The Research Consortium at VCHI has partnered with the Commonwealth of Virginia as the lead evaluator on Virginia’s Rural Health Transformation program to inform the initiatives that help maximize investments to support rural Virginians.
Virginia Center for Health Innovation and the Research Consortium @ VCHI’s Role
The Virginia Center for Health Innovation is named in Virginia’s RHT proposal to CMS as a partner “to conduct an
evaluation of the program’s impact and lessons learned.”
The Research Consortium @ VCHI’s involvement in RHT includes:
- A virtual hub acting as an intranet and technical assistance platform, offering an accessible space for participants to engage with program materials and submit required data for program reporting. It also serves as a knowledge base providing insight into ongoing work for grantees and key stakeholders.
- VCHI will create a Virginia Rural Health Scorecard with key indicators for VA Rural Vitality initiatives, combining CMS metrics and Virginia-specific measures using state data and reports from funded projects. The annual Virginia Rural Health Scorecard Report will review results, track progress, and recommend changes to improve rural health outcomes statewide.
- For a subset of initiatives, VCHI will work with academic partners to conduct detailed evaluations on effectiveness, outcomes, and impact. These evaluations will generate evidence on what works, guide program improvements, and inform future funding or policy decisions.
Data collected and insights from VCHI’s program-wide evaluation will be leveraged in “Initiative Learning and Accountability Consortiums,” part of Virginia’s ongoing stakeholder engagement plan to engage subrecipients, share insights and drive program improvements.
Virginia Center for Health Innovation and the Research Consortium @ VCHI are unaffiliated with the selection of RHT grant recipients or vendors. Visit RuralHealthTransformationVA.virginia.gov/ to learn more about Virginia’s Rural Health Transformation Initiative.