Delta Health Systems Implementation Program
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RuralHospitals@hrsa.gov
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The Delta Health Systems Implementation Program will provide funding to improve healthcare delivery in rural areas by implementing projects that will improve the financial sustainability of rural healthcare organizations and allow for increased access to care in rural communities of the Delta region.
Focus areas:
- Financial and operational improvements
- Implementation of quality improvement initiatives
- Expansion of telehealth services and financial/operational systems enhancements
- Workforce recruitment and retention initiatives
Project examples:
- Financial and Operational:
- Developing new service lines
- Increasing inpatient and swing bed volume
- Increasing outpatient services
- Implementing revenue cycle best practices to increase point of service collections, and optimizing emergency department operations
- Quality:
- Reducing readmissions
- Improving transitions of care and discharge planning
- Implementing performance measurement systems
- Clinical documentation integrity training
- Utilizing data analytics
- Telehealth:
- Expanding telehealth services
- Enhancing cybersecurity
- Workforce:
- Recruitment initiatives
- Implementing new technology to increase clinical efficiency
- Simulation training for clinicians
- Leadership training (such as rounding to improve patient and employee satisfaction)
Eligible applicants include public or private, non-profit or for-profit entities, community based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations within the Delta region.
Types of eligible organizations:
- Public institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) IRS status
- For-profit organizations, including small businesses
- State, county, city, township, and special district governments, including the District of Columbia, domestic territories, and the freely associated states (includes state health departments)
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments
- Native American tribal organizations
Award ceiling: $400,000
Project period: 1 year
Estimated number of awards: 5
Estimated total program funding:
$2,000,000
Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov.
Applicant webinar
January 8, 2025
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Eastern
Call-in number: 833.568.8864
Meeting ID: 1604374049
Passcode: 37183891
Related Content
Organizations (3)
- Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, view details
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, view details
- Health Resources and Services Administration, view details
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