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SHIP State Coordinator Technical Assistance

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December 11, 2017

Federal Office of Rural Health Policy

Bridget Ware

Jeanene Meyers

National Rural Health Resource Center

SHIP TA Team

SHIP State Coordinator

Technical Assistance

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The National Rural Health Resource Center

(The 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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The Center’s Purpose

• Welcome

• NCC Guidance Overview

• SHIP Hospital Application Template

• FY18 State Spreadsheet

• NCC Technical Assistance

• Coordinator Grant Resources

• State Examples of Best Practice: MI and SC

• Q & A

Agenda

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• Progress report due date: February 12, 2018

• Project period: June 1, 2018 – May 31, 2019

• Budgets based on $9,000/hospital for FY18

FY18 Non-Competing Continuation (NCC):

Deadlines and Program Period

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• Section I: Summary of Hospital and State Office

(staff) level activities and progress

• Section II: Variance or Deviation

• Section III: FY18 Work Plan

• Section IV: Improving the SHIP

• Section V: Program Monitoring & Evaluation

• Section VI: Budget Narrative

FY18 Non-Competing Continuation (NCC):

Performance Narrative

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• Briefly discuss SHIP hospital monitoring and

evaluation to identify hospitals at risk of non-

compliance and how do you address non-

compliance (no more than 1-2 paragraphs).

• If you utilize a Monitoring and Evaluation

template, please include in the Appendix under

“Other Relevant Documents”

FY18 Non-Competing Continuation (NCC):

Section V: Program Monitoring & Evaluation

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• Appendix 1: State Spreadsheet of SHIP Applicants

◦ FY17 Progress

◦ FY18 Work Plan

• Appendix 2: Position Description/Vitae for any new

staff

• Appendix 3: Other Relevant Documents

FY18 Non-Competing Continuation (NCC)

Appendices

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Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Investment Activities Activities that support improved data collection to facilitate quality reporting and improvement.

A. Quality reporting data collection/related training (e.g. eCQM implementation) B. HCAHPS data collection process/related training C. Efficiency or quality improvement training/project in support of VBP related initiatives D. Provider-Based Clinic Quality Measures Education E. Alternative Payment Model and Merit-Based Incentive Payment training/education

Accountable Care Organization (ACO) or Shared Savings Investment Activities Activities that support the development or the basic tenets of ACOs or shared savings programs.

A. Computerized provider order entry implementation and/or training B. Pharmacy services implementation C. Disease registry training and/or software/hardware D. Efficiency or quality improvement training/project in support of ACO or shared savings related initiatives E. Systems performance training F. Mobile health equipment installation/use G. Community paramedicine training and/or equipment installation/use H. Health Information Technology Training for Value and ACOs

Payment Bundling (PB) or Prospective Payment System (PPS) Investment Activities Activities that improve hospital financial processes.

A. ICD-10 software B. ICD-10 training C. Efficiency or quality improvement training/project in support of PB or PPS related initiatives

D. S-10 Cost Reporting training/project

E. Pricing Transparency Training

FY18 SHIP Purchasing Menu

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Hospital Application Template

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• No Changes to the FY17 Progress Report

worksheet

• Added clarifications to mirror SHIP Purchasing

Menu language

▪ Click on the red triangle in the upper right

hand corner of the cells for descriptions of

investments

FY18 State Spreadsheet:

FY17 Progress Report

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FY18 State Spreadsheet

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• FY18 Work Plan Worksheet was:

◦ Redesigned to follow the hospital application

◦ Simplified to reduce redundancy

◦ Eliminated and streamlined questions

◦ Improved the color coding to enhance readability

◦ Added clarifying statements to mirror SHIP

Purchasing Menu

▪ Click on the red triangle in the upper right hand

corner of the cells for descriptions of

investments

◦ Expanded instructions to better clarify requirements

FY18 State Spreadsheet:

FY18 Work Plan

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• Delete Row 6 to remove the example hospital

• Save the excel file as Your State FY18 SHIP

Application

◦ Example: Minnesota FY18 SHIP Application

• Submit the spreadsheet as an excel

workbook

◦ Please do not submit PDF versions

FY18 State Spreadsheet:

Submission

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• The SHIP TA team is available to review your state’s work plan and/or the project narrative

• Submit your request along with the document to ship-ta@ruralcenter.org by January 22, 2018

NCC Technical Assistance

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SHIP Coordinator Technical Assistance

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SHIP Coordinator Resources (webpage)

• Tips for SHIP Program Administration (PDF - 2 pages)

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (PDF - 8 pages)

• Performance Narrative Best Practice (PDF - 10 pages)

• SHIP Quarterly Reporting Form (Word - 1 page)

• SHIP 2018 Hospital Application Template Form (Word - 4 pages)

• SHIP 2018 Hospital Application Template Form (Word - 4 pages)

• FY18 State Spreadsheet of SHIP Applicants (Excel - 1 page)

SHIP Coordinator Resources

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Crystal BarterDirector of Performance ImprovementMichigan Center for Rural HealthMichigan State University

Michigan Best Practice Example

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Sarah CraigInnovation Program CoordinatorSouth Carolina Office of Rural Health

South Carolina Best Practice Example

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Use The Center websites as a resource.

Let Us Be Your Resource Center

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jmeyers@hrsa.gov

Jeanene Meyers, MPH

bware@hrsa.gov

Bridget Ware, MCP

Contact Information:

Federal Office of Rural Health Policy

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Get to know us better:http://www.ruralcenter.org

ship-ta@ruralcenter.org

(218) 727-9390 x244

SHIP TA Team

Contact Information:

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