Strong and healthy rural communities are vital to the American society and economy. Unfortunately, rural Americans experience significant health disparities when compared to urban populations.

Rural health care delivery is unique. Staff typically serve multiple roles, resources are generally limited, and available quality measures often do not account appropriately for the types of services provided or the volume of patients served.

Initiatives that successfully improve health outcomes and reduce disparities in rural communities account for these unique circumstances. Through decades of experience working with a wide range of rural health care organizations and clinicians and engaging with rural partners locally and nationally, Stratis Health knows how to effectively and efficiently improve rural health. 

Why Us

Stratis Health’s team of experts combines a deep understanding of the unique challenges and strengths of rural communities with our leading-edge improvement methodologies to support meaningful advances in quality outcomes, patient safety, and health equity in rural communities.  We support value-based care in rural communities by facilitating care coordination and building community capacity to address serious illness care, substance use disorder, and other health-related needs. Learn more about our rural work here.  

 

Learning Collaboratives for Rural Health Organizations

 

 

Targeted Quality Improvement Technical Assistance for Rural Health Organizations

 

What we can do for you

Strengthening organizational capacity:  

  • We offer a variety of learning collaboratives and technical assistance offerings aimed at strengthening the organizational capacity of rural health care organizations. The resources we provide equip participants with the knowledge and best practices to address challenges and implement solutions designed to meet the needs of rural communities. 
  • The Stratis Health team has deep expertise in quality improvement and population health and can be available to support webinars or conference presentations on various topics relevant to rural health care organizations, such as small rural and critical access hospitals (CAHs) and rural health clinics (RHCs) that align with our transformation framework.

Redesigning care delivery:  

  • We help organizations transition to value-based care and payment arrangements, leveraging evidence-based approaches to coordinating care, managing the health of populations, and activating patients, families, and communities to optimize outcomes.  
  • Through our community-based palliative care work, we assist rural communities in developing services and building skills to improve the quality of life and care for those with chronic diseases or life-limiting illnesses.  

Building bridges between health care and community:  

  • We support organizations to advance health equity by incorporating a wholistic approach to addressing health-related social needs (HRSN) and social determinants/drivers of health (SDOH) – including but not limited to implementing comprehensive screening and data collection processes, integrating community resources, and establishing closed-loop referral networks.  
  • We guide organizations in convening community partners to develop community solutions, offering structured processes and support to develop collaborations that can expand reach and services, improve care coordination, and address community needs. 

Contact

Karla Weng
Director, Program Management
952-853-8570

Sarah Brinkman
Program Manager
952-853-8552