Making a Difference: Maintaining Access to Quality Healthcare for ural North Dakotans Medicare ural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex) North Dakota Healthcare eview, Inc. North Dakota Communities - Bowman, Northwood, Park iver, Cavalier, Grand Forks C H ND Medicare ural Hospital Flexibility Program FUNDING FY2007-2008 award $628,000 PATNES North Dakota Department of Health North Dakota Healthcare (hospital) Association North Dakota Healthcare eview, Inc. (QIO) CITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS 33 of 39 rural hospitals designated as CAHs in North Dakota; 2/3 in frontier areas North Dakota CAH Median Total Margins 0.06 (compared to national median 2.63) Flex Monitoring Team 2007 1
C H Direct Funding to Critical Access Hospitals Over $3.2 million in grants to ND s rural communities. 128 CAH grants 44 EMS Network grants (impacting 72 additional partners in 30 counties) 40 CAH Network Enhancement grants (impacting 59 additional partners in 26 counties) 4 Making a Difference grants. Approximately 110 communities have benefited from the Flex grants. 2
Technical Assistance PUPOSE Support ND s small rural hospitals in maintaining access to quality care for rural residents. The North Dakota Flex Program provides technical assistance including: Community-wide health care assessments, meetings, presentations Performance Improvement, Strategic Planning Peer Mentoring Program Network, organizational & grant development C H Local Impact: SW Healthcare Services Bowman, ND Darrold Bertsch, CEO 3
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C H North Dakota Healthcare eview, Inc. North Dakota s Quality Improvement Organization Minot, ND Serves as a link between health care providers and the community, stimulating continuous improvement in the quality of health care. Dave emillard, CEO Barb Groutt, Director of HCQIP C H Flex CAH HIT Network FUNDING FY2007-2009 award $1.6 million HOSPITALS see CAH Profiles Northwood Deaconess Health Center, Northwood First Care Health Center, Park iver Pembina County Memorial Hospital, Cavalier Altru Health System, Grand Forks ANCILLAY HEALTH FACILITIES Valley Community Health Centers First Care Health Center Clinic Wedgewood Manor OTHES North Dakota Healthcare eview, Inc. (QIO) North egion Health Alliance Vendors site specific/overlay system 5
North Dakota CAH HIT Network Pilot Project Medicare ural Hospital Flexibility Program Park iver Canada Northwood Pembina MN Grand Forks Altru North Dakota Area shown Funded by Health esources and Services Administration, federal Office of ural Health Policy SD C H CAH HIT Network Project Sharing Electronic Medical ecords Pembina Co. Memorial Hospital First Care Wedgewood Manor Health Center First Care Clinic Grand Forks Altru Northwood Deaconess Health Center Valley Community Health Center 6
North egion Health Alliance Members egional Impact & Sustainability Canada Langdon Cavalier Hallock oseau Baudette Park iver Grafton Devils Lake Grand Forks Warren Thief iver Falls McVille Northwood Crookston Mayville Cooperstown Hillsboro Fosston Ada Bagley ND MN C H PUPOSE Facilitate the exchange of health information through interoperable electronic medical records, facilitating patient safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care services along a patient-centered care continuum. 7
C H Northwood Deaconess Health Center Pete Antonson, CEO C H August 26, 2007 8
C 2009 H INVITATION to North Dakota s egional Information Highway Northwood Deaconess Health Center First Care Health Center Pembina Co. Memorial Hospital 9
For more information contact: Center for ural Health University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037 Tel: (701) 777-3848 Fax: (701) 777-6779 http://ruralhealth.und.edu 10