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The National Council for Mental Wellbeing has been awarded a $5,338,766 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. This five-year grant will establish the National Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions (CIHS) to promote bi-directional integration between behavioral health and primary care. The CIHS will provide...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute on Aging has awarded a $785,943 Cooperative Agreement under the Aging Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.866) to Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. The funding will support a study to measure the impact on cardiovascular health of a $50 million investment to transform the West Garfield Park neighborhood in Chicago through the Sankofa Wellness Village initiative. The Sankofa Wellness Village will provide a...

This $794,956 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) will fund research to evaluate the effectiveness of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Transitional Care Management (TCM) and Chronic Care Management (CCM) services in improving outcomes for older adults. The research aims to: Determine the impact of TCM and CCM on home time, survival, and healthcare costs for Medicare beneficiaries, especially those with frailty, dementia, and...

This federal Project Grant award under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.226) program, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), will support a $142,864 project to use natural language processing and generative AI models to capture social determinants of health (SDH) information from patients. The goal is to process this SDH data into discrete elements that can be integrated into the electronic health record and used by clinical decision...

This federal Project Grant award, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes program (CFDA 93.226), provides $400,000 to Kaiser Foundation Hospitals to conduct a pragmatic randomized trial evaluating a "whole person" navigation intervention for adults with multiple chronic conditions (MCC). The key objectives are to: 1) develop a predictive model to identify patients with MCC at highest risk of not...

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) awarded a $182,693 Project Grant under the Aging Research (CFDA 93.866) program to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for a study on "The Role of Home Care Cooperatives in Home Health Aide Turnover, Job Quality, and Care Quality." The 5-year project will develop and deploy a survey to measure the association between home care cooperatives and workforce outcomes like turnover, job quality, and care quality, as well as design and...

This $2,003,484 Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) project grant, awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), aims to improve healthcare outcomes for older adults through comprehensive workforce development initiatives. The primary goals are to create an integrated healthcare workforce that maximizes patient and family engagement by developing interprofessional education, training, and collaborative care models. Key activities under this 5-year award...

The federal Project Grant award R01AG090487 from the National Institute on Aging's Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) provides $849,993 to The Ohio State University to develop an electronic health record (EHR) "4Ms Navigator" to promote age-friendly hospital care for older adults. The project aims to design, pilot, and implement the 4Ms Navigator across five healthcare systems to improve the integration of geriatric quality measures into clinical workflows, preventing information...

This $145,139 federal Project Grant award, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.226) program, supports a research study by the University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. (KUMCRI) to develop a community-informed, equity-focused approach to improving healthcare quality and reducing racial disparities in primary care. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year...

The $1,991,016 Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (CFDA 93.969) award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) was provided to Wayne State University to develop an integrated healthcare workforce that maximizes patient and family engagement through interprofessional education, training, and collaborative care models. The five-year project aims to transform clinical training environments into integrated geriatrics and primary care sites that are age-friendly and...