Rural Spotlight

Healthcare Providers Needed for Survey on Medicaid Expansion

May 15, 2023

Healthcare Providers Needed for Survey on Medicaid Expansion

The Institute of Public Policy at the University of Missouri is recruiting Missouri healthcare providers for a study on Medicaid Expansion.

Participants will complete a short online survey. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and asks questions about your role as a healthcare provider, your experiences treating Medicaid patients, and your thoughts on Medicaid Expansion.

Why should you participate?

Your responses will help policymakers better understand what healthcare providers need to adapt to Medicaid Expansion. As a token of appreciation, you will receive a $20.00 e-gift card for participation. All responses are confidential.

Who should participate?

Healthcare providers who either currently treat Missouri Medicaid patients or who are willing to treat Missouri Medicaid patients in the future.

Questions:

Contact the Missouri Medicaid Workforce Research Team at medicaidresearchproject@missouri.edu

Click here to complete the survey

Missouri Quality Improvement – Register for the May Events

May 15, 2023

Missouri Quality Improvement – Register for the May Events

Stroudwater Associates, with the support of the Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care (ORHPC), has exciting learning opportunities coming up!

The next Swing Bed Learning Action Network meeting will be Friday, May 26 from 12-1 p.m. CT. this education will provide an introduction to swing bed data, using data and best practices to measure and improve quality and patient outcomes impacting the growth of your program.

Register Here

Register for Future Swing Bed Learning Action Network Meetings:

Contact the Stroudwater Team:

Picture of Rural – Share Your Pictures

May 15, 2023

Picture of Rural – Share Your Pictures

“A picture is worth a thousand words, and nothing says “Power of Rural” like an image of a person or place where the practice of good health is happening?”

To kick off National Rural Health Day (NRHD) 2023, NOSORH is asking all rural health collaborators, innovators, providers, and community stakeholders to share their pictures of rural! We want to showcase happy faces and great places where healthy is happening in rural communities across America. All submitted photos will be considered for use in the 2023 NRHD promotional campaign, including social media graphics and toolkits (posters, flyers, etc.) developed to celebrate the “Power of Rural” on November 16.

What does rural look like to you? A few ideas for pictures include:

  • Places (general store, landscape, or landmark)
  • People (parade, farm, or long-term care home)
  • Community (festival, outdoor concert, or gathering)
  • Health (someone caring for a patient, a blood drive, or paramedic)

Photo Guidelines and Details

  • Submit your photo(s) by May 26, 2023
    • To be considered for inclusion in this year’s NRHD campaign, including a Save the Date graphic, select toolkit items, and website and social media posts through November 2023.
  • All photos must be original and restriction-free
    • No third party may own or control any materials the image contains
  • The photo must not infringe upon trademark, copyright, intellectual rights, or rights of privacy of any entity or person
  • Please only share images of U.S. landscapes, rural communities, friendly smiles, and those that depict rural health or activities promoting healthy living/activities
    • Share up to five (5) HIGH-QUALITY images only
  • No scanned images will be used
    • Photos taken with smartphone cameras are suitable – upload full-size images for maximum resolution
    • Only submissions marked with “Yes, I agree” in the official photo release form will be considered

There is no guarantee that photos will be used in this year’s campaign

Deadline: Friday, May 26, 2023

For questions, please contact info@nosorh.org

To learn more about National Rural Health Day, visit powerofrural.org

Submit a Picture

 

 

Rural Health Clinic Conference

May 12, 2023

Rural Health Clinic Conference

Join Clinic and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) stakeholders from across the country for NRHA’s Rural Health Clinic and Critical Access Hospital Conferences September 26 – 29.

Take advantage of the educational and networking opportunities designed for clinic and hospital professionals and board members serving rural America.

Be sure to register for both events to save $100 on your total registration cost. NRHA member save $100 more on each event, while those who have never been an NRHA member will receive a complimentary one-year NRHA membership.

By attending the Critical Access Hospital Conference offered by the National Rural Health Association participants may earn up to nine hours ACHE Qualified Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.

When: September 26 – 27

Where: Kansas City, MO –  Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center

Register Now

Now Available! MBQIP Monthly – May 2023

May 10, 2023

Now Available! MBQIP Monthly – May 2023

MBQIP Monthly is an e-newsletter that highlights current information about the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) and provides critical access hospitals (CAHs) information and support for quality reporting and improvement. MBQIP Monthly is produced through the Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance program by Stratis Health.

April 2023 content:

  • CAHs Can! QI Mentor Stories – Improving Durable Medical Equipment Process
  • Data: CAHs Measure Up – OP-18 Performance
  • Tips: Robyn Quips – Abstraction Tidbits
  • Tools and Resources – Helping CAHs succeed in Quality Reporting & Improvement

May 2023 MBQIP Monthly

Webinar – Moneyball for Medicine: How Seattle Children’s used self-serve HER data to empower clinicians, drive efficiency, and dramatically increase revenue

May 10, 2023

Webinar – Moneyball for Medicine: How Seattle Children’s used self-serve EHR data to empower clinicians, drive efficiency, and dramatically increase revenue

As healthcare emerges from COVID-19 disruptions, proactive organizations are using lessons learned to improve efficiency, increase capacity, enhance clinical effectiveness and reduce disparities in outcomes. Seattle Children’s Hospital acted on a key area that is too often untapped: the treasure trove of data captured in the Electronic Health Record (EHR).

Join Becker’s Hospital Review webinar to learn how Seattle Children’s increased the value of its data and made it available to all clinicians via a self-service clinical management tool – enabling clinical leaders to quickly and easily monitor, evaluate and adapt care across patients, treatments, teams and workflows.

You will also learn more about the hospital’s successes, including:

  • Improve GI lab efficiency increasing annual revenue of over $2M
  • Increase OR capacity 150,000 minutes per year without changing staffing
  • Reduce anesthesia-related carbon emissions by 90%
  • Diagnose and eliminate racial and language inequities in care

Date: May 31, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. CT

Register Now

Become an NHSC Site! Determine Your Eligibility and Review Resources

May 10, 2023

Become an NHSC Site! Determine Your Eligibility and Review Resources

You are invited to apply to become a National Health Service Corps (NHSC) approved site and join the effort to provide outpatient, primary health care services to people in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs). As an NHSC-approved site, you will receive assistance with recruiting, hiring, and retaining clinicians.

The new site application cycle is for sites that:

Have never been NHSC-approved, including sites that have applied and had their application denied or canceled

Are currently inactive for NHSC due to expiration or past compliance issues

The application is open now through Thursday, June 22 at 11:59 p.m. ET

Get Application Help:

Additional Resources

Eligible Sites:

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Certified Rural Health Clinics (PDF – 1 MB)
    • Provider-based
    • Independent
  • Community mental health centers (CMHC)
  • Community outpatient facilities
    • Hospital-affiliated
    • Non-hospital-affiliated
  • Critical access hospitals (CAH)
  • Free clinics
  • Mobile units
  • Private practices (solo or group)
  • School-based clinics
  • State or local health departments
  • State Prisons
    • Note: Not all state prisons are eligible. A prison must meet these criteria to qualify for a designated HPSA:
      • Must be medium or maximum security
      • Must have at least 250 inmates
      • The ratio of the number of internees per year to the number of FTE primary care physicians serving the institution must be at least 1000:1
  • Substance use disorder (SUD) treatment facilities
    • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)-certified Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs)
    • Office-Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) facilities
    • Non-opioid outpatient SUD treatment facilities

Learn How to Apply

Stroudwater Associates 3rd Annual CAH Regional Virtual Conference

May 10, 2023

Stroudwater Associates 3rd Annual CAH Regional Virtual Conference

Join other critical access and rural healthcare leaders for Stroudwater’s Virtual CAH Conference, taking place during the second and third weeks of June. The conference will provide critical information for organizational best practices and cover subjects, such as health equity, financial readiness, revenue cycle training, physician compensation, and other topics significant in rural and community healthcare.

When:

Northeast (Region A)

  • June 13, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., ET
  • June 14, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., ET

Southeast (Region B)

  • June 15, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. CST
  • June 16, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., EST

Central (Region C)

  • June 20, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. CST
  • June 21, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. EST

Mountain (Region D)

  • June 14, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. HAST
  • June 14, 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. PST
  • June 15, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. MST
  • June 15, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. CST

Pacific (Region E)

  • June 20, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. AKST
  • June 20, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. PST
  • June 21, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. MST
  • June 21, 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. CST

Register Here

DHSS Launches Webpage and Map Displaying Missouri Facilities by Perinatal Levels of Care

May 1, 2023

DHSS Launches Webpage and Map Displaying Missouri Facilities by Perinatal Levels of Care

Maternal Level of Care Map

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – In 2018, Senate Bill 50 was passed by the Missouri General Assembly, which allowed the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) to establish criteria for levels of maternal care and neonatal care designations for birthing facilities. As dozens of Missouri hospitals and providers have since completed the developed designation process, DHSS is launching the webpage, Health.mo.gov/PerinatalCare, which outlines the criteria developed for both maternal and neonatal levels of care and provides a map of these facilities by their designation level.

Annually, an average of 61 Missouri women die while pregnant or within one year of pregnancy, giving Missouri the seventh highest rate of maternal mortality in the United States. Risk-appropriate care is just one of many strategies underway in Missouri to improve health outcomes for pregnant women and infants. Integrating this strategy into a coordinated system helps to ensure pregnant women and infants at high risk of complications receive care at a birth facility that is best prepared to meet their health needs. This coordination and triage enhance the ability of women to give birth safely in their communities while providing support for circumstances when higher level resources are needed.

“As soon as a woman becomes aware of her pregnancy, she should seek and receive prenatal care with her health provider right away. So many beneficial things can be done early in pregnancy to improve outcomes for mom and baby,” said Dr. Heidi Miller, chief medical officer for DHSS. “One of the most important interventions is determining if the pregnancy is high risk, so that the mother can be educated, empowered and connected with the appropriate intensity of care.”

This week, DHSS recognizes Black Maternal Health Week and encourages Missourians to support the pregnant people in their lives to reduce factors that contribute to pregnancy-related complications and death. Missouri’s latest pregnancy-associated mortality review report can be viewed at https://health.mo.gov/data/pamr/pdf/2019-annual-report.pdf.

Register for Rural Suicide Prevention Workshops

May 1, 2023

Register for Rural Suicide Prevention Workshops

Register for Rural Suicide Prevention Workshops – May 23 and July 25.  This comprehensive training for service providers in rural communities includes special focus on youth, substance use, and Indigenous communities. The interactive workshop features video demonstrations, active discussion groups, and access to the latest research on best practices. Attendees will get free, ongoing support – including online discussion forums and monthly Q&A video calls – for one year after the workshop.  This opportunity is provided by the University of Rochester Recovery Center of Excellence (COE), one of three COEs in FORHP’s rural opioid programming.

Cost: Free

Content is designed for service providers in rural communities with

  • Highlights on suicide prevention for youth
  • Substance use
  • Indigenous or Tribal communities

Who Should Attend?

  • Physicians
  • Nurses
  • Physician assistants
  • Social workers
  • Nurse practitioners
  • Youth organization team members
  • Mental health professionals
  • School health professionals
  • Others who serve rural communities

Register Here