Denver, CO – October
2013 – Michelle Mills, chief executive officer (CEO) of Colorado Rural Health
Center (CRHC), has been appointed to the TASC Advisory Committee, a program of
the National Rural Health Resource Center.
The appointment to
the TASC Advisory Committee will run through August 31, 2015. Comprised of a diverse group of professionals
- the Committee serves as a sounding board and advisement group of technical
experts to ensure that the TASC program is staying ahead of the curve and
keeping the pulse on the needs and issues in rural communities, CAHs and state
FLEX programs.
The TASC program supports
the forty- five states participating in the FLEX program and the 1,300 + CAHs
they serve. TASC work aligns with the
state FLEX grant to provide technical assistance, education, resources and
awareness in the areas of: quality improvement; financial and operational
improvement, and healthy system development.
Other programs include Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant (SHIP) and
Rural Hospital Performance Improvement Project (RHPI).
Mills is widely known
as a leading authority for rural health care in Colorado, with over 20 years of
experience in the nonprofit sector dedicated to quality improvement and patient
safety. Prior to becoming CEO in August
2012, Mills was the Director of Programs at CRHC and oversaw not only the FLEX
program, but numerous technical support programs and services.
“It is a privilege to
be given the opportunity to help address the significant healthcare challenges
facing Critical Access Hospitals, said Mills. “I look forward to sharing
Colorado’s best practices and working with the other Advisory Committee
appointees to ensure healthcare programs are more accessible in rural.”
The TASC Advisory
Committee is comprised of seventeen members from outside the National Rural
Health Resource Center. Members meet quarterly.
For the full list of the TASC Advisory
Committee members visit http://www.ruralcenter.org/tasc/advisory.
About The National Rural
Health Resource Center
The National Rural Health Resource Center is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to sustaining and improving health care in rural communities. As the
nation’s leading technical assistance and knowledge center in rural health, The
Center enjoys solid and long-term relationships with the Health Resource and
Service Administration’s Office of Rural Health Policy and many other federal
organizations. The Center staff and board have extensive experience working in
rural communities and are committed to maximizing the health of rural
Americans. For more information visit http://www.ruralcenter.org/.
About
The Colorado Rural Health Center
The Colorado Rural
Health Center was established in 1991 as Colorado's State Office of Rural
Health. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, CRHC serves dual roles as the
State Office of Rural Health with the mission of assisting rural communities in
addressing health care issues; and as the State Rural Health Association,
advocating for policy change to ensure that rural Coloradoans have access to
comprehensive, affordable health care services of the highest quality. For more
information visit www.coruralhealth.org,
call 303-832-7493, or call toll free 800-851-6782 from rural Colorado.
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