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The National Rural Health Resource Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to sustaining and improving health care in rural communities.

As the nation’s leading technical assistance and knowledge center in rural health, The Center focuses on five core areas:

  • Transition to Value and Population Health
  • Collaboration and Partnership
  • Performance Improvement
  • Health Information Technology
  • Workforce 
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Flex Program Work with Rural Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs): November 2017

Nov 17, 2017

This webinar provides research-based observations and state-based examples of rural accountable care organizations (ACOs) and how they are relevant to state Flex Programs. In addition to the topic, this TASC 90 webinar will also include updates from the Technical Assistance and Services Center (TASC), the Flex Monitoring Team and the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP), to include both the Flex program and policies impacting critical access hospitals (CAHs).

Download webinar slides from The Center's website.

Speakers:

  • Tracy Morton, MPH, Program Manager, National Rural Health Resource Center
  • Sarah Young, MPH, Flex Program Coordinator, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration
  • Wakina Scott, PhD, MPH, Policy Coordinator, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration
  • Karla Weng, MPH, Senior Program Manager, Stratis Health
  • John Gale, MS, Researcher, University of Southern Maine, Flex Monitoring Team
  • Xi Zhu, PhD, Researcher, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Rural Policy Research Institute
  • Pat Schou, MS, Executive Director, Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN)

This project was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB1RH24206, Information Services to Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Grantees, $1,100,000 (0% financed with nongovernmental sources). This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.