Missouri Healthcare Workforce Summit: Striking Balance Between Purpose, People, and Process in Today’s Workplace

March 30, 2023

Missouri Healthcare Workforce Summit: Striking Balance Between Purpose, People, and Process in Today’s Workplace

Want to build a better workforce? Start with putting your people first! The core of a purpose-driven organization is a people-focused culture. When organizations care about their people, this builds trust. Employees that trust their employer are far more likely to have better overall job satisfaction, engagement, and retention.

Please join the Missouri Primary Care Association for the Missouri Healthcare Workforce Summit on May 3 – 4, 2023 at the Courtyard Marriott in Jefferson City. This workforce summit is designed to help you learn how to better invest in your people.

Topics covered include:

  • Striking balance between purpose, people, and process in today’s workforce
  • Onboarding
  • Employee engagement
  • Career ladders
  • Burnout and workplace Stress

Dates: May 3, 2023, 10:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. and

May 4, 2023, 8:00 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Cost: $100 per participant (space is limited)

Location:

Courtyard Marriott

610 Bolivar St.

Jefferson City

Hotel Cost: $131 USD per night

MPCA has reserved a limited number of rooms at the special rate of $131 per night. This rate is available until April 11, 2023 by reserving with this link:     https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1675974470788&key=GRP&app=resvlink

Agenda

Summit Registration

 

Health Quality Innovation Network Webinar: Prepare, Prevent, Protect- Session on Antibiotic Stewardship April 18th

March 29, 2023

Prepare, Prevent, Protect- Session on Antibiotic Stewardship April 18, 2023

The Prepare, Prevent, Protect webinar on April 18 will cover Antibiotic Stewardship.

These interactive sessions feature a 20-minute briefing on the featured topic before launching into an open forum for presenters and attendees to share what is working, along with questions and comments.

Attend the webinar and complete the attestation form to earn contact hours and/or a certificate of participation.

Register HERE

Health Quality Innovation Network Webinar: COVID-19 Plan of Care and General Care Planning April 11

March 29, 2023

COVID-19 Plan of Care and General Care Planning April 11, 2023 at 1:00 PM Central

Register for the April 11 Simple Strategies Stand-Up webinar covering “COVID-19 Plan of Care and General Care Planning. 

These interactive sessions feature a 20-minute briefing on the featured topic before launching into an open forum for presenters and attendees to share what is working, along with questions and comments.

Register here

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) – HRSA 23-125 Rural Health Care Coordination Program- Applications Due May 15th

March 28, 2023

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) – HRSA 23-125 Rural Health Care Coordination Program

The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) is pleased to announce a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) HRSA-23-125 – Rural Health Care Coordination Program (RHCC).

The goals of the RHCC program are to implement activities that improve and expand delivery of health care services through care coordination strategies in rural areas. Over the four-year period of performance, approximately 10 award recipients will use this funding to improve health outcomes through coordinated, community-wide, sustainable programs in rural communities.

Eligible applicants include:

  • All domestic public or private
  • Non-profit or for-profit entities
  • Community-based organizations, federally recognized tribes, tribal organizations, and faith-based organizations

Applicants must have demonstrated experience serving rural populations and represent a consortia/network of three or more health care provider organizations.

The Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) has scheduled a pre-application technical assistance webinar:

April 6, 2023, 3 – 4 p.m. ET

Webinar link:

https://hrsa-gov.zoomgov.com/j/1610629141?pwd=TGtJVGNZVjB6T1RTZlB5U0dTRWltUT09#success

Applications are due May 15, 2023.

Visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=346212 to apply.

 

NRHA Webinar – Become a Certified Rural Hospital Board Member

March 24, 2023

NRHA Webinar – Become a Certified Rural Hospital Board Member

The Board of Trustees for a rural hospital oversee unique, challenging, and complex decisions that rural hospital leaders make to ensure the prosperity of not only their facility but also their community

NRHA is launching the Rural Hospital Board Certification Program to provide rural hospital Board members with the tools, knowledge, and network of peers and experts they need to thrive in their roles. Providing guidance for a rural hospital is different, one of the resounding reasons for the creation of this program.

Created by successful rural hospital Board Members for rural hospital Board Members.

To learn more about this program, sign up for the upcoming webinar:

April 13, 2023, 1:00 – 2:00 PM EST – Register Here

To view all available programs, click here.

HHS Releases Initial Guidance for Historic Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program for Price Applicability Year 2026

March 24, 2023

HHS Releases Initial Guidance for Historic Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program for Price Applicability Year 2026

For the first time in history, Medicare will have the ability to negotiate lower prescription drug prices because of the Inflation Reduction Act, President Biden’s historic law which lowers health care and prescription drug costs. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), issued initial guidance detailing the requirements and parameters—including requests for public comment— on key elements of the new Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program for 2026, the first year the negotiated prices will apply. Alongside other provisions in the new drug law, the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program will strengthen Medicare’s ability to serve people currently in Medicare and for generations to come.

“For far too long, millions of Americans have had to choose between their prescription drugs and other monthly expenses,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. “President Biden is leading the fight to lower the cost of prescription drugs – and with the Inflation Reduction Act, we’re making historic progress. Through the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, we will make sure seniors get a fair price on Medicare’s costliest prescription drugs, promote competition in the market, and ensure Medicare is strong for beneficiaries today and into the future.”

“Drug price negotiation is a critical piece of how this historic law improves the Medicare program,” said CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. “By considering factors such as clinical benefit and unmet medical need, drug price negotiation intends to increase access to innovative treatments for people with Medicare.”

The Biden-Harris Administration has made lowering high prescription drug costs and improving access to innovative therapies a key priority. CMS is releasing its initial guidance for how Medicare intends to use its new authority to effectively negotiate with drug companies for lower prices on selected high-cost drugs. The negotiation process will focus on key questions, including but not limited to the selected drug’s clinical benefit, the extent to which it fulfills an unmet medical need, and its impact on people who rely on Medicare. As a result of negotiation, people with Medicare will have access to innovative, life-saving treatments at costs that will be lower for both them and Medicare.

“Negotiation is a powerful tool that will drive drug companies to innovate to stay competitive, fostering the development of new therapies and delivery methods for the treatments people need,” said Meena Seshamani, M.D., Ph.D., CMS Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Medicare. “This initial guidance is the next step in the extensive engagement CMS has had to date with interested parties, and we look forward to continuing to receive comment on key policy areas and engage with the public as we implement the Negotiation Program.”

This initial guidance is one of a number of steps CMS laid out in the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program timeline for the first year of negotiation. The initial program guidance details the requirements and procedures for implementing the new Negotiation Program for the first set of negotiations, which will occur during 2023 and 2024 and result in prices effective in 2026. Key dates for implementation include:

  • By September 1, 2023, CMS will publish the first 10 Medicare Part D drugs selected for initial price applicability year 2026 under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program.
  • The negotiated maximum fair prices for these drugs will be published by September 1, 2024 and prices will be in effect starting January 1, 2026.
  • In future years, CMS will select for negotiation up to 15 more Part D drugs for 2027, up to 15 more Part B or Part D drugs for 2028, and up to 20 more Part B or Part D drugs for each year after that, as outlined in the Inflation Reduction Act.
  • CMS is seeking comment on several key elements in today’s guidance. Comments received by April 14, 2023, will be considered for revised guidance. CMS anticipates issuing revised guidance for the first year of negotiation in Summer 2023.
  • CMS is committed to collaborating and engaging with the public in the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act. CMS is working closely with patients and consumers, Medicare Part D plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage organizations, drug companies, hospitals and health care providers, wholesalers, pharmacies, and others. Public feedback contributes to the success of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, and this initial guidance is one tool, among many, that CMS will use to ensure interested parties know when and how they can make their voices heard on implementation of this new drug law.

View a fact sheet on the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Initial Guidance

Read the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Initial Guidance

New Funding Opportunity – Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health – HRSA-23-041

March 23, 2023

New Funding Opportunity – Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health – HRSA-23-041

HRSA is accepting applications for the FY 2023 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health (RCORP-CABH) HRSA-23-041. The purpose of this program is to establish and expand sustainable behavioral health care services for children and adolescents aged 5-17 years who live in rural communities, and to prevent substance misuse. Over the four-year period of performance, award recipients will use RCORP-CABH funding to establish and expand service delivery, training and peer mentorship, and community partnerships.

Eligible applicants include:

  • Community-based organizations
  • Federally-recognized tribes
  • Tribal organizations
  • State Offices of Rural Health
  • State, local and territorial governments
  • Institutions of higher education
  • Faith-based organizations

Applications are due May 12, 2023.

Apply Here

EMS Community Benefit Pilot Project for Rural Ambulance Services- Apply By April 7, 2023

March 24,2023

EMS Community Benefit Pilot Project for Rural Ambulance Services

The Department of Health and Senior Services’ Office of Rural Health and Primary Care and the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, in coordination with Health Resources and Services Administration and the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, requests your participation in the federal EMS Community Benefit and Financial Distress Pilot Project for Rural Ambulance Services.

The Rural Ambulance Community Benefit and Financial Distress tool, provided by the National Rural Health Resource Center, is designed to quantify and standardize the value rural EMS services provide to the community for free or at a reduced rate, by calculating the benefits the community receives from the ambulance service.

Click Here to Learn more about the EMS Community Benefit & Financial Distress Pilot Project for Rural

Ambulance Services

Contact Nicole Clement at nclement@ruralcenter.org

By April 7, 2023 to participate

 Click Here to Learn more About the Project and Financial Distress Tool

https://youtu.be/tRMkzbZkTOE

Click Here to Learn more about the National Rural Health Resource Center

Please see attachment for more information: EMS Community Benefit Pilot Project for Rural Ambulance Services

 

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) – National Strategy for Suicide Prevention SM-23-017

March 22, 2023

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) – National Strategy for Suicide Prevention SM-23-017

The purpose of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention – SM-23-017 is to implement suicide prevention programs for adults (with an emphasis on older adults, adults in rural areas, and American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) adults) that help implement the 2021 Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Implement the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. This program is intended to address the Call to Action’s broad-based public health approach to suicide prevention by enhancing collaboration with key community stakeholders (e.g., county health departments, workplace settings, criminal justice settings, senior-serving organizations, and community firearm stakeholders), raising awareness of the available resources for suicide prevention, and implementing lethal means safety.

Who is Eligible:

  • Community-based primary care or behavioral health care setting
  • An emergency department
  • A state mental health agency (or state health agency with mental or behavioral health functions)
  • Public health agency
  • A territory of the United States
  • An Indian tribe or tribal organization

Apply before May 15, 2023

Forecasted FY2023 Open Nursing Workforce Programs – Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) – HRSA-23-006

March 17, 2023

Forecasted FY2023 Open Nursing Workforce Programs – Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) – HRSA-23-006

The Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) – HRSA-23-006 increases the number of qualified nursing faculty nationwide.

Anticipated FY2023 Funding: $26,500,000

Who is Eligible:

  • Accredited schools of nursing with advanced nursing programs
  • Tribes and Tribal organizations

Deadline: May 1, 2023

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