Rural Hospital Programs

The Rural Hospital Programs include the Utah Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Utah Flex) and the  Utah Small Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP).

 

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Helping hospitals meet rural healthcare needs.

Utah Flex and SHIP provide funding to hospitals located in rural communities. These programs are funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Utah Flex

The goal of the Utah Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Utah Flex) is to ensure that high quality healthcare is available in rural communities and meets their healthcare needs. Utah Flex supports financial, operational, and quality initiatives, and indicator-driven health improvement projects.



SHIP

The Utah Small Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) provides funding to small rural and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) to assist with activities related to purchasing.

Utah SHIP also helps with quality improvement activities to advance patient care information, and promote coordination and efficiency, such as purchasing equipment, and paying for training.


Resources

Use these resources to help improve your health systems.

Utah Flex


2022 FORHP Investments

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National Rural Health Center

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Quality Improvement Basics: Telligen/Stratis Health


Measure Summaries

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QI Basics Course

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Resources

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Toolkit Guide

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Emergency Department Transfer Communication


EDTC
Measures

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2017 Brief

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Quality Reporting


National Quality Reporting Crosswalk for Critical Access Hospitals

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Critical Access Hospital eCQM Resource List

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HCAHPS Overview

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Confirming your data has been accepted by the QualityNet Warehouse

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CART Resources

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Hospital Outpatient Specifications Manuals
Encounters

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Hospital inpatient Specifications Manuals
Discharges

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Program contact info

Liz Craker
Health Systems Support Coordinator
801.604.2856
ecraker@utah.gov

Mason Payne
Health System Specialist
801.638.9566
mapayne@utah.gov

Codes and rules

Read about the codes and rules that govern this program.

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