Rural Health Transformation Program - Transforming Rural Healthcare Delivery, Community Care Infrastructure

The Rural Health Transformation Program aims to strengthen rural communities in Illinois by improving healthcare access, quality, and outcomes. The program will support rural primary care and behavioral health providers in developing the infrastructure, staffing, and workflows necessary for implementing integrated models of care. This may include standing up evidence-based, integrated models of care, implementing regionalized, enhanced care coordination and health system navigation models, and building clinical connections between rural primary care providers and specialists. The program will also support the implementation of innovative care teams that leverage new provider types, such as community health workers, and the development of regional partnerships between key providers of health and social services in rural communities. Key aspects of the program include: • Improving healthcare access, quality, and outcomes in rural communities • Supporting rural primary care and behavioral health providers • Developing infrastructure, staffing, and workflows for integrated models of care • Implementing regionalized, enhanced care coordination and health system navigation models • Building clinical connections between rural primary care providers and specialists • Leveraging new provider types, such as community health workers • Developing regional partnerships between key providers of health and social services in rural communities