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Hear from peer Flex leaders on their successes and challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and recent COVID-19 surges. Collectively identify what is currently working and where challenges are still present with the PHE. Identify what additional support is needed around the current PHE.

This Flex Virtual Knowlege Group webinar focused on an engaging networking opportunity with content focused on "What does working in rural health care mean to you? Why is it important? What are our hopes for the future of rural health care?"

Understand the requirements for the FY 2022 NCC Progress Report. Hear from FORHP about important updates to the Medicare Beneficiaries Quality Improvement Program (MBQIP).
Learn about the impact of outcome measurements on your State Flex Program.

This quarterly webinar included updates from TASC, RQITA, FMT and FORHP, to include both the Flex Program and policies impacting critical access hospitals (CAHs).

Recognize health information exchange (HIE) and information blocking concepts. Understand the health information exchange direction of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT for rural hospitals and clinics. Discover initiatives shared from a rural Regional Health Information Organization. Explain how state Flex Programs could support rural health information exchange efforts.

Following this webinar, participants were be able to: List sources of EMS data and recognize common obstacles related to accessing EMS data. Recall how baselines are established. Discuss how outputs and outcomes are different, and give examples of how to measure project outcomes.

Now more than ever, healthcare organizations are looking for ways to improve their cash position and streamline revenue processes. One such opportunity for improvement is through revenue cycle activities.  This session will focus on best practice strategies for effective revenue cycle leadership. 

As a follow-up to the Revenue Cycle Strategy Management session, this webinar will focus specifically on front-end revenue cycle performance improvement. 

In the first two sessions, we reviewed best practice strategies for effective revenue cycle leadership and front-end revenue cycle performance improvement. This webinar will focus on middle- and back-end revenue cycle performance best practices. 

This webinar will cover some of the foundational building blocks to engage partners. You will learn about 12 ways that can increase engagement, relationships, and trust. Hear from community champions in another Center program who worked to develop a collaboration with community partners. Learn about their key takeaways regarding the process, struggles, accomplishments, and next steps.

"Bridging the Future: Innovation, Adaptation, and Equity for Rural Health Care"
The 2022 Flex Program Virtual Reverse Site Visit will take place online this year and will include presentations by keynote speakers, state Flex Programs, FORHP staff, and TASC staff.

This presentation identifies the key elements in leading a successful ACO to improve quality, reduce healthcare costs and enable you to share in the savings that you generate.

This web session will provide an entry-level overview of how to gather and use data to take a step in the transition from volume to value.

There are many terms that are used in reference to improving clinical and non-clinical outcomes in a health care facility. Quality improvement, continuous quality improvement (CQI), quality assessment, quality assurance, and performance improvement are just a few. This one-hour webinar will explore performance measurement and quality improvement within an RHC setting with practical application tips to ensure forward momentum toward value. 

This one-hour webinar will dive into ACOs via the Community Health Access and Rural Transformation (CHART) model, the importance of the transition to value basics for rural health care providers, examine RHC Value Payment Options considerations, and new opportunities to explore current services delivered, such as Chronic Care Management, Transitional Care Management, Principal Care Management, and integration of services such as Behavioral Health and Oral Health.

This virtual learning collaborative (LC) will focus on challenges and solutions specific to rural health providers to support improvement in health equity and reduction in health disparities. This interactive collaborative will include four (4) virtual, 60-minute learning sessions and additional brief readings and/or reflections between sessions to support understanding of disparities and strategies to address them. 

In order to succeed in an Accountable Care Organization, all participants in the facility need to be aware of the goals and objectives of joining an ACO, and each individual needs to understand what role they play in the success of the ACO. Members of the team should be engaged both in the design of the implementation and the potential reward for participation. Changing one's practice to meet the requirements of an ACO is not without challenges. Consequently, staff and providers need to believe it will add value both to their patients' lives and to theirs. 

Recognize how palliative care and hospice are provided via telehealth. Understand the opportunities and barriers for critical access hospitals to provide palliative and hospice care. Recall examples of rural models of tele-palliative care and tele-hospice. Describe how Flex Programs can support tele-palliative care and tele-hospice initiatives.

This session highlights how some rural health providers are implementing new strategies by leveraging value-based payment models to collaborate with community partners to mitigate hardships associated with COVID-19, such as social isolation and job loss. 

By attending this webinar, participants will be able to learn hidden opportunities in the 340B program for ACO participants; review how to implement audit-ready strategies for improving claims capture; and understand how to use 340B net discounts to expand your primary care service