citizensmemorial.com 3 CMH to lead fivecounty Rural Health Transformation Hub Citizens Memorial Hospital was selected as the hub anchor for Transformation of Rural Community Health (ToRCH) Care Hub 7, which includes Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Hickory and Polk counties. The local community hubs will form the backbone of Missouri’s Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), a five-year effort to strengthen rural healthcare through locally led partnerships and investments. The RHTP represents a $50 billion federal investment over five years in rural healthcare across the United States. Missouri received $216.3 million for the first year and is implementing its plan through the ToRCH Care model. CMH Foundation appoints new board members Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation appointed three new members to its Board of Directors: STRENGTHENING CARE CLOSE TO HOME CMH joins Show-Me High Value Network Citizens Memorial Hospital is one of 23 independent Missouri hospitals forming the Show-Me High Value Network, a statewide collaboration focused on improving healthcare quality, affordability and value while allowing participating hospitals to remain independent and locally governed. A clinically integrated network provides a framework for hospitals, physicians and advanced practice providers to collaborate on quality improvement, care coordination, data sharing and value-based care. The network will also establish a committee of operational leaders to share best practices, discuss common challenges and identify strategies to improve efficiency across member organizations. For more information about the Show-Me High Value Network, visit ShowMeHVN.org. Louis Harris, M.D., is a board certified family medicine physician at Bolivar Family Care Center and is chief medical information officer for CMH. Drew Legan is vice president and commercial lender at OakStar Bank in Bolivar. Craig Lehman owns the Craig Lehman Agency/Shelter Insurance in Bolivar. Other members of the Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation Board of Directors are Janieca Hancock, president; Donald J. Babb; Trina Banner; Gary Fulbright; D. Michelle Meents, M.D.; and Michael Calhoun, ex officio. Learn more at dss.mo.gov/mhd/rural-health. About Rural Health Transformation Program funding This program is supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award authorized under H.R. 1, with 100% of the total program costs funded by CMS/ HHS and no non-governmental funding. The contents of this presentation are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, CMS/HHS or the U.S. Government.
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