Evaluation of the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (RMOMS) Program

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 (HRSA) Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages (ACICBL) to develop a Congressional Report on the supply, access, quality of care, and demographic issues that impact the health care delivery system in rural America. ACICBL consists of member representatives from Area Health Education Centers, Health[...]

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[...]

Project Overview Insight conducted a 5-year evaluation of two Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) programs—the Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program and the Nursing Scholarship Program. The evaluation assessed the impact of these programs on critical shortage facilities and the communities they serve. The programs were designed to encourage nurses to choose careers in underserved[...]

Project Overview In 2011, Congress passed the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act (CARA) and appropriated funds to the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) to support grants focusing on autism and related developmental disability education, early detection, and intervention. MCHB awarded 127 grants for training, research, and state demonstration programs aimed[...]