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TA and Resources for CAHs

TA and Resources for CAHs. Indiana Rural Health Association Critical Access Hospital Program Jerry Coopey, MPH U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) Wednesday, January 14, 2009.

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TA and Resources for CAHs

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  1. TA and Resources for CAHs Indiana Rural Health Association Critical Access Hospital Program Jerry Coopey, MPH U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) Wednesday, January 14, 2009

  2. Information Dissemination Training and Education Facilitation One-on-one consulting Customized Assistance Mentoring Planning Assessments, reviews, & analyses Referrals/Brokering Technical Assistance Offered

  3. Technical Assistance and Services Center (TASC) • Activities: Answering questions via phone and e-mail related to Flex program and CAHs, site visits, informative web site, collecting and aggregating data, quarterly conference calls and newsletter, presenting at conferences, consultant and speaker referrals • Serves: Flex Program grantees, SORHs, SRHAs, State Hospital Associations, small rural hospitals, CAHs • Provided by: Rural Health Resource Center • Contact: Tami Lichtenberg, tlichten@ruralcenter.org; (218) 727 9390 • Web Site: ruralcenter.org/tasc/

  4. Rural Health Resource Center • Activities: Provides TA for community development, performance improvement/balanced scorecard workforce, recruitment & retention Resources; building networks; HIT; Rural HIT Coalition • Serves: SORHs, CAHs, communities • Provided by: Rural Health Resource Center • Contact:218-727-9390 • Web Site:rhrc@ruralcenter.org

  5. Education and Training Gateway • Activities: Identify, collect and disseminate training modules and distance education opportunities that focus on enhancing quality and patient safety, enabling the adoption of HIT, and building and sustaining rural hospital leadership • Serves: Small rural hospitals, critical access hospitals, SORHs • Provided by: Rural Health Resource Center • Contact: Kate Stenehjem, MLS kstenehjem@ruralcenter.org, (218) 727-9390 • Web Site: ruralcenter.org/?id=rhe

  6. Delta Rural Hospital Performance Improvement Project (RHPI) • Activities: Brings technical expertise, information, and business tools to small rural hospitals to improve overall performance • Serves: Small rural hospitals and state partners in the Mississippi Delta region • Provided by: Mountain States Group and Rural Health Resource Center • Contact: Bethany Adams, Associate Director; @MtnStatesGroup.org; (303) 823-5991 • Web Site:ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/delta/

  7. Community Health Systems DevelopmentTA Program (TAP) •  Activities: The goal of the technical assistance (TA) program is to provide grantees with useful information, resources and one-on-one assistance to ensure that they have the greatest possibility of success in improving the health of their rural community. This assistance includes monthly contact with a TA provider, an annual site visit, quarterly conference calls and issue-specific workshops. •  Serves: Grantees of Rural Health Network Development, Network Planning, Outreach and Delta Programs. •  Provided by: Georgia Health Policy Center •  Contact: (888) 331-0529 Web Site:networkassist.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov

  8. Rural Assistance Center (RAC) • Activities: Serves as an information portal for rural health and human services. Helps rural communities access full range of available programs, funding, and research by gathering and streamlining information from many sources and providing easy access to it via a web site, listservs and customized assistance. • Serves: Anyone interested in improving and maintaining rural health and human services • Provided by: Center for Rural Health, U of North Dakota • Contact:info@raconline.org; 1(800) 270-1898 • Web Site: raconline.org

  9. National Rural Recruitment & Retention Network (3Rnet) • Activities: Web site that post jobs and registers health professionals. Recruitment & retention workshops, manual, TA. • Serves: Members in all 50 States, providers, hospitals, CHCs, professional and trade associations, health professionals seeking practice opportunities, recruitment and retention organizations. • Provided by: 3RNet • Contact: Tim Skinner; (800) 787-2512 • Web Site: 3rnet.org

  10. What Does the 3R Net Do? Serves as a clearinghouse for over 5,000 communities across the country where medical professionals connect with federal, state, local and other medical staff recruiters. As of 12/08: 2,535 jobs posted 20,532 active candidates (50% docs) Indiana: Natalie Brown, IN PCA, nbrown@indianapca.org317-630-0845

  11. National Center for Rural Health Works • Activities: Provides tools and teaches how to conduct and present economic impact studies that can be used in a community assessment process; provides information and technical assistance. • Serves: States, hospitals, communities • Provided by: Oklahoma State University • Contact: Gerald Doeksen; gad@okstate.edu; (405) 744-6083 • Web Site:ruralhealthworks.org

  12. National Center for Frontier Communities • Activities: Serves as a national clearinghouse, conducts research, and provides education on issues of importance to frontier communities and providers. • Serves: Anyone with questions about frontier or remote rural health issues. • Contact: Carol Miller; carol@frontierus.org; (505) 820-6732 • Web Site: frontierus.org

  13. Access to Capital • USDA Community Facilities Programs. rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/cf/cp.htm. HUD FHA 242 Hospital Mortgage Insurance Program portal.hud.gov/portal/page?_pageid=73,1826910&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL • CAH Architectural Prototype: portal.hud.gov/portal/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/FHA_HOME/LENDERS/LENDERS_HEALTH_CARE_FACILITIES/DOCUMENTS/PROTOTYPE.PDF. CAH Replacement Manual under development

  14. Other Resources HIT Portal from the Agency for Health Research and Quality www.healthit.ahrq.gov New EMS Resource from NHTSA www.ems.gov Rural Mental Health Model Practices www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/find.asp

  15. National Association of Rural Health Clinics (NARHC) • Activities: Bi-monthly technical assistance conference calls on issues of interest to RHC Community • Serves: Federally Certified Rural Health Clinics, NPs, PAs • Contact: Bill Finerfrock; info@narhc.org; (202) 543-0348 • Web Site: www.narhc.org

  16. American Hospital Association (AHA) • Activities: The Section and AHA ensure that the unique needs of this segment of its membership are a national priority. Working side by side with state and regional associations and with counsel from its governing council, the Section monitors the issues and concerns facing its constituents, develops policy, and identifies solutions to their most pressing problems. • Contact: John Supplitt, senior director, AHA Section for Small or Rural Hospitals jsupplitt@aha.org 312-422-3306 • Web Site: aha.org/aha/member-center/constituency-sections/Small-or-Rural/index.html

  17. National Rural Health Association (NRHA) • Activities: Individual consulting services; mentoring & developing peer-to-peer contacts; educational workshops & conferences • Serves: SORHs, SRHAs, rural healthcare providers, and communities • Contact: Courtney Yohe; yohe@nrharural.org; (703) 519-7910 • Web Site: nrharuralhealthweb.org/

  18. Contact Information • Jerry Coopey, MPH HRSA, ORHP jcoopey@hrsa.gov • ORHP Web Site: ruralhealth.hrsa.gov • ORHP Phone Number: (301) 443-0835

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