New Jersey resources via the Rural Health Information Hub

Organization: Northeast/Mid-Atlantic CMS QIN-QIO

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:06:46 -0500

A Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) led by IPRO that works with eligible hospitals, nursing homes and community outpatient providers to implement data-driven initiatives that achieve national health quality goals in the Northeast (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) and Mid-Atlantic (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia) regions.

News: CMS: Medicare Program; Delayed Implementation of Certain Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:03:29 -0500

Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announcing a delay in the implementation of two services from the list of Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) model items and services. The two services for which the prior authorization or pre-payment review process are delayed are 1) Deep Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor and Parkinson's Disease (NCD 160.24) and 2) Percutaneous Image-Guided Lumbar Decompression for Spinal Stenosis (NCD 150.13). This notice is effective April 6, 2026.

News: CMS: Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model; Correction

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:57:19 -0500

Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) making typographical and technical corrections to the July 1, 2025 notice titled "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model." Corrections are effective April 6, 2026.

Event: 2026 National Conference on EMS

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600

Atlantic City NJ
November 19, 2026

Resource: New Jersey Rural Health Transformation Program Application

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 13:35:40 -0600

New Jersey's application for the Rural Health Transformation Program. Discusses the rural health landscape in the state, rural residents' healthcare needs, proposed initiatives and uses of funds, and more. -- New Jersey Department of Health, New Jersey Department of Human Services

Resource: Resilience Planning: What Communities Can Do to Keep Hazards from Turning into Disasters

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 09:59:27 -0600

Provides guidance for communities of all sizes to integrate resilience objectives in their long-term planning. Discusses how to work through resilience planning and includes examples from a rural Southampton Township in New Jersey. -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Organization: The Northeast and Caribbean Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Center

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 10:56:28 -0600

Offers training, resources, technical assistance on rural opioid, stimulant, and substance use disorders in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Resource: Interactions at the Point of Firearm Purchase and Subsequent Use of Locking Devices

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 09:21:48 -0600

Examines if firearms retailers notifying purchasers about included cable locks at the point of sale improves subsequent locking device use and gun safety practices. Analyzes 2 samples of firearms owners with sample 2 broken down further into subsamples by 3 states: Minnesota, Mississippi, and New Jersey. Includes data on firearms cable lock usage for all samples as well as demographic breakdowns in the Minnesota sample, including demographics and rurality.

Resource: Climate and Hazard Mitigation Planning (CHaMP) Tool

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 09:13:06 -0600

A mapping tool that shows county- and state-level changes in climate between 1981 and 2024 for 15 U.S. states. Allows user to select for climate events such as extreme heat, wildfire, severe weather, tropical storms/hurricanes, and more.

Resource: Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center - Events

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:22:48 -0600

Lists conferences, webinars, and other events related to telehealth and rural health sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center (MATRC) and its partners. -- Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center

Resource: FY 2025: HRSA's Rural Health Grants – New Jersey Fact Sheet

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 15:36:41 -0600

HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy investments in New Jersey in Fiscal Year 2025. Lists grant recipients, award amounts, award recipient locations, and congressional district. -- Federal Office of Rural Health Policy

Resource: New Jersey MUA/HPSA Designations By County

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 15:01:34 -0500

County-level map showing Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) and Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in New Jersey. -- New Jersey Primary Care Association

Organization: Northeast/Caribbean AIDS Education and Training Center

Mon, 04 Nov 2019 13:38:36 -0600

Works with healthcare providers, teams, and clinical sites in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, to provide education and training programs and capacity-building assistance to improve HIV care.

Resource: Enhancing Services for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deafblind Patients in Rural America

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 15:20:03 -0500

Discusses the barriers to care that rural patients who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind face, including lack of accommodations and inadequate clinician training. Features a Michigan clinic with American Sign Language-fluent staff, a New Jersey state division providing deaf sensitivity training, and a Colorado program that brings interpreters to rural communities. -- Rural Health Information Hub

Organization: Angel Flight East

Mon, 24 Jun 2019 14:18:28 -0500

Provides free, volunteer-based, non-emergency air transportation to medical treatment for people who lack access to transportation for financial or medical reasons. Services communities in 14 northeastern states and provides flights up to 1,000 miles.

Resource: Selected Rural Healthcare Facilities in New Jersey

Thu, 13 Sep 2018 09:54:08 -0500

Shows the state's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), as well as Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites and short term/PPS (Prospective Payment System) hospitals located in rural areas. -- Rural Health Information Hub

Resource: Cancer-Rates.info

Fri, 03 Aug 2018 08:14:15 -0500

Contains cancer incidence and mortality data for a number of states, with the option to view data by county, cancer type, gender, race and ethnicity, and in most cases, rural/urban geography.

Organization: Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center

Wed, 10 Feb 2016 09:02:23 -0600

One of the telehealth resource centers funded by the federal Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT). Assists healthcare organizations, healthcare networks, and healthcare providers in the implementation of cost-effective telehealth programs to serve rural and medically underserved areas and populations. Includes Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, North Carolina, and the District of Columbia.

Organization: Northeast Center for Occupational Safety and Health

Fri, 12 Jun 2015 14:30:32 -0500

A NIOSH Agricultural Safety and Health Center located at the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health promoting health and safety research, education, and prevention activities in the high-risk areas of farming, commercial fishing, and logging in the Northeast.

Organization: New Jersey Public Health Association

Mon, 30 Dec 2013 14:02:33 -0600

Advocates for public health in New Jersey including public awareness on healthier living, opportunities for community involvement, and mentoring to ensure the continued resource of future public health workers in the state and nationally.

Funding opportunity: New Jersey J-1 Visa Waiver Program

Fri, 20 Dec 2013 13:16:33 -0600

Offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an approved area of New Jersey, allowing them to remain in the United States. -- New Jersey Department of Health

Funding opportunity: Gladys Brooks Foundation Grants

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:43:11 -0500

Grants for libraries, educational institutions, hospitals, and clinics within the service area of the Gladys Brooks Foundation.

Organization: Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:58:22 -0600

Focuses on rural issues including community and economic development, food systems, natural resources, and entrepreneurship. Serves Washington D.C. and a 12 state area in the Northeast: Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New Hampshire, Maine, Maryland, and Vermont.