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Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Rural Health Information Technology (HIT) Grant Program: Year Eight
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Program
web site |
http://ruralhealth.und.edu/projects/bcbs/year8.php
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| Sponsor |
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota |
| Deadlines |
Letter of Intent (Required): Jul 15, 2010
Application: August 30, 2010 |
| Purpose |
Keenly aware of the significant stress North Dakota rural areas face in providing for their local health needs, BCBSND seeks to support those communities who demonstrate an effective plan to successfully improve health care delivery to the rural population by utilizing HIT. The company desires to stimulate new thinking about what can be, as opposed to what has always been in the health delivery status quo. Financial support based on established criteria will be awarded to those applicants whose proposals benefit rural North Dakotans and their emerging health needs in a society and industry undergoing accelerated change.
The BCBSND seeks projects that demonstrate collaborative efforts involving rural health care facilities and whose measurable outcomes improve access, safety, quality, effectiveness and efficiency of health services to the population residing in rural North Dakota. As in past years, proposed grant programs must address the high priority health needs of a rural population through the planning and implementation of an HIT infrastructure.
Special consideration will be given to programs that:
Work collaboratively with other health care facilities (not owned by one entity) to achieve economies of scale.
Demonstrate a solid planning process for implementation and adoption of HIT.
Increase exchange of health information along the continuum of care.
* Help patients transition between health care settings.
* Reduce duplicative and unnecessary testing and services.
* Impart best practices guidelines to providers and patients.
* Develop and implement a program with an emphasis on rural pharmacy applications.
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| Eligibility |
For purposes of implementing the activities described in the proposal, single or
coalition/network (informal/formal) based proposals can involve a variety of organizations,
citizen groups, and individuals including, but not necessarily limited to, the following:
hospitals, clinics, medical and nursing providers, nursing facilities, public health units, mental
health providers, dental clinics, tribal health providers, home health agencies, pharmacies, EMS
units, academic centers, and other appropriate community and health organizations. This may
include community and economic development organizations, school districts/systems, human
service organizations, aging services, and faith-based entities. A coalition is defined as two or
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Geographic
coverage |
North Dakota |
Amount of
funding |
Total amount of funds available is $375,000. The individual awards will be made on a competitive basis to successful applicant(s). It is anticipated that five to seven grants ranging from $40,000 to $65,000 will be awarded. |
Application
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The application is available on the Program web site. |
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For more information contact:
Lynette Dickson, MS, LRD
Project Director
Center for Rural Health
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
501 N Columbia Rd. Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
ldickson@medicine.nodak.edu
(701) 777-6049 Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information. |
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