1. The Kansas Rural Health Plan July 29, 2008 Presented At: State Network Council Meeting, Wichita, KS By: Rochelle Schultz Spinarski, Rural Health Solutions and Trisha Harkness, Network Administrator, Cheyenne County Hospital This presentation will probably involve audience discussion, which will create action items. Use PowerPoint to keep track of these action items during your presentation In Slide Show, click on the right mouse button Select “Meeting Minder” Select the “Action Items” tab Type in action items as they come up Click OK to dismiss this box This will automatically create an Action Item slide at the end of your presentation with your points entered.

2. Overview What we did Who was involved What was the outcome How the Rural Health Plan will be used Where we go from here

3. What did we do? Background review State stakeholder interviews 4 work groups –CAH –QI –EMS –HIT

4. Example Work Group - HIT 13 members 4 teleconference calls –SWOT –Goals –Strategies (2x) Email exchanges Review and discussion of HIT section Discussion of work groups ’ work

5. What did we do? Cont. RHP Reviews –Work groups RHP review (1) –State stakeholder RHP review (2) –Work groups (2) and state stakeholder RHP review (2) Statewide review and comment

6. Who was involved? Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Office of Local and Rural Health Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Health Facilities Kansas Hospital Association Kansas Bureau of Emergency Medical Services Kansas Trauma Program Kansas Foundation for Medical Care United States Department of Agriculture, Kansas Office Bainbridge Consulting Associates University of Kansas Medical Center, Center for Telemedicine and Telehealth University of Kansas Medical Center, Rural Health Education and Services Kansas Hospital Education and Research Foundation Kan-Ed 72 CAHs 6 local EMS agencies Midwest Health Systems Data Center Great Plains Health Alliance

7. What was the outcome? KS Rural Health Plan PURPOSE: The Kansas Rural Health Plan is a three-year constituent and stakeholder driven road map that offers strategic and program development guidance for the Kansas Rural Health Options Project (KRHOP).

15. How will the Rural Health Plan be used? On-going state rural health planning Program decision making Outcomes measurement and reporting

16. Where do we go from here?

17. Rural Health Solutions is a rural health and health workforce research and program development consulting firm located in St. Paul, Minnesota. Find us on the Web at www.rhsnow.com or call us at 651/261-6219.www.rhsnow.com Contact Information: Rochelle Schultz Spinarski – 651-261-6219 or rspinarski@rhsnow.comrspinarski@rhsnow.com Trisha Harkness - Network Administrator, Cheyenne County Hospital Phone: 785-332-2104 ext. 179, E-mail: tharkness@cheyennecountyhospital.com tharkness@cheyennecountyhospital.com