Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement

The summary for the Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Health Resources and Services Administration, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement: This grant will assist rural providers with the implementation of quality improvement strategies, while improving patient care and chronic disease outcomes. This program is available to support rural public, rural non-profit, or other rural health care providers, such as a critical access hospital or rural health clinic. Improving the quality of chronic disease management in ambulatory care settings can improve health indicators and decrease emergency room visits and admissions to hospitals. The SHCPQI Grant will focus on quality improvement for chronic diseases, i.e., diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. The ultimate goal of this program is to improve patient health outcomes through enhanced chronic disease management in rural health care settings by: 1) utilizing a patient registry system, 2) tracking and reporting specific health indicators using nationally accepted clinical measures, 3) assessing the need for quality improvement and developing additional performance measures, and 4) participating in technical assistance through peer learning workshops with fellow SHCPQI Program grantees, facilitated by a quality improvement specialist.