Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program

Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program is sponsored by Health Resources and Services Administration. Assists small rural healthcare providers in enhancing quality improvement activities, including health IT interoperability.

Funding Details: Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program - Rural Health Information Hub Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program Assistance Listing: 93. 912 Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services For program and eligibility For financial and budget questions: Grants.

gov contact center: Self-service knowledge base System for award management (SAM): The Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program offers grants to support the planning, development, and implementation of quality improvement activities for rural primary care providers or providers of healthcare services, such as Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, or a network of rural health providers, to increase access to high quality healthcare services and improve health.

Applicants are required to use an evidence-based model or promising practice to demonstrate impact by the end of Awardees must implement 3 strategies: Develop, enhance, and implement quality improvement strategies and train staff to create a sustained culture of quality improvement within the organization.

This includes identifying the measures relevant to the clinical health service focus area identified to meaningfully assess care quality, health outcomes, access to services, and performance improvement in rural Strengthen data collection by using electronic health records, health information technology, artificial intelligence, and/or other technology tools.

Implement billing and coding strategies and training to drive increased revenue from the new or expanded services provided, with the goal of financial sustainability for these services.

Applicants must be a rural domestic public or nonprofit private healthcare provider or provider of healthcare services, such as a Critical Access Hospital, Rural Health Clinic; or be another rural provider or network of small rural providers identified by the Secretary as a key source of local or regional care; and not previously have received an award under this subsection for the same or similar project.

The applicant organization must be Types of eligible organizations: State, territory, county, city, township, and special Public and state-controlled institutions of higher Native American tribal governments (Federally Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofit organizations with and without 501(c)(3) Additional eligibility requirements Nationwide and U.S. territories Award ceiling: $250,000 per year Estimated number of awards: 20 Estimated total program funding: Links to the full announcement, application instructions , and the online application process are available through Applicants must notify the appropriate State Office of Rural Health (SORH) of an intent to apply for this program and include the SORH's response in the If the applicant is from a U.S. territory, documentation of communication with a functional equivalent of a SORH should be provided.

If the territory does not have the functional equivalent of a SORH, this requirement does · Critical Access Hospitals · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Health information technology · Health workforce education and training · Healthcare business and finance · Healthcare needs and services · Integrated service delivery · Networking and collaboration · Service delivery models · Sustainability of programs · Technology for health and human services Grantee Directory: Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program, 2016-2019, Small Healthcare Provider Quality Improvement: Sourcebook, 2016-2019, Grantee Directory: Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Grant Program, 2019-2022, Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program Sourcebook, 2019-2022, Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program, 2022–2026 Grantee Directory, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, For complete information about funding programs, including your application status, please contact funders directly.

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