Evaluation of the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (RMOMS) Program: Cohort 2 Grantees

Project Overview The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) established the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (RMOMS) pilot program to improve access to and continuity of maternal and obstetrics care in rural communities. The program is implementing innovative models designed to address the unique barriers rural mothers face in accessing continuous, coordinated, and risk-appropriate[...]

Overview Congress established the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program in 1984 to expand and improve emergency medical services for children who need treatment for trauma or critical care. Since the program’s creation, its annual budget has increased to approximately $22 million to support research, systems improvements, and technical assistance grants across six programs[...]

Project Overview Through its Federal Office of Rural Health Policy and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, the Health Resources and Services Administration launched the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (RMOMS) pilot program. This program tests the effectiveness of innovative medical models designed to address the unique barriers rural mothers face in accessing high-quality,[...]

Project Overview Insight worked with the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages (ACICBL) to develop a congressional report on the supply, access, quality of care, and demographic issues that affect the healthcare delivery system in rural America. ACICBL consists of member representatives from area health education centers; health education training[...]

Project Overview Since 1998, the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) has advised Congress and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on issues under the domain of Title VII, Section 747 programs. These programs include undergraduate- and graduate-level training of[...]

Project Overview Health information technology (HIT) is widely viewed as the solution to the nation’s problem of spiraling healthcare costs and a way to improve the quality and safety of medical care delivery. Workforce development is an important strategy in achieving meaningful use of HIT, and healthcare providers and administrative staff need training and support[...]

Project Overview Insight worked with the Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) to develop a Report to Congress on removing barriers to achieving an expanded and more appropriately trained physician workforce. For more than 25 years, COGME has advised Congress and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on the adequacy[...]

Project Overview This project assessed the effectiveness of the Comprehensive Geriatric Education Program (CGEP) as an approach to achieving national geriatric education objectives. Insight provided descriptive information on grantee programs and activities to illustrate how CGEP best supported geriatric training and education for nurses and nurse aides. This included information on faculty activities, the extent[...]