Flex Program (Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program)

Presentations

• The Challenges and Opportunities Facing Rural Health
  Presented by Gibbens, B. on Oct 19, 2009 at the annual Hospital Community Meeting hosted by the Ashley Medical Center, Ashley, ND.
• North Dakota Flex Program 09-10 Plans
  Presented by Blasl, T., & Miller, M. on Sep 9, 2009 at the North Dakota Healthcare Association annual convention, Bismarck, ND.
• North Dakota Flex Program Progress & Plans
  Presented by Gibbens, B., & Miller, M. on Aug 13, 2009 at the Flex Advisory and Steering Committee meeting, Grand Forks, ND.
• North Dakota Rural Hospital Flexibility Program: Grant and Technical Assistance for ND CAHs
  Presented by Gibbens, B. on Jul 22, 2009 at the Towner County Medical Center's board of directors meeting, Cando, ND.
• Health Care as a Driver in Economic Development
  Presented by Gibbens, B. on Jul 18, 2009 at the Critical Access Hospital Boards' of Directors, Grand Forks, ND.
• History of ND CAH Network
  Presented by Vigen, D., Ward, J., & Swenson, C. on Jun 24, 2009 at the CAH Quality Network Conference, Mandan, ND.
• Health Care as a Driver in Economic Development
  Presented by Gibbens, B. on May 9, 2009 at the CAH and LTC Board Training, Bootcamp '09, Dickinson, ND.
• North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program: Quality
  Presented by Miller, M. on May 6, 2009 at the National Rural Health Association's Annual Conference, Miami, FL.
• Hints for New Flex Coordinators
  Presented by Miller, M. on Apr 1, 2009 at the Rural Health Resource Center's Flex Orientation, Duluth, MN.
• North Dakota State Rural Health Plan: A Tool to Guide Decision Making
  Presented by Gibbens, B. on Mar 31, 2009 at the (Cancelled) Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health, ND.
• Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
  Presented by Antonson, P., Peterson, C., Seim, L. Sharp, A., Heidt, R. on Mar 12, 2009 at the Critical Access Hospital Health Information Technology Initiative, Grand Forks, ND.
• Hints for New Flex Coordinators
  Presented by Miller, Marlene on Oct 22, 2008 at the Flex Program Workshop at the Rural Health Resource Center, Duluth, MN.
• The North Dakota Center for Rural Health
  Presented by Miller, M. on Aug 8, 2008 at the Critical Access Hospital and Long Term Care Board Training Boot Camp 2008, Dickinson, ND.
• Performance Improvement: Balanced Scorecard Initiative
  Presented by Miller, M. on Jul 1, 2008 at the National Conference of State Flex Programs, Kansas City, MO.
• Optimizing Your State Flex Program
  Presented by Miller, M. on Jul 1, 2008 at the National Conference of State Flex Programs, Kansas City, MO.
• The Power Potential of Economic Development and Health Care
  Presented by Gibbens, B. on Jun 17, 2008 at the Economic Development Association of North Dakota, Summer Conference, Carrington, ND.
• Future of Rural Health Care: Factors Driving the Need for Change
  Presented by Gibbens, B. on Apr 3, 2008 at the Cooperstown Community Forum, Cooperstown, ND.
• Access, Cost, and Workforce: Three Factors Driving Rural Health Care in North Dakota
  Presented by Gibbens, B. on Feb 27, 2008 at the Linton Community Forum, Linton, ND.
• Flex Program Overview
  Presented by Miller, Marlene on Jan 31, 2008 at the Critical Access Hospital administrator's orientation meeting, via BTWAN.
• House Calls of the Future Keeping Rural ND Healthy
  Presented by Miller, M. & Peterson, C. on Jan 16, 2008 at the 2008 Marketplace for Entrepreneurs, Grand Forks, ND.
• Making a Difference: Maintaining Access to Quality Healthcare for Rural North Dakotans
  Presented by Miller, M., Bertsch, D., & Antonson, P. on Dec 11, 2007 at the HRSA administrator, Dr. Elizabeth Duke, Grand Forks, ND.
• Working to Achieve HRSA’s Vision in North Dakota, in Partnership with the Center for Rural Health
  Presented by Wakefield, M., Miller, M., & Dickson, L. on Dec 10, 2007 at the meeting with HRSA administrator, Dr. Elizabeth Duke, Grand Forks, ND.
• Electronic Medical Record
  Presented by Waind, M. & Shallman, J. on Oct 25, 2007 at the Flex CAH Hit Project participants meeting, Grand Forks, ND.
• Flex CAH HIT Kickoff Meeting
  Presented by Miller, M. & Dickson, L. on Oct 25, 2007 at the Flex CAH Hit Project participants meeting, Grand Forks, ND.
• Orion Health KLAS Report
  Presented by Orion Health on Oct 25, 2007 at the Flex CAH Hit Project participants meeting, Grand Forks, ND.
• Constructing Rural Health Information Systems for Critical Access Hospitals: Imposing Interoperability on Disparate Legacy Information Systems, Developing Electronic Health Records, and Connecting Rural Healthcare Providers
  Presented by Rugg, E. on Oct 25, 2007 at the Flex CAH Hit Project participants meeting, Grand Forks, ND.
• Work Flow Assessment and Planning IT Implementation
  Presented by Lord, C.F. on Oct 25, 2007 at the Flex CAH Hit Project participants meeting, Grand Forks, ND.
• Evaluation Plan and Metrics
  Presented by Lord, C.F. on Oct 25, 2007 at the Flex CAH Hit Project participants meeting, Grand Forks, ND.
• CAH Quality: Right Place, Right Skills, Right Now!
  Presented by Miller, M. on Apr 4, 2007 at the participants of the North Dakota CAH Quality Network meeting, Bismarck, ND.
• Flex Program Workshop: Hints for New Flex Coordinators
  Presented by Miller, M. on Mar 27, 2007 at the new Flex Coordinators orientation meeting, Duluth, MN.
• CAH Quality: Right Place, Right Skills, Right Now!
  Presented by Miller, M. on Jan 16, 2007 at the North Dakota Critical Access Hospitals meeting, via Interactive Video Network.
• North Dakota Critical Access Hospital and Flex Program Survey - 2005
  Presented by Gibbens, B. & Miller, M. on Mar 8, 2005 at the Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health, Bismarck, ND.