Category: HRSA

Grants 101 Workshop in Kansas City – September 12, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

August 11, 2023

Grants 101 Workshop in Kansas City – September 12, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

The Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Regional Director – Region 7, invite you to this free workshop:

When: 

September 12, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. CT

Where:

MCC – Penn Valley/Education Center; 3201 Southwest Trafficway, Kansas City, MO

Topics at a glance:

  • Federal Grant Application Process
  • Federal and State Funding Opportunities
  • Tips for Writing a Strong Application and Applying for Funding
  • Technical Assistance and Resources
  • Working with Foundations

Who should attend:

  • Health and Social Services Providers
  • Health Centers and Public Health Departments
  • Hospitals
  • Tribes and Tribal Organizations
  • Faith and Community-Based Organizations
  • Community Colleges
  • Universities

Register Here

For more information, contact Nick Clasen at nickolas.clasen@hhs.gov or Michelle Schwarz at MSchwarz@hrsa.gov

HRSA Needs Rural Reviewers for Grant Applications

August 10, 2023

HRSA Needs Rural Reviewers for Grant Applications

The Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) seeks rural reviewers for grant applications. If you have expertise in certain subjects, you may be able to evaluate grant applications.

How Reviewers are Chosen:

Reviewers are chosen based on their knowledge, education, and experience. They are also selected based on specific criteria in the HRSA Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

How to Become a Grant Reviewer:

If you work or have experience in health care, register via the Reviewer Recruitment Module (RRM).

HRSA looks for people with expertise in one of the following areas:

  • Behavioral health
  • Health workforce training
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Maternal and child health
  • Primary care delivery
  • Rural health
  • Working with or a member of underserved communities

Additional experience

  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)
  • Lived experience
  • Health equity
  • Social determinants of health

HRSA is also interested in reviewers who have expertise in social, cultural, or health care issues of people in rural areas, migrants, or Native Americans.

What You Will Do:

  • Review eligible applications against published evaluation criteria
  • Input your scores and comments into an online portal, the Application Review Module (ARM)
  • Discuss your scores and evaluation with other reviewers

Compensation

Each non-federal participant is compensated

Quarterly Training Webinars:

Questions: Email HRSA for assistance at RRMTechAssistance@hrsa.gov

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Updates to Requirements for Buprenorphine Prescribing

August 10, 2023

Updates to Requirements for Buprenorphine Prescribing

As announced by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in January 2023, clinicians no longer need a federal waiver to prescribe buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder. Clinicians will still be required to register with the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to prescribe controlled medications.

Beginning on June 27, the DEA registration will require applicants – both new and renewing – to affirm they have completed a new, one-time, eight-hour training. Exceptions for the new training requirement are practitioners who are board certified in addiction medicine or addiction psychiatry, and those who graduated from a medical, dental, physician assistant, or advanced practice nursing school in the U.S. within five years of June 27, 2023.

Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) still have the opportunity to apply for a $3,000 payment on behalf of each provider who trained between January 1, 2019 and December 29, 2022 (when Congress eliminated the waiver requirement). Approximately $889,000 in program funding remains available for RHCs and will be paid on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are exhausted.

New Training Requirements for All DEA-Registered Providers

Send questions to: DATA2000WaiverPayments@hrsa.gov

Upcoming Webinar – The Future is Virtual Care – but how do we get there, sustainably?

August 9, 2023

Upcoming Webinar – The Future is Virtual Care – but how do we get there, sustainably?

By now it’s obvious that virtual care is here to stay. The key questions though is: how can health centers, health systems, hospitals and behavioral health agencies make virtual care an integral part of their care delivery? How can we achieve financial sustainability, clinical sustainability, and strategic sustainability? What approaches can we take to increase clinician buy-in and commitment by leadership?

Based on 15+ years of experience implementing virtual care services, Christian Milaster will share a set of pragmatic approaches, mindset models, and tactics to enable those who care about virtual care to make it stay. Sustainably.

The presentation will present approaches and tactics

  • to create clinician buy-in and leadership commitment
  • to build the business, financial, and clinical case for virtual care
  • to increase your organization’s virtual care maturity
  • for telehealth optimization: workflows, technology and policy
  • to create a virtual care and digital health strategy
  • to manage virtual care performance

When: August 15, 2023, 2:00 p.m. CT

Register Here

Register for the National Telehealth Conference

August 9, 2023

Register for the National Telehealth Conference

Join Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) on September 12 for the National Telehealth Conference! Hear from experts about the future of telehealth and how to best use telehealth for your practice.

HRSA will host this virtual conference that brings public and private sector leaders together to discuss telehealth best practices. The conference will examine the importance of integrating telehealth into standard care.

Conference topics include:

  • The adoption of telehealth and expansion of broadband connectivity to improve health equity
  • Using tele-behavioral health as a successful model for integrating telehealth into the standard of care
  • Telehealth’s role in supporting the health care workforce and expanding services for patients
  • Implications of health policy to inform telehealth’s future in an evolving health care environment

Questions? Send email to: chsdteam@gsu.edu

Register Here

HRSA Virtual Job Fair – August 9, 2023

August 9, 2023

HRSA Virtual Job Fair – August 9, 2023

HRSA Virtual Job Fairs are free online recruitment events that connect career seeking health care professionals with representatives across the country.

Learn more about job opportunities, hear details about benefit packages, and find out how you can help underserved communities.

Connect with representatives from 40 health care facilities recruiting for the following vacancies.

  • Primary Care Physician (MD or DO)
  • Dentist (DDS or DMD)
  • Nurse Practitioner (NP)
  • Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM)
  • Physician Assistant (PA)

When: august 9 from 6 – 9 p.m. ET

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Rural Emergency Hospital Conversion and Technical Assistance Educational Webinar

July 31, 2023

Rural Emergency Hospital Conversion and Technical Assistance Educational Webinar

Target Audience: Critical Access Hospitals and other rural healthcare entities considering conversion to a Rural Emergency Hospital

Effective January 1, 2023, Medicare designated the Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) as a new provider type through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. This new provider type is designed to address concerns that some rural hospitals would not be able to sustain operations and could be at risk of closure. CAHs and certain rural hospitals can convert to a REH, allowing continued access to certain health services in the communities they serve.

On August 9, 2023, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET, the Rural Health Redesign Center (RHRC) and Mathematica, will provide an overview of the REH provider type, considerations for converting, and conditions of participation requirements.

Attendees will also learn about no-cost technical assistance for hospitals considering a conversion, available through the Rural Emergency Hospital Technical Assistance Center (REH-TAC).

If you have questions about this event, please email Candice Talkington at ct@rhrco.org

Registration link: https://mathematicaorg.webex.com/weblink/register/re6d687e9bf64daf2a2d5a88abae9c2b6

*Funding for the Rural Emergency Hospital Technical Assistance Center is provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Seeking Public Comment – Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE)

July 17, 2023

Seeking Public Comment – Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE)

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) seeks public comment on proposed revisions to the procedures and standards that guide the Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE) systematic review. ACF is committed to a rigorous and transparent review process. The proposed revisions include procedures related to virtual home visiting research. They also include updates to clarify HomVEE’s definition of subgroups, limit the eligibility of certain findings for review, and strengthen standards for validity.

View proposed changes to HomVEE Handbook of Procedures and Standards (Version 2.2)

Comments are due by July 28, 2023, 5:00 PM – Please submit comments via email to HomVEE@dcf.hhs.gov.

 

Register Now – Informational Webinar for Tribal Communities

July 17, 2023

Register Now – Informational Webinar for Tribal Communities

The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline (NMMHH) team is please to invite you to an informational webinar on Monday, July 31, 2023, at 1:00 PM EST to provide insights on how the hotline works, key metrics in the first year, and what your community members can expect when you refer them to the Hotline.

Join the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline to hear how tribal communities can benefit from this 24/7, free, confidential service. American Indian/Alaska native leaders will provide perspective on the maternal health landscape and what tribal community members can expect when calling the Hotline.

The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline provides free, confidential, 24/7 emotional support, resources, and referrals to pregnant and postpartum individuals facing mental health challenges, and their loved ones. Professional counselors offer support via phone and text in English and Spanish. Interpreter services are available in 60 additional languages, and a relay service is available for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.

When: July 31, 1:00 p.m. EST

Register Now

MCH Training and Research Alert, Volume 18:07 Available Now

July 17, 2023

MCH Training and Research Alert, Volume 18:07 Available Now

The Maternal Child Health (MCH) Training and Research Alert, Volume 18:07 is now available.

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