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Flex Program Fundamentals: An Introduction to the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program is designed to be used by both new and current Flex Program staff: as an orientation manual and as a guide to helpful resources.

2021 DRCHSD Patient Experience Webinar series focuses on improving and maintaining an excellent patient experience

RMMC's chronic disease project focused on improving patient care processes in an effort to decrease unnecessary admissions and readmissions and ultimately decrease the long-term cost of care.

This fourth module will help you understand the role that communication plays. Learn strategies for communicating across audiences and creating compelling messages.

Speare Memorial Hospital (SMH) implemented Lean and Six Sigma training methods, which have fostered a hospital-wide performance improvement infrastructure. SMH also established a Transition Care Program to allow care transition nurses to continue to follow their patients' post-hospital care at their homes.

Natchitoches Regional Medical Center in Louisiana share ways they utilized their SRHT FOA to drive strategy for the future.

Boulder City Hospital is recognized for the use of Project ECHO to advance the quality of their antibiotic stewardship program.

Ellenville Regional Hospital was recognized for their effort in community engagement with the creation of a seamless process of medication management as patients transition within and across organizations.

Evergreen Medical Center in Alabama utilized the recommendations from their SRHT QI Project to continue to improve the patient experience in their hospital.

Monroe County Hospital completed a Quality of Care and Transition of Care SHRT Project in 2016. Read about their progress on this project.

These podcasts compliment the one-hour webinar playback and slides. Use the first two podcasts to help educate frontline staff in meetings and trainings. The third podcast is a coaching model that leadership can use to close the loop of accountability.

Tillamook Regional Medical Center was recognized for implementing an innovative Community Paramedic program in their county.

These resources focus on quality improvement related to patient safety and inpatient care.

Apply here for the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program.

SHIP Allowable Investments support activities by small rural hospitals in meeting value-based care goals for their respective organizations through purchases in hardware, software, and related training.

Central Valley Medical Center (CVMC) demonstrated excellence in quality initiatives with improvements in patient safety and satisfaction. CVMC was one of the first CAHs in Utah to report quality measures and has continued to lead by example

GCH discusses the use of a Quality Improvement and Transition of Care Project to positively impact patient discharge and how creating better measures will impact the hospital’s success.

NSMC has developed a successful model for addressing the care of those with diabetes and other chronic diseases, as well as their discharge process.