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Federal grant applicants must register their organization with the System for Award Management (SAM) on SAM.gov to apply for and receive federal grant money. Organizations registered on SAM.gov are assigned a unique number that is used to identify each applicant. Previously, this number was called the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) and was administered by Dun & Bradstreet.

The Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) Program recently started to accept applications for a new grant opportunity.

Population Health has been discussed previously and is a term, currently, open for discussion, as most hospitals and institutions put forth their own similar, but different, conceptions. The term has nonetheless persisted due to its beneficial impact on these institutions: many of which incorporate Population Health Management (PHM) into their resident’s training and/or their overall operations....

With the recent growth and availability of modern technology, data-driven decision making has become critically important to healthcare organizations across the industry. Leveraging data-based insights to identify opportunities for improvement, implementing appropriate changes for improvement, and monitoring the future effects of those changes is exceptionally valuable. These principles of continuous...

The implications of resident rotations to a Non-Teaching Hospital affect both the full-time equivalent (FTE) cap building period and Medicare payments of the hospital. These implications are controlled by a number of factors, such as the accreditation status (new or existing) of the Non-Teaching Hospital that is hosting rotating residents. Residents coming from a newly accredited ACGME program can...