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In this issue:
Michigan says its first grant cycle turned 206 applications into 72 awards worth $48.7 million
West Virginia sends $1,656,432 from its Provider Productivity Support Fund to the West Virginia Primary Care Association for a statewide clinically integrated network
Mississippi opens a $9.5 million Electronic Health Records (EHR) Replacement for Small Rural Providers Program, applications October 21 to November 23
Michigan says its first grant cycle turned 206 applications into 72 awards worth $48.7 million
From MDHHS’s October RHTP newsletter, sent this morning:
In the most recent Grant Funding Opportunity (GFO) cycle, RHTP received 206 applications across all funding opportunities and awarded 72 grants totaling $48.7 million
That’s a 35% hit rate. In September MDHHS told House appropriators it had 205 GFO applications and $48.4 million in proposal-based grants; we covered that hearing September 29. The award count is new.
The same newsletter says the Michigan Center for Rural Health is “launching new funding opportunities for rural health clinics.” MCRH holds a $3 million Rural Data Integration and Infrastructure Fund award, and its July newsletter describes a Data Integration Cohort for Rural Health Clinics that will “manage a subgrant portfolio that flows resources directly to rural sites.” No dates or amounts yet. That’s the next door for anyone selling into Michigan RHCs.
West Virginia sends $1,656,432 from its Provider Productivity Support Fund to the West Virginia Primary Care Association for a statewide clinically integrated network
Governor Morrisey’s October 13 release, two awards under the SmartCare Catalyst’s Provider Productivity Support Fund:
West Virginia Primary Care Association, $1,656,432: a phased statewide clinically integrated network, starting with 16 community health center organizations serving 40 counties, on shared tools for care coordination, population health management, data analytics and quality reporting
Monongahela Valley Association of Health Centers, $500,000: revenue cycle, IT and cybersecurity upgrades, AI-assisted clinical documentation, staffing model changes, and data sharing through WVHIN at its Fairmont, Shinnston and Mannington clinics
Robert Fornataro of WDTV got the MVA breakdown from CEO Raymond Alvarez: a move to a cloud-based system, a tool that records the patient-provider conversation for notes, and the $500,000 split roughly in thirds between hardware, outside technical expertise and salaries, including a new software systems manager.
We covered the fund’s six $363,000 ambient-listening awards to Vandalia hospitals on October 2. The release says more Provider Productivity Support Fund awards are coming. Neither release names a vendor. WVPCA now has to buy one shared platform for 16 health center organizations.
