves through this difficult time.
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Kristina Winings
Human Resources Coordinator II
Join us for this year's 2024 Flex Reverse Site Visit: Moving Flex Forward: Empowering Rural Health Through Evaluation and Storytelling in Washington, DC.
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Qiana Thomason
Member | President and CEO of Health Forward Foundation
The Covid-19 pandemic Public Health Emergency (PHE) ushered in a new world for rural providers and the communities they serve, in many ways, it will never be the same again. In this session, speaker Brock Slabach, Senior Vice President for Member Services for NRHA, will describe elements of the PHE response, the impact of the PHE on rural providers and the funding opportunities that have developed as a result.
This interactive learning collaborative will support middle managers and informal leaders in rural health care to explore practical leadership skills to advance value-based care initiatives in their organizations and communities.
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Tabitha Stone
Program Coordinator II
Health care communications can be a challenge when trying to reach a specific audience. Understanding generational behaviors and mindsets can equip you with the knowledge you need to meet your audience where they are. Communication strategies must be established that reflect the nuances of the multigenerational, multicultural, and bilingual homes in the communities you serve.
Fairview Regional Medical Center (FRMC) has been recognized by the National Rural Health Resource Center for its use of innovative approaches for recruiting and retaining clinical and administrative staff.
This webinar, supported by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) and coordinated by TASC, focused on the results of the Flex FY 2020 Performance Improvement and Management System (PIMS) data collection as well as the requirements and resources available for the upcoming end of year state Flex program reporting.
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Kristin Juliar MA
Treasurer | Former Director of Montana Office of Rural Health
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Alana Knudson PhD, EdM
Member | Program Area Director and Co-Director, NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Explain various models of care to critical access hospitals (CAH) and stakeholders. Recognize the importance of implementing new models of care in a rapidly changing health care industry. Identify resources that guide CAHs toward the implementation of new models of care
Health care is consumer-driven, and prospective patients make decisions based on many factors including cost, access, quality, experience, and their connection to us. These patients, or consumers, identify with the messages and overall image you create for your organization; it’s so much more than a logo or your colors, although those are important too.
The March Virtual Knowledge Group (VKG) covered program management through a finance lens and addressed such topics as implementing programs at the hospital level, finances post-public health emergency (PHE), and workforce challenges.
DRA's "Delta Doctors" program aims to provide non domestic, U.S. trained primary care and specialist physicians to healthcare facilities in DRA counties, many of which are designated health professional shortage areas.