The National Association of State EMS Officials, The Joint Committee on Rural Emergency Care, and the Arizona Center for Rural Health invite you to join them in Tucson, Arizona, for the 4th Annual National Rural EMS & Care Conference.
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Rural Reporter
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CMS Proposes Changes To Hospital Requirements
On Tuesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed changes with the stated goal of requiring hospitals to post prices online, improving patients’ access to their electronic health records, grappling with sky-high drug prices, and reducing the paperwork burden on hospitals. The changes would reduce the number of measures hospitals are required to report, and would ease documentation requirements. The proposed rule changes will begin implementing parts of the MyHealthEData initiative, and CMS will be renaming a part of the Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs from the "Meaningful Use" program" to the "Promoting Interoperability" program. (Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Photo: Damian Gadal on flickr) More »
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American Academy of Nursing Warns Against Long Hours; Fatigue
The American Academy of Nursing is urging health care providers to make systemic changes to prevent a tired workforce of nurses. A position paper co-authored by the Dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Nursing, Linda Scott, who is also part of the American Academy of Nursing, says that nurse fatigue is a real threat. Fatigue among nurses, the paper claims, is a danger to patients because of increased risk of error; the health and safety of nurses themselves; and the risk of car accidents when commuting. The paper, published in Nursing Outlook, says that nursing is one of a growing number of fields recognizing the broad health and safety risks that are linked to shift work, long work hours, and worker fatigue. Read the full paper here. (Source: Shamane Mills, Wisconsin Public Radio; Image: rawpixel on Unsplash) More »
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UW System Receives $4 Million In Broadband Funding
In partnership with the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative Information Technology Network, the UW System will receive $4 million to support health care education delivery through broadband and telecommunications services on all of its campuses. The funding will facilitate virtual classes in health care education delivery, particularly in rural areas. (Source: UW System; Photo: Markus Spiske on Unsplash) More »
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Looking At Two New Initiatives For Health Data
In March, HHS Administrator Seema Verma announced two new initiatives, MyHealthEData and Blue Button 2.0, that would implement changes in order to make it easier for consumers and providers to use electronic health records. However, the timeline and specifics for the rollout of these changes remain unclear, argues health care lawyer David Harlow. (Source: Healthcare IT News; Photo: Adapted from rawpixel on flickr) More »
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Proposed Bipartisan Legislation Would Address Farmer Suicide
New bipartisan legislation introduced by Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) would provide farmers with critical support and mental health resources. The FARMERS FIRST Act would provide funding for local resources, provide suicide prevention training for farm advocates, create support groups and reestablish the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN). (Source: Wisconsin State Farmer; Photo: Jenny Hill on Unsplash) More »
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Funding for Rural Water and Waste Disposal Projects (Ongoing) (Deadline: 05/01/2018)This program helps very small, financially distressed rural communities with predevelopment feasibility studies, design and technical assistance on proposed water and waste disposal projects. Most state and local governmental entities, nonprofits, and federally recognized tribes may apply. Applications for this program are accepted year round through Wisconsin's Rural Development office. Email inquiries to RD.BCP.SO@wi.usda.gov. Funding »
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Funding for Rural Water and Waste Disposal Projects (Ongoing) (Deadline: 06/01/2018)This program helps very small, financially distressed rural communities with predevelopment feasibility studies, design and technical assistance on proposed water and waste disposal projects. Most state and local governmental entities, nonprofits, and federally recognized tribes may apply. Applications for this program are accepted year round through Wisconsin's Rural Development office. Email inquiries to RD.BCP.SO@wi.usda.gov. Funding »
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Funding for Rural Water and Waste Disposal Projects (Ongoing) (Deadline: 07/01/2018)This program helps very small, financially distressed rural communities with predevelopment feasibility studies, design and technical assistance on proposed water and waste disposal projects. Most state and local governmental entities, nonprofits, and federally recognized tribes may apply. Applications for this program are accepted year round through Wisconsin's Rural Development office. Email inquiries to RD.BCP.SO@wi.usda.gov. Funding »
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Funding for Rural Water and Waste Disposal Projects (Ongoing) (Deadline: 08/01/2018)This program helps very small, financially distressed rural communities with predevelopment feasibility studies, design and technical assistance on proposed water and waste disposal projects. Most state and local governmental entities, nonprofits, and federally recognized tribes may apply. Applications for this program are accepted year round through Wisconsin's Rural Development office. Email inquiries to RD.BCP.SO@wi.usda.gov. Funding »
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Funding for Rural Water and Waste Disposal Projects (Ongoing) (Deadline: 09/01/2018)This program helps very small, financially distressed rural communities with predevelopment feasibility studies, design and technical assistance on proposed water and waste disposal projects. Most state and local governmental entities, nonprofits, and federally recognized tribes may apply. Applications for this program are accepted year round through Wisconsin's Rural Development office. Email inquiries to RD.BCP.SO@wi.usda.gov. Funding »
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Funding for Rural Water and Waste Disposal Projects (Ongoing) (Deadline: 10/01/2018)This program helps very small, financially distressed rural communities with predevelopment feasibility studies, design and technical assistance on proposed water and waste disposal projects. Most state and local governmental entities, nonprofits, and federally recognized tribes may apply. Applications for this program are accepted year round through Wisconsin's Rural Development office. Email inquiries to RD.BCP.SO@wi.usda.gov. Funding »
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Funding for Rural Water and Waste Disposal Projects (Ongoing) (Deadline: 11/01/2018)This program helps very small, financially distressed rural communities with predevelopment feasibility studies, design and technical assistance on proposed water and waste disposal projects. Most state and local governmental entities, nonprofits, and federally recognized tribes may apply. Applications for this program are accepted year round through Wisconsin's Rural Development office. Email inquiries to RD.BCP.SO@wi.usda.gov. Funding »
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Funding for Rural Water and Waste Disposal Projects (Ongoing) (Deadline: 12/01/2018)This program helps very small, financially distressed rural communities with predevelopment feasibility studies, design and technical assistance on proposed water and waste disposal projects. Most state and local governmental entities, nonprofits, and federally recognized tribes may apply. Applications for this program are accepted year round through Wisconsin's Rural Development office. Email inquiries to RD.BCP.SO@wi.usda.gov. Funding »
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AHRQ Research Demonstration and Dissemination Grant (Deadline: 05/26/2018)The Research Demonstration and Dissemination Grant (R18) is an award made by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to an institution/organization to support a discrete, specified health services research project. The AHRQ mission is to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable and affordable, and to work with HHS and other partners to make sure that the evidence is understood and used. AHRQ’s specific priority areas of focus are to: Improve health care quality by accelerating implementation of Patient Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Make health care safer Increase accessibility by evaluating expansions of insurance coverage, and Improve health care affordability, efficiency and cost transparency. Priority populations for study are those in inner-city and rural areas, including frontier areas. Funding »
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Indian Highway Safety Occupant Protection Grant (Deadline: 05/01/2018)The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Office of Justice Services (OJS), Indian Highway Safety Program (IHSP) solicits proposals for implementing traffic safety programs and projects which are designed to reduce the number of traffic crashes, deaths, injuries and property damage within these populations. Indian Highway Safety Grants are reimbursable grants available to federally recognized tribes. Funding »
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USDA Community Connect Grants for Broadband Deployment in Rural Communities (Deadline: 05/14/2018)Public, private and non-profit entities, including federally-recognized tribal organizations, are eligible to apply for grants funding broadband deployment in rural communities lacking existing broadband service with speed of at least 10 Mbps downstream and 1 Mbps upstream. Grant funds may be used for construction, acquisition, or leasing of facilities, spectrum, land or buildings used to deploy broadband service for all residents, businesses and community facilities within the proposed funding service area. Funding »
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National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program (Deadline: 05/10/2018)The National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program awards scholarships to students who are pursuing one of the following degrees with a primary care specialty: Medicine (MD or DO), Dentistry (DDS or DMD), Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nurse Midwife, or Physician Assistant. Scholarship recipients must commit to providing primary care health services at an approved site in a high-need urban, rural, or frontier community upon completion of their degrees. Recipients are expected to provide one year of full-time equivalent service for each year of the scholarship. There will be an application webinar on April 12th, from 2-3:30 p.m. CST and a Q&A session on April 26th from 2-3 p.m. Funding »
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Victims of Child Abuse Act Support for Children’s Advocacy Centers (Deadline: 05/14/2018)This program provides support to Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) through membership, accreditation, and sub-grant services in order to provide a coordinated response to victims of child abuse through multidisciplinary teams involved in the intervention, prevention, prosecution, and investigation systems that respond to child abuse and neglect cases. A priority is the growth of accredited CACs in rural and tribal communities. Funding »
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Health Careers Opportunity Program: The National HCOP Academies (Deadline: 05/29/2018)The Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) provides grants to projects designed to increase and support opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to enter health professions. Projects are expected to: 1) Promote the recruitment of qualified individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds into the health professions, including allied health programs; 2) Improve retention, matriculation, and graduation rates by implementing tailored enrichment programs designed to address the academic and social needs of disadvantaged students; and 3) Provide opportunities for community-based health profession training in primary care, emphasizing experiences in rural and underserved communities. There will be an application webinar on April 17th, from 1-2:30 pm CST and an applicant conference call on May 1st, from 1-2 pm CST. Funding »
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Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program Grants (Deadline: 06/04/2018)The AgriSafe Nurse Scholar program is a free distance learning opportunity available to rural nurses working for non profit organizations, government agencies or educational institutions. Distance education (a total of 18 hours), provided by experienced health & safety educators will enable rural nurses to increase their knowledge base in prevention, identification and assessment of diseases related to agricultural work exposures. Eligible applicants include entities that provide education or healthcare through telecommunications. USDA will host webinars on April 19th and April 25th on eligibility rules and application requirements for the DLT Grant Program. Funding »
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Rural Health Care Telecommunications Program (Deadline: 06/29/2018)The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) Rural Health Care Telecommunications Program provides assistance to healthcare providers for eligible expenses related to broadband connectivity based on the urban-rural price difference in an area. Rural public or nonprofit healthcare providers (HCPs) are eligible. Funding »
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Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program (Deadline: 09/30/2018)The Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program (Farm Bill Broadband Program) furnishes loans and loan guarantees to provide funds for the costs of construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide service at the broadband lending speed in eligible rural areas. Eligible entities may be either a nonprofit or for-profit organization intending to provide services in an eligible rural area. Funding »
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Drug-Free Communities Mentoring Program (Deadline: 06/04/2018)Three awards of up to $75,000 are available for the Drug-Free Communities Mentoring Program. The purpose of the DFC-M Program is to assist newly forming coalitions in becoming eligible to apply for DFC funding on their own. It is the intent of the DFC-M Program that, at the end of the Mentoring grant, each Mentee coalition will meet all of the statutory eligibility requirements of the DFC Support Program and be fully prepared to compete for a DFC grant on their own. Recipients will be expected to achieve this by meeting the following goals: 1) Strengthen the Mentee coalition’s organizational structure; 2) Increase the Mentee coalition’s leadership and community readiness to address youth substance use problems in the Mentee community; 3) Assist the Mentee coalition in working through a strategic planning process that will result in a comprehensive Action Plan. IMPORTANT APPLICATION INFORMATION: SAMHSA’s application procedures have changed. All applicants must register with NIH’s eRA Commons in order to submit an application. This process takes up to six weeks. If you believe you are interested in applying for this opportunity, you MUST start the registration process immediately. Do not wait to start this process. If your organization is not registered and you do not have an active eRA Commons PI account by the deadline, the application will not be accepted. No exceptions will be made. Funding »
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Telecommunications Infrastructure Loans and Loan Guarantees (Deadline: 06/01/2018)USDA Telecommunications Infrastructure Loans and Loan Guarantees provide financing for telephone and broadband infrastructure in rural areas. Funding is available for entities that provide telecommunications in qualified rural areas, including state and local governmental entities, federally recognized tribes, and non-profits. Eligible areas are towns with a population of 5,000 or less, and areas without telecommunications facilities or areas where the applicant is the recognized telecommunications provider are eligible. Applications for this program are accepted year round through the national office. Funding »
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Telecommunications Infrastructure Loans and Loan Guarantees (Deadline: 05/01/2018)USDA Telecommunications Infrastructure Loans and Loan Guarantees provide financing for telephone and broadband infrastructure in rural areas. Funding is available for entities that provide telecommunications in qualified rural areas, including state and local governmental entities, federally recognized tribes, and non-profits. Eligible areas are towns with a population of 5,000 or less, and areas without telecommunications facilities or areas where the applicant is the recognized telecommunications provider are eligible. Applications for this program are accepted year round through the national office. Funding »
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Rural Health Clinic Conference
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2018-04-24 to 2018-04-25
)Day One: Providing Clarity to Complex Medicare Cost Report Issues. Is Your Emergency Preparedness Plan Ready for Audit? Networking Social at Lambeau Field. Day Two: Legislative Changes That Will Impact Your Facilities. Top Tips to Enhance Your Billing Processes. Finding Answers to Your RHC Questions: A How-To Guide to Navigating RHC Resources. How RHC Revenue Can Be Enhanced by Expanding Medicare Services. Sessions are intended for all levels of rural health clinic professionals including administrators, CFOs, CEOs, CIOs, directors of finance, finance professionals, reimbursement analysts, and office managers. Location: Green Bay, WI.
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National Rural EMS & Care Conference & EMS Grant Writing Workshop
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2018-04-23 to 2018-04-25
)Invited attendees include rural EMS directors, medical directors and officers, rural health care providers, state EMS officials, hospital administrators, elected officials, federal agency officials, and other EMS partners. This will be an amazing opportunity to engage with partners from all over the country and at different levels of EMS care. In addition to the Conference, NOSORH is offering a 4-hour EMS Grant Writing 101 Workshop, on April 23, for rural EMS agencies and other interested partners. Location: Tucson, AZ.
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