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Recall what care coordination is and its relation to HIT. Explain the challenges and opportunities of care coordination for rural hospitals and clinics. Summarize examples of successes and lessons learned during the pandemic. Identify how Flex Programs can support care coordination initiatives.

UPMC Susquehanna Muncy is recognized for the development of innovative telehealth services, including stroke.

View a summary from the National Rural HIT Coalition conference call with national HIT updates and discussion topics including telehealth models and reimbursement and EHR vendor customization for quality reporting.

The purpose of this webinar is to provide an overview of current DRCHSD Program activities and hold a facilitated discussion on current and emerging topics.

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This session will set the stage by describing what is meant by organizational resilience, and how efforts to improve quality and safety impact organizational resilience at the individual, team, leadership, and resource levels. Building from this overview, this presentation delves into two fundamental components of organization resilience - trust and mattering.

Estes Park Medical Center (EPMC) was recognized for its work in the areas of care coordination, care management, patient access and prevention and wellness projects. EPMC joined a public-private partnership to form a wellness center that provides an array of services to the community.

The guide for state Flex Programs contains relevant and practical recommendations and tools to strengthen staff engagement and retention through the Staff Sustainability Cycle described within, which consists of recruiting, onboarding, learning and development, engagement and retention, and succession planning.

This fifth module will help you understand the importance of identifying the skills and knowledge of your workforce and senior leadership need to have in order to achieve your organization’s vision.

Learn about results from the Flex Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Performance Improvement and Management System (PIMS) data collection. Understand the requirements for the Flex FY 2019 PIMS data collection. Discover resources available for PIMS data collection.

Understand the importance of care coordination and the foundational elements of an effective program as your hospital or clinic moves forward into Value-Based Payments.

This resource includes a compilation of cited references that describe the impact of previously implemented CP initiatives. Those considering CP systems can review results as applicable to their initiative and use the information to inform implementation.

Eligible applicants include small rural hospitals (CAHs and PPS acute care facilities up to approximately 100 beds) RHCs, and other healthcare organizations located in Delta Regional Authority (DRA) designated counties and parishes.

Learn from the Flex Monitoring Team about potential outcome measures for activities in the Operational & Financial Improvement Flex Program area. Hear from State Flex Programs on implementation of outcome measures in Flex Program activities. Engage in conversation about the future and feasibility of outcome measurement in the Flex Program.

View a summary from the National Rural HIT Coalition in-person meeting with state and federal updates. Discussion topics included Universal Services Administration Company (USAC) reforms, HIT-led approaches to the rural community opioid crisis, and implications of the cyber-security crisis for rural.

Washington County Memorial Hospital in Missouri discusses ways they engaged their community to impact patient experience.

This telehealth webinar is the second of a six-part series for Flex Fiscal Year 2021 focused on rural telehealth topics to build state Flex Program knowledge and understanding of the use of telehealth and the response to the pandemic in rural hospitals and clinics. 

The privacy and security requirements for organizations participating in an HIE are covered in this guide. A list of HIPAA-related resources is also included for staying current on regulatory changes.

In this webinar recording, discover the scope and scale of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) matters in rural America. Understand the personal impact of COPD. Learn about national initiatives and FORHP efforts. Hear an example of state-level efforts underway with COPD.