Flex Program (Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program)

Steering Committee

The Flex Steering Committee is comprised of representatives from each of the program’s partners in addition to the North Dakota Healthcare Review, Inc. (North Dakota’s Quality Improvement Organization (QIO)). Current members of the Steering Committee are:

1. Marlene Miller, Program Director, Chair
   Center for Rural Health
   School of Medicine & Health Sciences
   501 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
   Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202-9037
   Phone: 701.777.4499
   E-mails: marlenemiller@medicine.nodak.edu
   Web site: http:///ruralhealth.und.edu/
2. Brad Gibbens, Associate Director for Community Development & Policy
   Center for Rural Health
   School of Medicine & Health Sciences
   501 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
   Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202-9037
   Phone: 701.777.2569
   E-mails: bgibbens@medicine.nodak.edu
   Web site: http:///ruralhealth.und.edu/
3. Tim Blasl, Vice President
   North Dakota Healthcare (Hospital) Association
   PO Box 7340
   Bismarck, ND 58507-7340
   Phone: 701.224.9732
   Fax: 701.224.9529
   E-mail: tblasl@ndha.org
   Web site: http://www.ndha.org/
4. Tim Meyer, Director, Division of EMS
   North Dakota Department of Health
   Phone: 701.328.2352
   E-mails: tmmeyer@nd,gov
   Web site: http://www.ndhealth.gov/
5. Barb Groutt, CEO
   North Dakota Healthcare Review, Inc. (QIO)
   800 31st Ave. SW
   Minot, North Dakota 58701
   Phone: 701.852.4231
   Fax: 701.838.6009
   E-mail: BGROUTT@ndqio.sdps.org
   Web site: http://www.ndhcri.org/