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2017-18 SHIP Grant Application

Options for Your Grant Funds January 11, 2017 1:00 p.m.

Tony Mirasola WHA Information Center John Eich Kye Richards WI Office of Rural Health

SHIP Grant Eligibility

• All Critical Access Hospitals and small rural hospitals under 50 beds
• A total of 64 Wisconsin hospitals are eligible applicants
• In current grant year (16/17), 63 hospitals are receiving SHIP funds
• Your hospital can (and should) apply every year
• The applicant must have fully implemented HCAHPS and ICD-10. If they

are not implemented, funds MUST be used for HCAHPS or ICD-10, and cannot be used for other projects or purchases

• Applicant hospitals propose a project/purchase totaling $9,000
• The actual amount of the grant will depend on # of applicants. It is

usually around $8,500. Final grant amount is known in May 2017

General SHIP Info

Timeline

• SHIP applications were released (January 9th)
• Applications due back to the WI-ORH by January 20, 2017
• This year, the application will be completed online using a survey link
• The application is mostly fill-in-the-blank. Only a few sentences of text

are required

• WI-ORH is notified of the grant award in May 2017
• The funding year is June 1, 2017 – May 31, 2018

How can you use SHIP funds?

Two Choices *must choose one or the other

Traditional Use of SHIP Funds

• You choose a $9,000 eligible project/purchase from a “menu” of eligible services
• Complete the SHIP application by January 20, 2017
• WI-ORH will receive notification of SHIP award (and the final amount) in May 2017
• Funding award starts June 1, 2017
• You invoice WI-ORH for incurred expenses, and you are reimbursed
• If you choose this option, your hospital is required to comply with UW Purchasing

rules- including signing a contract and completing several forms

Rural Health Dashboard

• A collaboration with the WHA Information Center
• Complete the SHIP application by January 20, 2017
• You receive your SHIP allocation in services (the Rural Health Dashboard project), not

reimbursed payments

• If you choose this option, no UW contract, paperwork or forms

are required

What Can we Fund?

SHIP Projects are grouped into Three Categories

• Value Based Purchasing
• Accountable Care Organization
• Payment Bundling/PPS

*you can choose projects in multiple categories. Total must not exceed $9,000

What Can we Fund?

Value Based Purchasing Options

• Quality Reporting data collection: such as payment

for your Core Measures Vendor

• HCAHPS data collection: such as payment for your

HCAHPS vendor

• Efficiency or quality improvement training
• A project/effort/expense that improves quality in

your hospital

What Can we Fund?

Accountable Care Organization Options

• Mobile Health Equipment installation/use
• Community paramedicine
• Pharmacy services implementation
• Health Information Technology (HIT)

What Can we Fund?

Payment Bundling/Prospective Payment System Options

• ICD-10 software
• ICD-10 training
• Efficiency or quality improvement training/project
• Cost Reporting training/project

These Expenses NOT Allowed

• Staff salary/fringe
• Travel expenses
• Food, beverage, refreshments

Completing the SHIP Application

• You must complete the on-line SHIP application, no matter if

you choose the Rural Dashboard Project or choose a project of your own

• Multiple people at your hospital may receive a copy of the

electronic application. Make sure to coordinate! We only need

• ne completed copy from each hospital.
• You are required to report on the progress of your current

SHIP project, so you will need to know who is currently

• verseeing your hospital’s SHIP grant *this does not apply if you are

currently in the Rural Health Dashboard Project

• Two “signatures” are required- the CEO and the SHIP Project

Director (the person responsible for your proposed SHIP project). Electronic, typed signatures are acceptable

Rural Health Dashboard

Tony Mirasola, Analytics and Outreach Specialist - WHAIC

Project Goals

• Provide a data visualization tool that allows

hospitals to access and interpret their data

• Support high level analysis of different areas of

hospital care and performance

• Provide technical assistance to help hospitals

better understand the data and how to use it

Rural Health Dashboard Overview

• Data analytics and visualization tool

– Rural Health Dashboard – Kaavio

• Provides market share, service line and quality

indicator data in a visual context

• Exposes patterns, trends, and correlations in the

following areas:

– population health, utilization, patient access, geographic distribution and market share

• Comparison of target hospital(s)

Content

• Seven Core Dashboard Pages:

– Summary – Top Visit Categories – Top CPT Codes – Market Share – Financial Charts – Financial Detail – Quality

Use Case #1

You are considering hiring an additional ENT specialist, but first want to examine the need in your area.

Use Case #1

• Ability to change

place of service

• Customize service

area by selecting specific ZIP codes

• Statewide Market

Share Measure

• Direct peer

comparison

Use Case #2

How are we pricing our ENT services in relation to our peers?

Use Case #2

• Additional

information including:

– Patient Age – Median Miles Traveled – Median Inpatient Days

Use Case #3

What are the Top 10 most common procedures being performed in my emergency room?

– How do charges for these procedures compare to other facilities in the area? Or system?

Use Case #3

• Breakdown of

revenue line charges for specific CPT codes

• Examine cost

and volume across different facilities

Use Case #4

You are interested in understanding the payer mix over the past three years for inpatient services at your facility.

Use Case #4

• Provides a direct peer

comparison

• Number of Visits vs

Total Charges

• Place of Service
• Highlight, select, and

include/exclude specific payer types

Proposed Enhancements for 2017

• Secured Dashboards

– ER Returns – Shared Patients

• Discussion Board
• Includes Upgraded Data
• Updates to current dashboards based on

feedback from participating hospitals

Data Requirements and Upgrades

• Hospitals MUST continue to purchase data at their

current levels

– If a hospital does not currently purchase data, they must purchase data to participate

• Participants data will be upgraded one level through the

project

– WHAIC Data Levels

• Level 1: Fixed-Width
• Level 2: Relational
• Level 3: OHO (Other Hospital Outpatient)
• Those already purchasing OHO data will receive a rebate
• r other additional benefit

Questions?

Kathryn Miller Rural Hospitals & Clinics Program Manager WI Office of Rural Health 608-261-1891 kmiller9@wisc.edu Tony Mirasola Analytics and Outreach Specialist WHA Information Center 608-274-1820 amirasola@wha.org Rural Health Dashboard Project SHIP Grant & SHIP Application