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Georgia State Office of Rural Health Flex Grant for Quality Improvement

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The Georgia State Office of Rural Health (SORH) engaged Alliant Health Solutions to develop a Quality Improvement project funded by the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (FLEX) Grant for critical access hospitals (CAH).

The grant provides funding for the assessment of quality improvement needs of Georgia rural hospitals and guidance and training on actions needed for improvement.

The development of a rural hospital quality improvement program achieves three goals:

To identify the current disparities in care for the populations served by rural Georgia hospitals
Determine the best opportunities for improvement and recommended course of action
Deliver guidance and training to rural Georgia hospitals regarding the strategies and tools needed to drive improvement

Alliant has been engaging critical access hospital participants in monthly coaching calls since January 2023 to meet the overall goal of achieving equitable health care for patients served by hospitals in the rural areas of Georgia.

Hospitals completed a survey of their needs and are currently working on action plans to support their community and developing the competence to measure the data and make the improvements needed.

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The Georgia SORH extended this initial work due to the success of engaging the hospital teams and educational support gained in the first quarter.

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