Sec. 30613. Expanding capacity for health outcomes
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The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall award grants to eligible entities to develop and expand the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models to respond to ongoing and real-time learning, health care information sharing, and capacity building needs related to COVID–19. To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall have experience providing technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building health care services— in rural areas, frontier areas, health professional shortage areas, or medically underserved area; or to medically underserved populations or Indian Tribes.
An eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall use funds received through the grant— to advance quality of care in response to COVID–19, with particular emphasis on rural and underserved areas and populations; to protect medical personnel and first responders through sharing real-time learning through virtual communities of practice; to improve patient outcomes for conditions affected or exacerbated by COVID–19, including improvement of care for patients with complex chronic conditions; and to support rapid uptake by health care professionals of emerging best practices and treatment protocols around COVID–19.
An eligible entity receiving a grant under this section may use funds received through the grant for— equipment to support the use and expansion of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models, including hardware and software that enables distance learning, health care provider support, and the secure exchange of electronic health information; the participation of multidisciplinary expert team members to facilitate and lead technology-enabled collaborative learning sessions, and professionals and staff assisting in the development and execution of technology-enabled collaborative learning; the development of instructional programming and the training of health care providers and other professionals that provide or assist in the provision of services through technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building model s; and other activities consistent with achieving the objectives of the grants awarded under this section.
In this section, the term technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building model has the meaning given that term in section 2(7) of the Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act ( Public Law 114–270 ; 130 Stat. 1395). There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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