MINNESOTA RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM - PROJECT SUMMARY MN'S PLAN FOR RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION ADOPTS A COMPREHENSIVE, DATA-DRIVEN, COORDINATED APPROACH THAT BUILDS ON STRONG PARTNERSHIPS AND LOCAL PRIORITIES AND USES EMERGING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE PROVIDER FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AND EXTEND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE DEEPER INTO TRUSTED RURAL SETTINGS. WE ENVISION A VIBRANT, COLLABORATIVE, AND TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED RURAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT ENSURES RURAL MINNESOTANS HAVE ACCESS TO THE CARE THEY NEED WHEN THEY NEED IT, AS CLOSE TO HOME AS POSSIBLE. TO ACHIEVE THIS, WE HAVE DEVELOPED FIVE RHTP GOALS, ALIGNED WITH CMS STRATEGIC GOALS: 1. IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR RURAL MINNESOTANS WITH OR AT RISK OF DEVELOPING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, DIABETES, AND CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CARDIOMETABOLIC DISEASE). (CMS GOAL: MAKE RURAL AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN) 2. BUILD EDUCATION PATHWAYS AND PROMOTE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES TO SUSTAINABLY EXPAND THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE IN RUR

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MINNESOTA RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM - PROJECT SUMMARY MN'S PLAN FOR RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION ADOPTS A COMPREHENSIVE, DATA-DRIVEN, COORDINATED APPROACH THAT BUILDS ON STRONG PARTNERSHIPS AND LOCAL PRIORITIES AND USES EMERGING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE PROVIDER FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AND EXTEND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE DEEPER INTO TRUSTED RURAL SETTINGS. WE ENVISION A VIBRANT, COLLABORATIVE, AND TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED RURAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT ENSURES RURAL MINNESOTANS HAVE ACCESS TO THE CARE THEY NEED WHEN THEY NEED IT, AS CLOSE TO HOME AS POSSIBLE. TO ACHIEVE THIS, WE HAVE DEVELOPED FIVE RHTP GOALS, ALIGNED WITH CMS STRATEGIC GOALS: 1. IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR RURAL MINNESOTANS WITH OR AT RISK OF DEVELOPING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, DIABETES, AND CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CARDIOMETABOLIC DISEASE). (CMS GOAL: MAKE RURAL AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN) 2. BUILD EDUCATION PATHWAYS AND PROMOTE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES TO SUSTAINABLY EXPAND THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE IN RUR