Rural Spotlight

NRHA Searching for 2025 Atlanta Annual Conference Speakers

July 25, 2024

NRHA Searching for 2025 Atlanta Annual Conference Speakers

The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) is now accepting presentation proposals for the 2025 Annual Rural Health Conference and Rural Hospital Innovation Summit, the nation’s premier events celebrating rural health.

Each year, more than 200 individuals present over 85 concurrent educational sessions, 20 research papers, and up to 100 research and educational posters at these annual events, constituting the nation’s largest, most exclusive rural health conference.

Any person with an interest in rural health is invited to submit session proposals by Aug. 15 or original research by Jan. 9 for presentation during the 2025 conference.

Learn More or Submit a proposal

Free Workshop: Suicide Prevention for Rural Health Providers

July 25, 2024

Free Workshop: Suicide Prevention for Rural Health Providers

Rural service providers face unique challenges regarding the availability and access to mental health services and resources – including for youth and Indigenous Tribal communities.

To address these challenges, with funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence has partnered with SafeSide Prevention to provide a workshop on suicide prevention training for service providers in rural communities at no cost to you!

Register to unlock your membership with SafeSide Prevention, which includes the following:

  • Online Community of Practice
    • You connect with SafeSide faculty and members worldwide who are passionate about:
      • suicide prevention
      • sharing resources
      • asking questions
      • and growing together
  • Live Office Hours
    • Join informal, monthly video chats hosted by SafeSide staff where you can ask questions and share experiences with others worldwide.
  • Tools and Refreshers
    • Ongoing education videos, resources and tools are at your fingertips to help you apply suicide prevention best practices in your work.

No matter your role, you will leave this workshop with actionable skills and a clear framework to help you feel more confident as you work to prevent suicide for those you serve.

Cost: Free

Choose a session to join

  • August 1, 12:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET
  • August 15, 12:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET

Click Here to Register

Lunch and Learn Webinar Series: Baby and Me Tobacco Free, August 1

July 25, 2024

Lunch and Learn Webinar Series: Baby and Me Tobacco Free, August 1

Join this informative Lunch and Learn webinar on August 1 to learn about an incredible maternal health program: Baby and Me Tobacco Free!

Topics to be covered:

  • Where do we stand with current tobacco use in Missouri
  • Overview of the Baby and Me Tobacco Free program
  • Highlight Missouri’s in-person locations
  • Provide instructions on how to refer to the program

Learn More about the Baby and Me Tobacco Free program

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, August 1, 12:00 p.m.

Click Here to register for the webinar

Lunch and Learn Webinar Series: Cancer Care in Rural Missouri, July 26

July 25, 2024

Lunch and Learn Webinar Series: Cancer Care in Rural Missouri, July 26

This session of the Missouri Rural Health Association’s (MRHA’s) ongoing educational lunch and learn webinar series will provide a comprehensive overview of the vital programs and services offered by the American Cancer Society.

This webinar is specifically designed for rural health providers and advocates, offering valuable insights and resources to enhance cancer care in rural communities.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, July 26, 12:00 p.m.

Click Here to Register

CDC Rural Public Health Communications Fellowship

July 25, 2024

CDC Rural Public Health Communications Fellowship

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a training opportunity that will support health marketing, communication activities, and health communication research in rural health.

This training opportunity will provide learning experiences to support health marketing and communication activities within ORH and health communication research in a rural health priority area that may include considerations for tribal populations.

This research will involve conducting literature reviews, environmental scans, and data analysis using best practices for qualitative methods.

The fellowship will take place in the CDC Office of Rural Health in Atlanta, Georgia beginning in September.

Qualified candidates will have received a master’s degree in public health, health communication, behavioral health, social sciences, or a related field within the past 5 years.

Learn More and Apply

New Funding Opportunity: Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program HRSA-25-091

July 25, 2024

New Funding Opportunity: Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program HRSA-25-091

The purpose of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program is to support the training of residents in primary care residency training programs in community-based ambulatory patient care centers.

These residency programs will prepare residents to provide high-quality care, particularly in rural and underserved communities, and develop competencies to serve these diverse populations and communities.

This funding will support both the direct expenses associated with sponsoring approved graduate medical residency training programs and indirect expenses associated with the additional costs relating to teaching residents in residency training programs.

Two types of awards are available:

  • Expansion awards for an increased number of resident Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) positions at existing HRSA THCGME Programs
  • New awards to support new resident FTE positions at new Teaching Health Centers (THCs). New THCs are those applicants seeking funding for residency programs that have never received payment under the HRSA THCGME Program for the applicable residency program in any previous fiscal year.

You can apply if you are a community-based ambulatory patient care center that operates an accredited primary care center that operates an accredited primary care residency program, or has formed a GME consortium that operates an accredited primary care residency program, in one of the following specialties/disciplines:

  • Family medicine
  • Internal medicine
  • Pediatrics
  • Internal medicine pediatrics
  • Obstetrics and gynecology
  • Psychiatry
  • General dentistry
  • Pediatric dentistry
  • Geriatrics

Applications due September 5, 2024 11:59 p.m. ET

Learn More

Click Here to Apply

RHIhub This Week Now Available Online

July 24, 2024

RHIhub This Week Now Available Online

RHIhub This Week keeps you informed of the latest rural news, funding opportunities, publications and events.

Click Here to Access RHIhub This Week

Upcoming MBQIP Deadlines and Reporting Reminders

July 24, 2024

Upcoming Deadlines and Reporting Reminders

  • Emergency Department Transfer Communication (EDTC) Q2 2024 encounters (4/1/24- 6/30/24) is due July 31, 2024.
  • Reporting Median time from ED arrival to ED departure (OP-18) Q4 encounters (1/1/24-3/31/24) is due August 1, 2024. Submission is through the HQR Secure Portal-Outpatient. CART users will use CART version 1.24.0. For questions on CART submission and requirement details connect with your State Flex Program.
  • Are you reporting the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure? Reporting Hybrid HWR for Q3 2023-Q2 2024 encounters (7/1/2023-6/30/2024) is due September 30, 2024 for reporting to CMS. Note: The measure is not currently being submitted for MBQIP but is available for reporting to CMS.
  • Reporting Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Q2 2024 encounters (4/1/24-6/30/24) is due October 2, 2024. Submission is through the HQR Secure Portal-Vendor.

 

MBQIP Data Submission Deadlines can be found in the Technical Assistance & Services Center (TASC) MBQIP Toolkit at the link below:

https://www.ruralcenter.org/resources/data-reporting-and-use#data-submission-deadlines

New MBQIP Resources Available

July 24, 2024

New MBQIP Resources Available

Data submission Guides for 5 measures are now available on the RQITA website. These guides include tips for hospitals to get started with reporting new measures, measure details, linked trainings, and step-by-step data submission steps for each measure.

New Data Submission Guides:

Other New MBQIP Resources

Hepatitis C Testing Event – Monday, July 29

July 24, 2024

Hepatitis C Testing Event – Monday, July 29

Hepatitis C affects over 2.4 million adults in the United States. Most people living with the disease are not aware of their status because often Hepatitis C does not have any symptoms.

Hepatitis C can result in cirrhosis and liver cancer, as well as transmission to others. However, Hepatitis C is curable.

As a part of Missouri’s Project Hep Cure and Elimination plan, the State aims to eliminate Hepatitis C by making universal testing accessible and prevent new infections while increasing dignity and reducing stigma.

In celebration of World Hepatitis Testing Day, the free testing event will offer the following:

  • Screening and free rapid finger-stick Hepatitis C point of care tests, with results in 20 minutes
  • Educational materials on Hepatitis B and C
  • Referral and linkage to care to treating physicians
  • Risk reduction materials

Cost:  Free

When: Monday, July 29, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Where:

Missouri River Regional Library Art Galley East

214 Adams St

Jefferson City