The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) is seeking applications for its Arkansas Clinical Transformation (ACT) Program to offer quality improvement and clinic redesign training to clinic teams to improve the management of patients with chronic diseases.
Donor Name: Arkansas Department of Health (ADH)
State: Arkansas
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/07/2022
Size of the Grant: $20,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) issues this Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) on behalf of the Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Branch to obtain applications for funding primary care practices to participate in the Arkansas Clinical Transformation (ACT) program. Expected outcomes include improved primary and preventive care, reduced episodes of catastrophic chronic disease events, reduced emergency department (ED) and urgent care visits, reduced hospitalizations, and reduced cost of care. Chronic diseases of focus include hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, ischemic vascular disease, and diabetes. The program also emphasizes preventive screening for chronic diseases.
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that COVID-19 patients with one or more chronic disease conditions are at greater risk of hospitalization and other adverse outcomes compared to COVID-19 patients in general. Primary care physicians and practices now play an even greater role in helping their patients manage their overall health status and health risks.
Funding Information
- Intensive Program Phase: July 2022-June 2023 (FY23): $20,000
- Enhanced Program Phase: July 2023: $5,000 annually for continuing participants subject to state contractual rules and regulations.
- The maximum amount of funding available to newly participating clinics is $20,000.
- The anticipated period shall be from July 2022 through June 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
Up to six (6) recipients will be accepted and funded. Applicants must meet the following criteria to be eligible to obtain funding:
- Eligible practices must meet one of the following designation criteria:
- Primary care practices affiliated with a hospital, health system, or practice network/group
- Independent private primary care practices such as, family medicine, internal medicine clinics
- Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), also known as Community Health Centers (CHCs)
- Eligible practices must have electronic health records (EHR) system capabilities for day-to-day management of patients and clinical quality measure data extraction capabilities
For more information, visit Arkansas Clinical Transformation (ACT) Program.
