January 26, 2024
RQITA Monthly Edition, January 2024
Included in this issue:
- Questions from the Field
- Resources and Tools
- Upcoming Deadlines and Reporting Reminders
- Upcoming Events
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January 26, 2024
RQITA Monthly Edition, January 2024
Included in this issue:
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January 26, 2024
Webinar on Rural Pediatrics ECHO
The American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAPs’) National Rural Adolescent and Child Health’s (NRACH) Rural ECHO Learning Collaborative is intended for individuals who lead or are interested in le4arning about pediatric ECHOs targeting rural health care providers.
The NRACH ECHO Training Center will host ECHO programs for providers to help build capacity and provide ECHO immersion training and technical assistance to organizations interested in becoming an ECHO hub.
To join this learning collaborative click Here
To learn more, fill out this form
You can register to join throughout each quarter in 2024
January 26, 2024
Webinar: AHEAD Model in Rural, January 29
Rural health leaders with interest in state-based value-based payment models and advancing health equity are encouraged to join this webinar to discuss the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development model.
Intended Audience:
Objectives:
When: January 29, 1:00 p.m. CST
Register Here for AHEAD Model in Rural
January 26, 2024
Association Unveils New Initiatives to Address Rural Needs
The Missouri Rural Health Association, a National Rural Health Association (NRHA) member, recently released their 2023 needs assessment.
The finding reveal rural Missourians face greater mortality rates in all 10 leading causes of death and health care providers are insufficient.
January 26, 2024
National Rural Health Resource Center Now Accepting Applications – Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project
According to experts, it’s important to build cultural competence in health care as providers begin to focus on health equity and value-based care. A
The National Rural Health Resource Center is now accepting applications for the Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project which provides selected small rural hospitals and certified RHCs with technical assistance to strengthen key elements of value-based care.
Ideal Candidates:
All eligible Small Rural Hospitals (SRHs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) are encouraged to apply. Ideal applicants are those that demonstrate:
This project will best support candidates that are not currently or have not previously received similar TA and do not have readily available support and access to VBC transition tools and resources.
For questions regarding eligibility, application or scoring process:
Click Here for Eligibility and Application Information
January 26, 2024
Nominate Your Rural Health Heroes for 2024 NRHA Awards
Nominations are now open the National Rural Health Administration’s (NRHA’s) Rural Health Awards.
Each year NRHA honors outstanding individuals and organizations who have dedicated their time and talents to improving the health and well-being of others.
Previous Rural Health Award recipients have stretched the boundaries of possibility by forging innovative programs and services, making rural life healthier and more compassionate.
Nominate your favorite rural health individual, organization, program or student for these prestigious awards soon.
Winners will be honored during NRHA’s Annual Rural Health Conference in New Orleans.
If you have questions about he Rural Health Awards, contact Donna Douglas at ddouglas@ruralhealth.us
Learn More about NRHA’s Annual Rural Health Conference
Click Here to Nominate your favorite Rural Health Hero
January 26, 2024
NRHA Annual Conference Registration is Now Open
Registration is now open for the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) Annual Rural Health Conference, May 6-10 in New Orleans.
Join NRHA and hundreds of rural health leaders to help raise the standard for rural health with more than 80 innovative, practical, and cost-saving sessions and much more.
NRHA’s Annual Conference runs concurrently with the 9th Rural Hospital Innovation Summit, and the expanded Health Equity Conference, May 6-7 and Rural Medical Education Conference May 7 occur immediately beforehand.
Act soon to nominate your rural health heroes for NRHA’s 2024 Rural Health Awards to be presented at the event.
Click Here to learn more about the NRHA 2024 Rural Health Awards
January 26, 2024
HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson, Joined by Representative Lauren Underwood, Launches New National Maternal Health Initiative
On Thursday, January 25, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Administrator Carole Johnson, joined by Representative Lauren Underwood (D-IL), co-chair of the Black Maternal Health Caucus, launched a year-long Enhancing Maternal Health Initiative. The initiative will strengthen, expand, and accelerate HRSA’s maternal health work to address maternal mortality and maternal health disparities in partnership with mothers, grantees, community organizations, and state and local health officials across the country.
The kick-off event at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, DC, included:
HRSA’s Enhancing Maternal Health initiative aims to:
This initiative focuses on parts of the country where:
HRSA brings grantees from across the states of focus to foster cross-program and cross-state relationships, to drive progress in maternal health and end the maternal mortality crisis.
Learn More about the HRSA Maternal Health work
January 26, 2024
You’re Invited! – Advancing Community Paramedicine in Kansas: Policy Options & Considerations, January 30
This event will focus on policy considerations and opportunities related to community paramedicine.
Community paramedicine is an emerging model of care that allows and enables paramedics, EMTs and other clinicians to deliver non-emergent public health, primary and preventive services to populations in the community.
These services extend beyond the roles of traditional transportation and emergency care and generally seek to increase access to care, improve patient outcomes, and avoid duplication of existing services.
The event will feature an expert panel, including individuals with experience implementing and delivering community paramedicine services, national policy experts in the field of mobile integrated health, and Kansas policymakers.
Attend in-person or virtually!
Where: Kansas Health Institute, 212 SW 8th Avenue, Topeka, KS
When: Tuesday, January 30, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Register for to attend In-Person
Register to Attend Virtually
January 25, 2024
Opportunity for Participation: Safety Program for Telemedicine – Improving Antibiotic Use
Have you adapted your antibiotic prescribing approach for Telemedicine? Please consider joining the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHQR) Safety Program for Telemedicine: Improving Antibiotic Use.
This no-cost, cutting-edge program, to improve patient safety and antibiotic use in telemedicine is designed for:
Benefits of participation:
Learn More
AHRQ Safety Program for Telemedicine
Join an information webinar to learn more:
Still have questions? Please send an email to safetyprogram4telemedicine@norc.org