HRSA COVID-19 Claims Reimbursement for Uninsured Patients
Electronic reimbursement, generally at Medicare rates, for healthcare providers for testing uninsured individuals for COVID-19 and treating uninsured individuals with a COVID-19 diagnosis on or after February 4, 2020. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - April 28, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
Direct Contracting Model
Building on lessons learned from initiatives involving Medicare Accountable Care Organizations, the Direct Contracting Model is a set of 3 voluntary payment model options designed to reduce expenditures and preserve and enhance quality of care for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - December 11, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
Expanding NIH ’s Definition of Socio-Economic Disadvantaged to be More Inclusive and Diversify the Workforce
An extensive literature demonstrates that socioeconomic status is one of the
strongest predictors of health, on par with typical
risk markers like smoking, physical inactivity, hypertension, and
diabetes. An intriguing graphic shows life
expectancy according to stops on the London subway system – as described in a news story, “if you travel eastbound between Lancaster Gate and Mile
End – 20 minutes on the Central line – life expectancy decreases by 12
years.” This association of strong links
between socioeconomic status and health is remarkably reproducible – including
on subway maps of the ...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - November 26, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Biomedical Workforce Diversity Source Type: funding
Quality Payment Program Exceptions
The opportunity to apply for exceptions to meeting Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program requirements. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - August 21, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
Quality Payment Program Support for Small, Underserved, and Rural Practices
Customized technical assistance for clinicians in small practices, including those in rural locations, Health Professional Shortage Areas, and Medically Underserved Areas to help them participate and succeed in the Quality Payment Program. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - August 6, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
Primary Care First Model
Voluntary 5-year payment options that reward value and quality by offering an innovative payment structure to support delivery of advanced primary care. The model is designed to prioritize the doctor-patient relationship; enhance care for patients with complex chronic needs and high need, seriously ill patients; reduce administrative burden; and focus financial rewards on improved health outcomes. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - July 1, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Hardship Exception Application
CMS eligible hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) may be exempted from the Medicare Promoting Interoperability payment adjustment if they can show that compliance with the requirement for being a meaningful EHR user would result in a significant hardship. Eligible hospitals and CAHs may submit a hardship exception application each year for a maximum of 5 years. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - June 12, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model
A voluntary, 5-year payment model that will provide greater flexibility to ambulance care teams to address emergency healthcare needs of Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) beneficiaries following a 911 call. The model is designed to correct misaligned incentives and has the potential to improve the quality of care and lower costs to Medicare by reducing avoidable transports to the hospital ED and potentially reducing avoidable inpatient admissions. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Source: Emergency services funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Emergency services funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - June 4, 2019 Category: Rural Health Source Type: funding
Arkansas' Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant (CAH/FLEX) Program
Training and technical assistance to build capacity, support innovation, and promote sustainable improvement in the rural healthcare system, specifically Critical Access Hospitals in Arkansas. Geographic coverage: Arkansas -- Arkansas Department of Health, Arkansas Office of Rural Health& Primary Care (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - April 4, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
CMS Seeks Input on Interoperability and Patient Access Proposed Rule and RFIs
Medicare and Medicaid claims data are
a uniquely valuable, rich source of health information available to the NIH
research community for observational and interventional research. As an
example, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have joined forces to link the Surveillance,
Epidemiology, and End-Results (SEER) data with extensive medical and
patient-reported health information. Another
example – researchers have successfully linked data from the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory
Support
with Medicare claims data. And one ...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - March 25, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike CMS Interoperability Source Type: funding
Seeking Input on the Need to Enhance Access to NIH Grants Data
NIH has long been
committed to transparency into who and what we fund. We have previously
discussed the value of freely-available web tools that allow
you to gain insight into NIH funding decisions. Award data available via RePORT
and RePORTER, for
instance, include non-sensitive information such as awardee institution,
principal investigator, funding levels, research abstracts, as well as
associated publications, patents, and other project outcomes. Better yet, if
you want to see all of these data all at once, then ExPORTER
allows you to download over 25 years’ worth of such non-sensitive NIH grant
award data.
Resea...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - March 4, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Administrative Data Data enclave RFI Source Type: funding
Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
Grants to state designated entities to assist Critical Access Hospitals with quality and performance activities, including: stabilizing rural hospital finance; integrating emergency medical services (EMS) into their healthcare systems; incorporating population health; and fostering innovative models of healthcare. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Source: Emergency services funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Emergency services funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - January 28, 2019 Category: Rural Health Source Type: funding
HEAL Initiative: Integrated Approach to Pain and Opioid Use in Hemodialysis Patients: The Hemodialysis Opioid Prescription Effort (HOPE) Consortium - Clinical Centers (U01 Clinical Trial Required)
Funding Opportunity RFA-DK-18-030 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. Pain is a common problem in Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Hemodialysis (HD) patients, but its prevalence varies widely by geography, dialysis unit, and possibly, ethnicity. Pain has been linked to decreased quality of life, lack of social support, depressed mood and other mental health disorders. Chronic opioid prescription has been identified in approximately 20% of US ESRD HD patients, far higher than in Medicare comparison populations. Opioid doses prescribed to HD patients exceed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - December 10, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: funding
HEAL Initiative: Integrated Approach to Pain and Opioid Use in Hemodialysis Patients: The Hemodialysis Opioid Prescription Effort (HOPE) Consortium - Scientific and Data Research Center (U01 Clinical Trial Required)
Funding Opportunity RFA-DK-18-031 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. Pain is a common problem in Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Hemodialysis (HD) patients, but its prevalence varies widely by geography, dialysis unit, and possibly, ethnicity. Perception of pain has been linked to decreased quality of life, lack of social support, depressed mood and other mental health disorders. Chronic opioid prescription has been identified in approximately 20% of US ESRD HD patients, far higher than the rate in Medicare comparison populations. Opioid doses prescribed to HD patients exceed Centers for Disease Contro...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - December 10, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: funding
HEAL Initiative: Integrated Approach to Pain and Opioid Use in Hemodialysis Patients: The Hemodialysis Opioid Prescription Effort (HOPE) Consortium - Scientific and Data Research Center (U01 Clinical Trial Required)
Pain is a common problem in Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Hemodialysis (HD) patients, but its prevalence varies widely by geography, dialysis unit, and possibly, ethnicity. Perception of pain has been linked to decreased quality of life, lack of social support, depressed mood and other mental health disorders. Chronic opioid prescription has been identified in approximately 20% of US ESRD HD patients, far higher than the rate in Medicare comparison populations. Opioid doses prescribed to HD patients exceed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations. Prescription and dose level have been asso...
Source: NIDDK Funding Opportunities - December 10, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: funding
