Month: April 2023

Notice of Funding Opportunity – HRSA-23-106 – Integrated Maternal Health Services

April 4, 2023

Notice of Funding Opportunity – HRSA-23-106 – Integrated Maternal Health Services

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year FY 2023 for HRSA-23-106 Integrated Maternal Health Services program. The purpose of this program is to foster the development and demonstration of integrated maternal health services models, such as the Maternity Medical Home, which is modeled after the patient-centered medical home. The primary goal of this initiative is to identify integrated health services models for future replication that will improve maternal health outcomes, advance health equity and address systemic barriers.

Applications are due by May 24, 2023.

Eligible Applicants:

  • Any domestic public or private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization
  • Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations

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CMS Releases Intermediate Policy on RHC Rurality Determinations

April 4, 2023

CMS Releases Intermediate Policy on RHC Rurality Determinations

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officially released the interim process that will be used in determining RHC rural location determinations following the Census Bureau’s definition changes.

The interim process is as follows:

RHC applicants or relocating RHCs will meet the rural location requirement if the physical address is “non-urbanized” or in an “urban cluster” per the 2010 Census Bureau Data, OR if the physical address is not an urban area per the 2020 Census Bureau Data

Both 2010 and 2020 Census Bureau data can be found here.

NRHA’s First Rural Hospital HR Certification Program Cohort

April 4, 2023

NRHA’s First Rural Hospital HR Certification Program Cohort

The increasing rates of employee burnout and turnover coupled with the struggle to recruit and retain staff are just some of the everyday obstacles faced by rural hospital HR Leaders.

Along with constantly changing policies and regulations and a lack of resources across the board, there has never been a more crucial time to support rural hospital HR Leaders.

NRHA is excited to announce the Rural Hospital HR Certification Program to support, strengthen, and connect rural hospital HR leaders across the nation.

Be a Pioneer in the May 2023 HR Cohort! The first Cohort launches May 25.

NRHA’s Rural Hospital Certification Program is open to those currently working as an HR executive/leader in rural hospitals. Enrollment requires the following:

Currently employed as an HR executive/leader in a rural hospital

Complete the enrollment form

Upload a signed letter of support from your CEO

Upon receipt, enrollment documents will be reviewed and a follow-up email will be sent confirming admission and providing payment options.

Click Here to learn more and enroll.

Free Webinar Series – Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health Learning Collaborative

April 4, 2023

Free Webinar Series – Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health Learning Collaborative

The Missouri Health Association (MHA) is hosting a five part webinar series – Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health Learning Collaborative: A Population Health, Team-Based Care and Community-Based Approach. This webinar series meets people where they are in their health equity and social determinants of health journey.

Topics include the impact of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion on health equity and SDOH. Attendees will hear statewide, regional and local standpoints related to how health equity and SDOH currently are addressed.

Additional highlighted topics will include standardized SDOH screening tools, innovative data platforms used in community health needs assessments and implementation strategies, and social referral platforms being used in Missouri.

Sessions will be held monthly from May 3 through September 6.

Intended Audience:

  • Community health workers
  • Care coordinators
  • Nurse care managers
  • Discharge planners
  • Social workers
  • Quality improvement staff
  • Clinic managers
  • Operations staff
  • Providers/practitioners
  • Case managers
  • Administrators
  • Community health staff
  • Population health staff
  • Diversity
  • Equity and inclusion staff
  • Researchers
  • Data analysts
  • Utilization review
  • Accreditation staff

Click Here for More Information

Register Now

NRHA’s Rural Hospital CMO Certification Program – Now Accepting Applications

April 4, 2023

NRHA’s Rural Hospital CMO Certification Program – Now Accepting Applications

NRHAs Rural Hospital CMO Certification Program is now accepting applications for its first Cohort! Physician leadership is paramount to the success and health of rural hospitals and communities. With the constantly changing healthcare landscape, there has never been a more crucial time for physician leaders to have the tools, knowledge, and network of peers and experts they need to thrive in their roles. These are things you don’t learn in medical school.

In this program physicians will:

Create a nationwide network of like-minded, rural hospital CMOs

Explore 18 relevant, rural healthcare specific modules with the country’s leading rural health subject matter experts

Solidify and grow your knowledge base and confidence

Click Here for more information and to Apply

Rural Health Clinical Congress Spring 2023 – A Free CME/CE Event for Clinicians

April 3, 2023

Rural Health Clinical Congress Spring 2023 – A Free CME/CE Event for Clinicians

The National Office of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) is partnering with Rural Medical Education (RME) Collaborative for Rural Health Clinical Congress Spring 2023, a FREE virtual CME/CE conference. This multi-topic event will be broadcast live on Saturday, May 20, 2023, starting at 9:00 a.m. ET.

Why Attend:

  • Learn evidence-based recommendations on topics relevant to primary care
  • Gain practical insights to meet the needs of patients in rural and underserved areas
  • Participate in live polls and ask questions to experts in real-time
  • Earn free live CME/CE credit for each session you attend

Register Here

NRHA’s Rural Health Nurse Certification Program Now Enrolling

April 3, 2023

NRHA’s Rural Health Nurse Certification Program Now Enrolling

The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) Rural Health Nurse Certification Program is now enrolling for its first Cohort! This multifaceted course is designed to equip rural nurses with the information they need and a network of colleagues to help them provide high quality care in rural settings while recognizing and celebrating their vast skill sets.

In this program nurses will:

Create a nationwide network of like-minded, rural nurses

Explore 10 relevant, rural healthcare specific modules with experienced nurse leader subject matter experts

Solidify and grow knowledge base and confidence

This program is for current rural health nurses – RNs, LPNs/LVNs.

Cohort starts May 24th at 5:00 p.m. EST

Click here for more information and to enroll

Accepting Applications – National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program

April 3, 2023

Accepting Applications – National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program

The Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications through April 27 for the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program.

This program awards scholarships to students pursuing eligible primary care health professions training. In return, scholars commit to provide primary care health services in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).

Awardees must commit to a minimum of two years of full-time service and serve at a National Health Service Corps (NHSC) approved site in a HPSA.

This scholarship provides financial support for full-time enrollment in an eligible primary care health professions degree training program for up to four school years and includes:

Payment of tuition and eligible fees

An annual payment for other reasonable educational costs

Monthly stipends to assist with living expenses while pursuing health professions degree educational training program

After completion of the NHSC Scholarship Program (SP) service commitment, awardees may be eligible to apply to the NHSC Loan Repayment Program (NHSC-LRP).

Applicants must be a student pursuing primary care health professions training.

Check eligibility requirements here.

Click here for Application and Program Guidance.

Notice of Funding Opportunity – Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Planning, Development, and Implementation Grant – SM-23-024

April 3, 2023

Notice of Funding Opportunity – Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Planning, Development, and Implementation Grant – SM-23-024

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications through May 22 for the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Planning Development and Implementation grant – SM-23-024. The purpose of this program is to transform community behavioral health systems and provide comprehensive, coordinated behavioral health care by:

(a) Assisting organizations in the planning for and development and implementation of a new Comprehensive, Coordinated Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) that meets the CCBHC Certification Criteria,

(b) providing a comprehensive range of outreach, screening, assessment, treatment, care coordination, and recovery supports based on a needs assessment that aligns with the CCBHC Certification Criteria, and

(c) supporting recovery from mental illness and/or substance use disorders (SUD) by providing access to high-quality mental health and SUD services, regardless of an individual’s ability to pay.

Eligible Applicants:

Community based behavioral health non-profit organizations, or organizations that are either:

  • Part of a local government behavioral health authority or
  • Operated under the authority of the Indian Health Service, an Indian tribe, or tribal organization, or
  • An Urban Indian Organization pursuant to a grant or contract with the Indian Health Service under Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)

Need more information or have questions? Please join SAMHSA for a pre-application webinar on April 12, 2023, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. EDT.

Click here to join the webinar.

Apply Here

Notice of Funding Opportunity – HRSA-23-003 – Health Careers Opportunity Program: The National HCOP Academies

March 31, 2023

Notice of Funding Opportunity – HRSA-23-003 – Health Careers Opportunity Program: The National HCOP Academies

Application due May 24, 2023

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP): National HCOP Academies – HRSA-23-003.

The purpose of the National HCOP Academies is to assist individuals from economically and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds to enter and graduate from a health professions program. The National HCOP Academies funds programs that work to improve recruitment, matriculation, retention, and graduation rates by implementing tailored enrichment programs that address the academic and social needs of trainees from disadvantaged backgrounds. HCOP Academies also provide opportunities for community-based experiential health professions training, emphasizing experiences in underserved communities. A funding preference is available to applicants who partner with several public or private health or educational entities to establish, enhance, and expand educational programs that produce a competitive applicant pool of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Eligible applicants include:

  • Accredited schools of medicine
  • Osteopathic medicine
  • Public health
  • Dentistry
  • Veterinary medicine
  • Optometry
  • Pharmacy
  • Allied health
  • Chiropractic
  • Podiatric medicine
  • Public and nonprofit private schools that offer graduate programs in behavioral and mental health, programs for the training of physician assistants
  • Other public or private nonprofit health or educational entities including community colleges, technical colleges, and tribal colleges
  • Accredited schools of medicine
  • Osteopathic

Click Here for Grant Application