RHIhub This Week - January 22, 2025
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Step Into CubaStep Into Cuba in rural Cuba, New Mexico, works to make the community more pedestrian-friendly by creating and improving hiking trails and other places to walk. |
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Jan 22, 2025 -- Summarizes recent research finding that rural areas have a shortage of ophthalmic surgeons despite a higher need for ophthalmic surgery for rural residents. Discusses trends in access to eye surgeons and specialists between 2012 and 2022 and regional access disparities. Source: HealthDay News Comments Requested on Mobile Crisis Team Services: An Implementation Toolkit Draft Jan 21, 2025 -- Request for comments on a draft of the Mobile Crisis Team Services: An Implementation Toolkit. The document offers guidance and resources to plan, implement, and maintain mobile crisis teams supporting mental health and substance use-related behavioral health crises and includes rural-specific considerations. Comments are accepted through March 21, 2025. Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration NRHA Continues Partnership to Advance Rural Oral Health Jan 21, 2025 -- Announces a new Rural Oral Health Seminar Toolkit and a renewed partnership between the National Rural Health Association and CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. Includes a call for submissions for the 2025 Compendium of Oral Health Best Practices, a resources that will showcase programs and initiatives focused on rural oral health quality and access. Submissions are due March 31, 2025. Source: National Rural Health Association Q&A: What Are the Challenges and Opportunities of Small-Town Philanthropy? Jan 17, 2025 -- Interviews an administrator at the Blandin Foundation, a rural-based and rural-serving private foundation in Minnesota. Discusses the culture of rural, challenges with grant writing for rural communities, community engagement, and goals for the future. Source: The Daily Yonder CMS Moves Closer to Accountable Care Goals with 2025 ACO Initiatives Jan 15, 2025 -- Discusses progress made by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) toward accountable care goals, highlighting accomplishments from the 2025 performance year. Notes participation numbers related to Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics, Critical Access Hospitals for various CMS models. Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Newsroom |
Funding to increase the awareness of key actions to support positive maternal health outcomes using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Hear Her campaign materials. Geographic coverage: Nationwide Application Deadline: Feb 7, 2025 Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Indian Health Board Appalachian Investments Supporting Partnerships In Recovery Ecosystems (INSPIRE) Initiative Funding to assist in moving individuals in the Appalachian region from substance use disorder treatment to recovery to employment, with a focus on support services that enable and support individual successful entry or reentry into the workforce. Geographic coverage: Available in specific counties in 13 states. Letter of Intent (Required): Feb 14, 2025 Application Deadline: Mar 10, 2025 Sponsor: Appalachian Regional Commission Automatic Samplers and Flow Meters for Small, Rural, Tribal, and Territorial Communities Automatic water samplers and flow meters, and training and troubleshooting related to their use for small wastewater utilities to do wastewater surveillance. Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories Application Deadline: Feb 14, 2025 Sponsors: Network of Wastewater-Based Epidemiology, Water Environment Federation VA VetResources Community Network (VRCN) Catalyst Award Award that recognizes nonprofit veteran community-serving organizations for innovative solutions to reach and support underserved Veterans, their families, caregivers, and/or survivors. The top 10 nonprofit organizations/teams will each receive a monetary award to plan and implement community-based outreach event(s) or activation(s) to reach over 5,000 underserved veterans across 4 priority categories. Geographic coverage: Nationwide Application Deadline: Mar 3, 2025 Sponsors: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Experience Office (VEO) AARP Community Challenge Grants for projects that work to improve livability for all residents of a community. The 2025 application cycle will focus on public spaces; housing; transportation; community resilience; digital connections; disaster preparedness; and physical activity, among others. Applications from rural communities are encouraged. Geographic coverage: Nationwide Application Deadline: Mar 5, 2025 Sponsor: AARP Whole Kids Foundation School Garden Grant Program Grants to support new and existing edible gardens at K-12 schools and nonprofit organizations. Applications from rural and tribal communities are encouraged. Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories Application Deadline: Mar 5, 2025 Sponsor: Whole Kids Foundation Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use, Site-Based Program Grants to develop, implement, and/or expand comprehensive programs in response to the overdose crisis and the impact of illicit opioids, stimulants, or other substances. The program provides resources to support state, local, tribal, and territorial efforts to reduce substance misuse and overdose deaths, increase access to prevention services, enhance harm reduction initiatives, expand treatment and recovery services, and develop and increase other resources and supports in the community and justice system. Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories Application Deadline: Mar 12, 2025 Sponsors: Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice American Hospital Association Next Generation Leaders Fellowship A fellowship program designed to empower healthcare leaders to bring about lasting change in the hospital and health systems in which they serve. Rural applicants are encouraged. Geographic coverage: Nationwide Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2025 Sponsor: American Hospital Association Rural Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Planning and Development Grant Grant funding to supports organization in the development or expansion of sustainable PACE programs to improve delivery of comprehensive medical and social services tailored to the needs of elderly individuals in rural areas Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories Application Deadline: Apr 17, 2025 Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program (RMOMS) Funding to provide support to establish innovative, collaborative rural obstetric networks to improve maternity care and access to care in rural communities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories Application Deadline: Apr 22, 2025 Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services SUN Meals (Summer Food Service Program) Funding to provide free, nutritious meals and snacks to help children in low-income areas get the nutrition they need during the summer months. Geographic coverage: Nationwide Applications accepted on an ongoing basis Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Food and Nutrition Service USDA Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Technical assistance for rural hospitals to identify and address healthcare needs and strengthen local healthcare systems. The overall goal of the program is to enhance hospital systems for improved efficiency and financial performance, bolster quality of care, and support communities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide Applications accepted on an ongoing basis Sponsors: National Rural Health Association, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
Report to the U.S. Congress highlighting the effectiveness of grants funded by the Office of Violence Against Women between 2021 and 2022. Includes discussion of rural specific challenges, highlights rural specific programs, and offers data on programs funded through the Rural Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Assistance Program. Includes rural data throughout. Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Justice Date: 12/2024 2025 National Guidelines for a Behavioral Health Coordinated System of Crisis Care Offers a framework for behavioral health crisis care systems to reduce the impact substance use and mental illness following 11 principles and 3 essential elements that are comprehensive, accessible, evidence-based, quality, responsive, and equitable. Discusses rural throughout. Includes guidance on developing a behavioral health coordinated system of crisis care. Additional links: Model Definitions for Behavioral Health Emergency, Crisis, and Crisis-Related Services Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Date: 01/2025 Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) Meeting Minutes, November 15, 2024 Summarizes the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) meeting held on November 15, 2024. Features a presentation and discussion on tracking Title VII Trainees and a presentation from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Office of Tribal Affairs, among other things. Covers recommendations for ACTPCMD's 23rd Report to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary and Congress and topics for the 24th report. Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry Date: 11/2024 Braiding Research Approaches to Understand Home Visiting in Indigenous Communities Provides a scoping review, research questions, and feedback from practitioners regarding Indigenous home visiting programs and Indigenous methodologies in home visiting research. Includes suggestions for research methodologies that incorporate cultural awareness and relationships in Indigenous communities. Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, The Center for Indigenous Research Collaboration and Learning for Home Visiting Date: 12/2024 Community Opioid Overdose Reversal Medications (OORMs) Planning Toolkit Provides planning and strategy resources for organizations and communities to expand access to naloxone and other opioid overdose reversal medications (OORMs). Includes templates, implementation strategies and program examples, and more. Discusses rural considerations and programs throughout, including the Rural EMS Training Program and Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP). Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Date: 01/2025 Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model: Final Evaluation Report Presents quantitative and qualitative results from the evaluation of the Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model, a voluntary model that allowed ambulance care teams to use alternate models of emergency healthcare to improve quality and lower care costs. Describes the characteristics of ET3 participants, the extent to which ET3 interventions successfully prevented emergency department (ED) visits, and how average Medicare Parts A and B spending for patients that received ET3 interventions compared to patients who had low acuity ED visits. Discusses challenges and barriers to delivering ET3 interventions. Includes rural references throughout. Additional links: Findings at a Glance, Technical Appendix Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Date: 01/2025 Examining Differences in Rural and Urban Medicare FFS Beneficiaries' Emergency Department Use Before and During Covid Results of a study describing changes from 2018-2022 in emergency department use among rural and urban Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) beneficiaries. Features statistics including patient demographics, primary diagnoses, and admission sources, with breakdowns by urban and rural areas. Sponsoring organization: ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center Date: 01/2025 Impact of Alcohol Use Disorder on Inpatient Hospitalizations: A Comparison of Outcomes Between Urban and Rural Veterans Affairs Hospitals Analyzes Veterans Health Administration hospital admissions data from 2016 to 2020 to determine the burden of alcohol use disorder on 129 rural and urban hospitals. Data shows break down of patient characteristics, hospital characteristics, and admissions characteristics. Discusses mortality and the potential impact of COVID-19. Author(s): James Willey, Peter Kaboli, Andrea Holcombe, et al. Location: Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2024 Date: 2024 January 2025 MedPAC Meeting Transcript Transcript from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) January 2025 meeting. Covers payment adequacy and updates for physician and other health professional services, hospital inpatient and outpatient services, skilled nursing facility services, home health agency services, inpatient rehabilitation facility services, outpatient dialysis services, and hospice services. Discusses status reports on Medicare Part D, ambulatory surgical centers, and the Medicare Advantage program, as well as policy options for modifying the cost-sharing liability for beneficiaries who receive care at Critical Access Hospitals. Includes rural references and considerations throughout. Additional links: Reducing Beneficiary Cost-sharing for Outpatient Services at Critical Access Hospitals Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Date: 01/2025 The Latest HIPAA Requirements - A Check-In on Your RHC's Compliance Recording of a January 14, 2025, webinar on HIPAA compliance for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). Covers HIPAA related legislation, HIPAA-related complaints and investigations by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), and new regulations and proposed rules related to patient privacy. Part of the Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Series. Additional links: Presentation Slides Sponsoring organization: National Association of Rural Health Clinics Date: 01/2025 Medicaid Coverage in Metro and Small Town/Rural Counties, 2023 Presents county-level data for children, non-elderly adults, and seniors insured by Medicaid/CHIP. Utilizes 2023 American Community Survey (ACS) Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data to provide insurance comparisons by county and by state. Sponsoring organization: Georgetown University Health Policy Institute Date: 01/2025 Native Communities: Alcohol Intervention Review (NativeAIR) Presents an NIH-funded initiative that reviews of evidence-based alcohol interventions for American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Features interventions in three categories: prevention of fetal alcohol disorder, alcohol misuse prevention, and treatment for alcohol used disorder. Sponsoring organization: National Institutes of Health A Perinatal Psychiatry Access Program to Address Rural and Medically Underserved Populations Using Telemedicine Examines the Moms IMPACTT (Improving Access to Perinatal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Care Through Telehealth and Tele-mentoring) program in South Carolina, which aims to address perinatal mental health and substance use issues through healthcare partnerships and telemedicine. Provides details and impact of the program, including outreach and engagement with rural and underserved communities. Author(s): Courtney King, Marie Hayes, Lizmarie Maldonado, et al. Location: BMC Women's Health, 25, 30 Date: 01/2025 Reconceptualizing Rurality: Exploring Community Capital to Identify Distinct Rural Classes in the United States Analyzes latent classes of rurality within population health settings, identifying 4 rural classes and examining contextual characteristics and degree of social vulnerability for each class. Author(s): Jennifer L. Cruz, Douglas A. Luke, Rachel M. Ceballos, Shoba Ramanadhan, Karen M. Emmons Location: SSM - Population Health, 29, 101729 Date: 01/2025 Rural Recovery Innovations Discusses disparities in behavioral health recovery support services in rural, frontier, and tribal communities. Highlights innovative and promising practices for addressing behavioral health disparities, such as addressing stigma, supporting peer workforce, and addressing social determinants of health, among other measures. Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Date: 01/2025 A Rural-Urban Analysis of Buprenorphine Therapy During and After Pregnancy Among the Commercially Insured Explores the use of evidence-based buprenorphine treatment and adherence during the peri-pregnancy period among commercially insured individuals by rurality. Analyzes data on 1,331,040 people between 15 and 44 years-old with diagnosis codes for pregnancy and labor/delivery from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2019. Sponsoring organization: ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center Date: 01/2025 Rural–Urban Disparities in State-Level Diabetes Prevalence Among US Adults, 2021 Analyzes diabetes disparities among rural and urban populations in 41 states in the U.S. Utilizes 2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data to examine rural versus urban disparities and odds ratios (OR) for diabetes in different states. Author(s): Olga Khavjou, Zohra Tayebali, Pyone Cho, Kristopher Myers, Ping Zhang Location: Preventing Chronic Disease, 21 Date: 01/2025 A Summary of State Innovation Models (SIM) Evaluation Results Across 17 States (2013-2020) Summarizes evaluation results of the State Innovation Models (SIM), which examined the ability of 17 state governments to implement and test innovative value-based payment (VBP) healthcare models across multiple payers between 2013 and 2020. Presents findings regarding the implementation and impact of 29 delivery and payment models, including patient-centered medical homes, accountable care organizations, behavioral health integration, and more. Covers state contracting and consensus building, practice transformation, pediatric care, behavioral healthcare, beneficiary and provider perspectives, and more. Includes a section on payment model designs tailored to unique state needs, including rural populations, as well as rural references throughout. Additional links: A Summary of State Innovation Models (SIM): Focus on State-Led Transformation - Findings at a Glance, Executive Summary, Findings at a Glance Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Date: 01/2025 Reports from the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, January 2025
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Deadline: Jan 31, 2025 NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals Event Dates: Oct 11 - 13, 2025 Seattle, WA Conference Website Call for Proposals: 2025 51st Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference Deadline: Apr 1, 2025 Arizona Center for Rural Health Event Dates: Jun 3 - 4, 2025 Flagstaff, AZ Conference Website |
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