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Targeted Consultation Grantees
| Networking for Rural Health was a three-year initiative of AcademyHealth; the project closed on June 30, 2003. With support from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the project was intended to strengthen the rural health care infrastructure by fostering the development of rural health networks that seek to improve access to and the quality of health care services in rural communities. |
| State | Network/ Location |
Amount Awarded | Composition | Service
Area |
Grant Objectives |
| Colorado | Frontier
Health Network 242 South 14th Street Burlington, CO 80807 |
$10,000 | 12 members,
including hospitals, clinics, long-term care, home care, and other social
service agencies |
Kit Carson
County (7,300 pop) |
Develop collaborative strategy for suicide prevention: Review existing data, educate members, assess network and community resources, and recommend action plan. |
| Florida | Lake
Okeechobee Rural Health Network 185 US Hwy 27 South South Bay, FL 33493 |
$40,000 | 2 vertically
integrated networks |
Panhandle
and South/Central Florida |
To develop
a locally-owned and operated PPO product on a statewide basis. |
| Illinois | East
Central Illinois Rural Health Network 1000 Health Center Drive Mattoon, IL 61938 |
$10,000 | 25 members,
including county health departments, hospitals, and social service agencies
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Seven
counties in East-Central IL (pop 144, 735) |
Assessment
and prioritization of prevention strategies based on analysis of risk
behaviors in service area. |
| Indiana | Heartland
Regional Health Network 205 W. Sycamore Kokomo, IN 46901 |
$12,500 | 4 Hospitals |
Four counties
in North Central IN (168,570 pop) |
Facilitate
the implementation of a jointly-sponsored regional home health care
agency. |
| Iowa | Crossroads
Health Partners 407 S. White St. Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641 |
$40,000 | 3 Hospitals |
3 counties
in Southeast IA (58,000 pop) |
Assist
in network organizational development and refinement and implementation
of business plans. |
| Iowa | Iowa
Health System Community Network 1200 Pleasant Street Des Moines, IA 50309 |
$40,000 | 12 rural hospitals and Iowa Health System | 12 counties
across rural Iowa |
Create a network of interactive Web sites that would reduce costs, increase revenue, and offer additional services to consumers. |
| Maine | Maine
Health Alliance 18 Stillwater Ave. Bangor, ME 04401 |
$35,000 | 11 community hospitals, 350 primary care providers | 5 counties
in Northeastern ME (pop 350,000) |
Develop,
implement, and train staff on web-resident disease management software. |
| Maine | Mount
Desert Island Community Helath Plan P.O. Box 875 Mt. Desert, ME 04660 |
$22,500 | 9 organizations: health care providers, chamber of commerce, social services | Hancock
County, 108 sq. miles (10,000 year-round pop) |
Design,
implement, and evaluate a mental health services component of the health
plan in order to be responsive to the community's needs. |
| Massachusetts | Dukes
County Health Council P.O. Box 1298 West Tisbury, MA 02575 |
$32,500 | 32 providers,
social service agencies, physicians, consumers |
Martha's
Vinyard (14,000 pop in 100 sq. miles) |
Implement
phase II of a three-phase project to develop a health plan in order
to increase access to services for low-income and uninsured persons. |
| Michigan | Upper
Peninsula Health Care Network 710 Chippewa Square, Ste. 206 Marquette, MI 49855-4800 |
$35,000 | 16 providers:
1 med center, 13 hospitals, tribal health center, behavioral health |
UP of
MI (314,000 pop in 16,600 sq. miles) |
Conduct
an assessment of the community needs, the market, and available resources
and utilize that information to develop a business plan for implementing
project(s) that will increase access or improve services. |
| Minnesota | La
Qui Parle Health Network 900 2nd Ave. Madison, MN 52656 |
$15,000 | 3 Hospitals |
Three
counties (2 in Minnesota, 1 in SD) |
Conduct
a financial analysis of two potential ventures: 1) development of a
satellite clinic, and 2) shared staffing of emergency room call coverage. |
| Minnesota | Northern
Healthcare Partnership c/o Fairview Health Services 2450 Riverside Avenue, 6a West Minneapolis, MN 55454 |
$12,200 | 14 providers:
3 hospitals, 10 clinics, 1 regional health system |
Six counties
in Northern Minnesota |
Develop
an integrated care delivery system of specialty services: select which
services to integrate, determine how the service lines should be organized/function,
and address related legal issues. |
| Minnesota | North
Region Health Alliance 109 S. Minnesota Warren, MN 56762 |
$22,000 | 9 health
care systems: 8 hospital/medical clinics, 1 mental health center |
Northwestern
MN; Northeastern ND |
Develop
a reimbursement model and process to be used by eight independent member
organizations when negotiating contracts with third party payer organizations. |
| Minnesota | Northwest
Minnesota Health Care Purchasing Alliance 121 East Seventh Place, Suite 400 St. Paul, MN 55101 |
$40,000 | Alliance
of small employers and individual community members |
7 Counties
in Northwest MN (70, 250 pop) |
Identify
and develop specifications for new group insurance option |
| Minnesota | PrimeWest
Health System 305 8th Ave., West Douglas County Courthouse Alexandria, MN 56308 |
$40,000 | 10 counties
that provide public health, mental health and chemical dependency services. |
10 counties
in Central MN (pop 154,000) |
Assess
operational readiness for Medicaid managed care contracts. |
| Montana | Montana
Health Network 11 S. 7th Ave, Suite 160 Miles City, MT 59301 |
$29,500 | 23 hospitals,
3 nursing homes, 1 mental health |
50% of
Montana |
Understand
the risks, underwriting issues and project scope associated with expanding
the health plan; develop provider network; and establish a disease management
program. |
| New York | Health
Community Alliance 26 Jamestown Street P.O. Box 27 Gowanda, NY 14070 |
$10,000 | 3 Hospitals |
Four counties
in Western NY (100,000 pop) |
Develop
recruitment and retention process (especially for surgeons, psychiatrists,
pharmacists, OB/GYN); create a plan to attract LPNs, CNAs, and dental
hygienists. |
| New York | Thompson
Health 3170 West Street Suite 150 Canandaigua, NY 45133 |
$35,000 | 1 health
system, 1 IPA, 1 payor |
Three
counties in Western NY (120,000 pop) |
Improve
information systems and analytical capacity by focusing on specific
services, practice patterns, and clinical data to improve managed care
readiness. |
| North Carolina | Graham
Children's Health Services of Toe River P.O. Box 1298 Burnsville, NC 28714 |
$6,000 | 21 community
organizations |
Yancey
and Mitchell Counties |
Conduct
an in-depth data collection effort in order to better address the gaps
in services or needs for children and youth in a two-county area. |
| North Dakota | Northland
Healthcare Alliance 400 E. Broadway, Suite 300 Bismarck, ND 58103 |
$40,000 | Hospitals,
physicians, and nursing homes in 13 communities |
32 rural
counties, 2 urban counties, 2/3 of ND |
Determine
how to develop patient care systems, protocols, and procedures in order
to develop a Medical Management Plan. |
| Ohio | Rural
Health Cooperative of Southern Ohio 1275 N. High Street Hillsboro, OH 45133 |
$20,000 | 3 Hospitals,
1 FQHC |
3 counties
in Southern OH |
Evaluate
managed care readiness and develop strategic/competitive response options. |
| Oregon | Pathways
to Care 820 N.E. 7th Street Grants Pass, OR 97526 |
$12,500 | 1 hospital,
1 physician practice, 3 health depts., 5 social service agencies |
Josephine
county (73,000 pop) |
Determine
how to integrate behavioral health services with primary health care
services and use appropriate measures of patient outcomes. |
| Pennsylvania | Community
Integrated Services Network of Pennsylvania 1017 Mumma Road Suite 209-B Wormleysburg, PA 17043 |
$25,000 | 20 FQHCs |
Rural
Pennsylvania |
Assess
compliance and impact of existing clinical protocols and disease management
for high-cost chronic conditions. |
| Texas | Uvalde
County Clinic 201 S. Evans St. Uvalde, TX 78801 |
$16,000 | 5 FQHCs |
10 counties
in South Central and Southwest TX |
Develop
a comprehensive compliance program and educate and train staff in order
to comply with standards for practice-based care. |
| Vermont | Lamoille
Valley Long Term Care Team 11 Court Street Morrisville, VT 05661 |
$20,000 | 12 community
service providers |
Northern
Vermont; 700 sq. miles |
Establish
an Integrated Management Information System to improve and target service
delivery by sharing data/information across organizations. |
| Washington | Choice
Regional Health Network P.O. Box 3466 Olympia, WA 98509 |
$40,000 | 7 hospitals,
6 health depts., 4 clinics, 3 other entities |
Five counties
(440,000 pop) |
Improve
access to services through chronic disease management and an uncompensated
care pilot program. |
| Wisconsin | Rural
Wisconsin Health Cooperative 880 Independence Lane Sauk City, WI 53583 |
$30,000 | 25 hospitals |
19 Counties
in Central and South Central WI |
Assess
feasibility of establishing virtual computer network for 25-hospital
network. |
| Total Amount Awarded |
$690,700 |
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