With supplemental funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), FORHP, TASC is working on projects to address COPD, and EMS needs in rural communities.
The goal of the COPD Supplemental Project is to address rural disparities in COPD services and to provide resources and technical assistance to rural hospitals and provider-based clinics in order to address these
disparities
. The COPD Supplemental Project will result in the creation of a manual, a podcast series, dissemination of an assessment, and three webinars.
The components of the COPD Supplemental Project will address the following topics: the importance of addressing COPD services in rural America, the current landscape in rural, payment, workforce needs, clinical treatment, and technology. Please contact Caleb Siem at
csiem@ruralcenter.org with any questions.
The goal of the EMS Supplemental Project is to better position state-wide and community-level EMS agencies to move towards value-based care. The EMS Supplemental Project will result in the creation of three manuals and an online assessment for EMS providers to determine their readiness for value-based payment systems in rural communities. A small group meeting will be held with rural EMS experts from around the country in Spring 2019 to develop key strategies to support the transition of rural EMS services to value models. In addition, there will be an RSV pre-event learning session held in Washington, D.C. on July 9, 2019 for Flex Programs to share progress, challenges, successes, and lessons learned. Please contact Nicole Clement at
nclement@ruralcenter.org with any questions.