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Rural Health Grant Opportunities

Rural Health Grant Opportunities. Jerry Coopey, MPH Office of Rural Health Policy Health Resources and Services Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indiana Rural Health Association January 9, 2008. About the Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP).

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Rural Health Grant Opportunities

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  1. Rural HealthGrant Opportunities Jerry Coopey, MPH Office of Rural Health Policy Health Resources and Services Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indiana Rural Health Association January 9, 2008

  2. About the Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) • Created in 1987 by Congress to help address rural health problems • Advises the Secretary and the DHHS on rural issues. • Administers grant programs, makes policy recommendations, and supports research • Monitor regulations and their impact on rural providers (Medicare/aid, SCHIP)

  3. ORHP Staff

  4. Priorities for 2007 • Performance/Quality Improvement • Health Information Technology • Mental Health • Oral Health HRSA Headquarters, Rockville, MD

  5. ORHP Budget FY 08 Rural Health Outreach                         $48.0 M Denali (AK) Project                              $38.6 M Delta Health Initiative                         $24.6 M Rural Hospital Flexibility                     $24.0 M Small Hospital Improvement              $14.0M Rural Health Research and Policy        $8.6 M State Offices of Rural Health                $8.0 M Black Lung Program                              $5.8 M Radiogenic Diseases                              $1.9 M Access to Emergency Devices               $1.5 M Earmarks                                                $???? TOTAL                                     $175.0M  

  6. Health Information Technology • National Advisory Committee Report Chapter • Collaboration with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality • Collaboration with HRSA OHIT and OAT • Lessons Learned from 2006 ORHP’s Rural HIT Meeting A physician in a CAH that uses the VA Electronic Medical Record system

  7. CAH HIT Grants • $24 million • 16 awards • Indiana - $1.6M • Support the development of one CAH-HIT Network pilot program in a State Flex program

  8. Rural Health Information Technology • New USDA Initiative on Electronic Medical Records • Combines grant and loan funding (20:80) @ 5% • Can apply up to one month before end of FY • $50K up to $1 million • Also continuing their annual grants and loans for distance learning and telemedicine http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/dlt/dlt.htm

  9. Rural Health Research • Support 8 rural health research centers that conduct short and long-term studies on rural health issues – anticipate the policy questions • Studies inform policy makers at Federal, State, Tribal and local levels • Single-Year Policy Oriented Grants: $150K • Info about past and ongoing studies http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/

  10. The Rural Hospital Environment • Critical • Access • Hospitals/Flex • Conversions slowing • What’s next? • New competition will see a change in focus by Flex Grantees

  11. Measuring the Impact of Flex on CAHs • Developing performance measures for the Flex program • Improving financial performance of CAHs • Expansion of CAH core services • Quality improvement/Patient Safety • Increasing use of HIT • Community benefit/impact • Flex State Grantees

  12. Access To Capital • Working with CMS to develop strong but common sense relocation guidelines • Working with HUD, USDA & non-gov funders • Model Plans Available Freewww.hud.gov/offices/hsg/hosp/prototype.pdf • CAH Replacement Manual

  13. CAH Replacement

  14. Resources and Technical Assistance Rural Assistance Center One-stop shopping for information about rural health and human services http://www.raconline.org TASC Provides technical assistance for the Flex Program in the form of information, tools and resources. http://tasc.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov

  15. Resources and Technical Assistance • RHPI Education and Training Gateway http://www.ruralcenter.org/?id=resources • National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network (3RNet) Helps States recruit providers; 750 last year http://www.3rnet.org

  16. Resources and Technical Assistance • Rural Health Works • TA, tools and training to help States measure the economic impact of the health care sector • Conducts feasibility studies for new health care services http://www.ruralhealthworks.org • Network Development TA for developing and improving rural networks. http://networkassist.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov

  17. Resources and Technical Assistance • National Association of Rural Health Clinics • RHC Technical Assistance Conference Calls • http://www.narhc.org • CAH and FQHC Collaboration • Others: USDA, HUD, Foundations

  18. TA and Grant Resources Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org TASC http://tasc.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov RHPI Education and Training Gateway http://www.ruralcenter.org/?id=resources National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network (3RNet) http://www.3rnet.org Rural Health Works http://www.ruralhealthworks.org National Association of Rural Health Clinics http://www.narhc.org ORHP • www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov

  19. Beat the Chargers and then the Pats (cheaters)

  20. Speaker Contact Information • Jerry Coopey • jcoopey@hrsa.gov • ORHP • www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov • 301-443-0835

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