MDH & ORHPC NEWS

ORHPC HIT website added links to:
• New National Broadband Map: view urban vs rural availability.
• CMS EHR Incentive Program: sign up for listserv, register for incentive programs and webinar.

HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE SNAPSHOT

The health care industry represents 13.8 percent of total employment in Minnesota, second only to manufacturing. It also drives job creation with more than 60 additional jobs created in the state economy for every 100 direct health care services jobs.¹

¹Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development

Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) 2009 annual averages. In some cases, first or second quarter data was used. The health care industry was defined as NAICS code 62 and compared to the rest of the major (two-digit) industries. Produced by Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Developmen Labor Market Information.

For more information and data on Minnesota's health workforce, visit the ORHPC Health Care Workforce Analysis Program site or contact Angie Sechler at angie.sechler@state.mn.us or 651-201-3862.

STAFF NEWS
Craig Baarson and Judy Bergh made site visits to Sanford Medical Center in Thief River Falls and North Valley Health Center in Warren for the Minnesota Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex).

Craig Baarson, Judy Bergh and Anne Schloegel visited Essentia Health Ada and Mahnomen Health Center to discuss the Minnesota Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex) and Health Information Technology.

Judy Bergh, Jill Myers, Mark Schoenbaum, Angie Sechler and Ed Van Cleave attended Primary Care Regional Strategic Input Planning Meetings across the state.

Judy Bergh and Jill Myers participated in the Rural Health Advisory Committee meeting chaired from International Falls.

Mark Schoenbaum attended the Minnesota Association of Community Health Centers Day at the Capitol in St. Paul.

Kristen Tharaldson met with Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, Leech Lake, Mille Lacs and White Earth tribal and community members and health and human service colleagues at the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Legislative Dinner at the Science Museum in St. Paul.

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ORHPC GRANTS AND LOANS

Electronic Health Record loan applications are due April 1.

Minnesota Primary Care Loan Funds are available.

Employer applications for Summer Health Care Intern Program are due April 18.

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OTHER GRANTS AND LOANS

Rural Minnesota hospitals may apply for up to $50,000 in LightSpeed Grants for programs that reach home users.

Health Center Planning Grant application due March 18.

Health Impact Assessment to Foster Health Community Design application due March 28.

Distance Learning & Telemedicine Program applications are due April 25. (PDF: 3MB/99pgs)

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OPPORTUNITIES

Openings are on the Secretary of State website for the:
  • Minnesota Resource Center Advisory Committee: Blind/Visually Impaired
  • Occupational Therapy Practitioners Advisory Council
  • Speech-Language Pathologist and Audiologist Advisory Council.

Speakers are needed for the Allied Health Conference, May 9-10, in Washington, D.C., on model of reimbursement innovation, model of scope-of-practice innovation or model of team-based care. Contact fred.lenhoff@ama-assn.org.

Enrollment is open for HRSA's Patient Safety and Clinical Pharmacy Services Collaborative to improve outcomes and medication safety in your community. Information webinar is March 10, 1-2 p.m.

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	NEWS OF OUR PARTNERS
	Sally Buck selected as one of 12 National Rural Health Association fellows. Carl P. Vaagenes is the newly appointed CEO of Douglas County Hospital. National Rural Health Resource Center released their 2010 Annual Summary. National Rural Health Resource Center spotlights Minnesota Flex Program. North Country Health Services and Sanford Health unite in Bemidji.
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	• Toxics Release Inventory Discharges and Population Health Outcomes in Rural and Urban Areas of the United States • Putting Minnesota Back in “The Right Place” and Taking a Stand Against Rural Decline • Impact of Employment Transitions on Health Insurance Coverage of Rural Residents Primary Care • Medicare Beneficiary Access to Primary Care Physicians—Better in Rural, but Still Worrisome (PDF:99KB/4pgs) • Reducing Disparities and Improving Quality: Understanding the Needs of Small Primary Care Practices • Major children's health study focuses on Ramsey County neighborhoods Hospital • American Indian health advocates bridge gaps in care • Models for Hospital Medicine • The Case for Rural Hospitals • Emergency Nurses Association Workplace Violence Toolkit Health Care Home • New Medical Home Standards Align With Meaningful Use Rule • Training the Health Workers We Need Workforce • Health reform's primary care recruits: the National Health Service Corps • Plans for HRSA's New National Center for Health Workforce Analysis. Create your own Minnesota data query on the ORHPC website. • $5 million grant boosts USD Nursing Distance Program HIT • Stage 2 and 3 Meaningful Use Objective Proposed Recommendations • Rural Providers' EHR Advocate to Step Down • The Case for Meaningful Use: Strengthened, Not Weakened • Rural Health IT is a Priority for HHS Tools/Resources • Rural Training Track Residency Programs train physicians for rural practice. • Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers Billing Guide (PDF: 112KB/9pgs) • Rural Health Works: Community Health Engagement for Local Elected Officials (PDF: 4MB/18pgs). Contact ORHPC's Craig Baarson at craig.baarson@state.mn.us or 651-201-3840 for a Rural Health Works look at your community. • USDA Introduces Online Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America • Health, United States, 2010 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention annual report)
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	SAVE THE DATE
	Minnesota Healthcare Quality Professionals is hosting monthly webinars. Community Paramedicine Insights Forum webinar is third Monday of each month at 2 p.m. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Rural Health Open Door Forum conference call is 3-4 pm. March 8. Meaningful Use Boot Camp registration deadline is March 11 for Clinic Boot Camp on March 16 and Hospital Boot Camp on March 17, both in Duluth. National Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Summit is March 9-11 in Washington, D.C. or online. Pesticides and Farm Worker Health AgriSafe Network Webinar is March 23. Bridging the Transition to Life after Cancer Treatment is April 29-30 in Bloomington. Minnesota e-Health Summit is June 15-16 in Brooklyn Park. Minnesota Rural Health Conference is June 27-28 in Duluth.
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Contents:

MARCH 2011

MDH & ORHPC NEWS

ORHPC GRANTS AND LOANS

OTHER GRANTS AND LOANS

OPPORTUNITIES

NEWS OF OUR PARTNERS

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SAVE THE DATE