MBQIP: Antibiotic Stewardship Yvonne Chow, MPP MBQIP Coordinator, Hospital-State Division Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Acronyms Flex – Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant program MBQIP - Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project RQITA – Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance Award recipient – Stratis Health Provide technical assistance and support to CAHs and Flex programs for quality reporting and improvement
HSD Grants by the Numbers State Offices of Rural Health 50 States $170K federal - 3:1 match Contacts Small Hospital Improvement Program 47 States ~1600 small rural hospitals/~$9000 per hospital $~15million Flex Program 45 states ~1334 CAHs, $22 million Other resources, grants RQITA; TASC; FMT NOSORH CBD Grants OAT Grants No Flex program in: RI, NJ, DE, MD, CT SHIP: allowable costs in QI for antibiotic stewardship
MBQIP Measures Element can be found under the MBQIP measures list
Types of Technical Assistance needed by CAHs Enrolling in NHSN Enrolling in the Patient Safety Component to fill out survey Mapping survey questions to CDC 7 Core elements Site visits Leadership buy-in Education State HAI/AR programs may be invited to CAH quarterly meetings Understanding the type of technical assistance that state HAI/AR programs can provide to hospitals Understanding hospital data Integration into state HAI/AR councils
My offer to you FORHP can set up a virtual “meet and greet” email with you and the state Flex Coordinator Share insights into how the Flex program works in your state Collaborate on learning webinars Collaboration on technical assistance through RQITA MBQIP questions: tasc@ruralcenter.org
Questions for state HAI/AR programs What is the rural landscape from your perspective? How do you think you can integrate our state Flex Coordinators into your work? What resources are you able to provide? How can FORHP help make connections for you?
Contact Information Yvonne Chow, MPP MBQIP Coordinator, Hospital-State Division Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Email: ychow@hrsa.gov Phone: 301 – 945 -0782 Web: hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/ Twitter: twitter.com/HRSAgov Facebook: facebook.com/HHS.HRSA
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