Indiana Statewide Rural Health Network
The Indiana Statewide Rural Health Network (InSRHN) is a mature, fully sustainable, member-driven rural health network comprised of Indiana critical access and rural hospitals. The InSRHN members are dedicated to improving their ability to deliver high-quality health care to rural residents. InSRHN provides support to rural entities in the development of formal healthcare networks in order to coordinate; improve and expand access to quality essential healthcare services; and enhance the delivery of quality healthcare in rural Indiana.
About the InSRHN
The Indiana Statewide Rural Health Network (InSRHN) was developed through the Indiana Rural Health Association (IRHA) as a result of a three-year HRSA network development grant award (D06RH08997-02-00) received in May 2008 from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) for the development of a statewide rural health network in Indiana. The InSRHN is designed to improve the financial viability and sustainability of rural healthcare providers in Indiana. All of the strategies of the network are aimed toward Indiana's rural health providers to meet the health care needs of communities.
Mission
The mission of InSRHN is to create a network of rural providers dedicated to improving their ability to deliver high-quality healthcare to rural residents.
Purpose
To support rural entities in developing formal healthcare networks to coordinate; improve and expand access to quality essential healthcare services; and enhance the delivery of healthcare in rural areas.
Value to Membership:
InSRHN Network strives to:
- Cultivate new and existing relationships with rural partners
- Facilitate stronger collaborative statewide relationships between CAHs and rural hospitals to better serve Indiana's rural communities
- Effectively share resources and knowledge
- Reduce the sense of geographic isolation faced by rural administration and staff
- Increase pooling of resources
- Decrease duplicate services and technology
- Identify appropriate rural best practices
- Decrease purchasing expenses by leveraging the buying power
- Develop network infrastructure support/tools
- Facilitate peer learning and mentoring
InSRHN Membership includes:
- Participation in statewide round table peer discussion groups:
- Provides value in collaboration between Indiana hospital peers (CEO, CFO, Nurse Executives, HR, IT Directors, and Purchasing Directors)
- Includes access to peer groups within Indiana and other states
- Scheduled meeting times and places to collaborate and discuss the efficiency of operations, best practices, issues, obstacles, improvement, trends, etc. for statewide peer groups of hospital staff
- Ability to discuss hospital needs in a collaborative environment and use the outcomes to influence the direction of future network activities
- Staff expertise in accessing state resources and alternative funding sources
- Access to educational offerings free or at a minimal cost
- Access to rural network website for participation in CEO Forums, job postings, etc...
- IRHA unlimited organizational membership at no additional cost
Contact:
Cara Veale, DHS, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 812-698-7288
[email protected]