HSG Charitable Foundation Patient Safety Grant for Missouri Hospital Plan Members |
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The Healthcare Services Group Charitable Foundation (HSGCF) board of directors approved a $125,000 budget to award Patient Safety Grants to Missouri Hospital Plan (MHP) member hospitals for the 2024 calendar year. This new grant opportunity will provide up to $25,000 in funding to proposals that are innovative, evidence based, and directly aimed at improving patient safety and reducing professional liability claims.
All potential applications are encouraged to view the Patient Safety Grant Presentation.
Announcements and UpdatesI am pleased to announce that the Healthcare Services Group Charitable Foundation (HSGCF) board of directors has once again approved a $125,000 budget to award Patient Safety Grants to Missouri Hospital Plan (MHP) member hospitals in 2024.
Each member hospital may apply for up to $25,000 through either one grant application or multiple applications combined. In order to allow an opportunity for all MHP member hospitals to participate in the Patient Safety Grant program, prior grant recipients may not reapply for three years (i.e., 2022 recipients may apply again in 2025 for 2026 grant funding and 2023 recipients may apply again in 2026 for 2027 grant funding).
Patient Safety Grants will be awarded for projects that improve quality, reduce patient harm and/or improve patient outcomes for Missouri Hospital Plan members. The program objective is to encourage and support member efforts in developing and implementing innovative patient safety and quality initiatives in a collaborative process with physicians. Projects should aim to reduce or eliminate risk of adverse events and improve patient care.
The grant application process opens August 14, 2023, with applications due by October 13, 2023, and awards to be announced sometime in late November, 2023. Funding priority will be given to proposals that are original, evidence-based, and directly aimed at improving patient safety and reducing professional liability claims.
The HSGCF and HSG Risk Management and Patient Safety Division worked closely together to develop this grant opportunity for MHP member hospitals and are very excited to support our member hospitals in their efforts to improve patient safety. Throughout this process, the Foundation and Risk Management staff will be available to provide technical assistance and feedback to applicants and recipients.
More details, including the Patient Safety Grant Proposal Overview, Project Criteria, and Draft Timeline are available via the grant website at: https://hsg-group.com/patient-safety-grant/.
Please share this grant information with other appropriate staff within your organization. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact my office at kschlup@hsg-group.com.
Sincerely,
Becky Branson, MBA, Ed.D.
Vice President – Marketing, Communications & Information Systems
Executive Director, HSG Charitable Foundation
Healthcare Services Group
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Each Missouri Hospital Plan (MHP) member hospital may apply for up to $25,000 through either one grant application or multiple applications combined. The grant application process begins August 14, 2023 with applications due by October 13, 2023 and awards announced in late November. Funding priority will be given to proposals that are innovative, evidence based, and directly aimed at improving patient safety and reducing professional liability claims.
Patient Safety grants will be awarded for projects that improve quality, reduce patient harm and/or improve patient outcomes for Missouri Hospital Plan members. The program objective is to encourage and support member efforts in developing and implementing innovative patient safety and quality initiatives in a collaborative process with physicians. Projects should aim to reduce or eliminate risk of adverse events and improve patient care.
August 14 –September 1, 2023 | 1. Applicants may submit requests for BoardEffect User IDs/passwords to: kschlup@hsg-group.com. 2. Applicants may submit draft applications for review and assistance from HSG Risk Management staff. This is not a requirement of the grant process. If you choose to submit a draft application, please use the fillable Word application at: https://hsg-group.com/patient-safety-grant/ and submit to: kschlup@hsg-group.com. |
September 1, 2023 | BoardEffect User IDs/passwords will be issued and the application for submissions will open. |
October 13, 2023 | Application deadline. All applications must be submitted by October 13, 2023, via HSG’s BoardEffect application in order to be considered. A Proposed Project Budget located at: https://hsg-group.com/patient-safety-grant/ must also be emailed by October 13, 2023 to kschlup@hsg-group.com. |
November 13-30, 2023 | HSG will announce grant awards. |
December 15, 2023 | Certification page must be submitted by CEO of grant recipients. |
January 1, 2024 | Grant projects begin. |
February 1- April 12, 2024 | Applicants may submit initial payment requests of up to 75% of the grant award between February 1-April 12. Initial payment requests in excess of 75% require a special request. |
April 12, 2024 | Initial Progress Report due to HSG. (Report forms will be sent to recipients March 1, 2024.) Applicants may request remainder of grant award after April 14 Progress Report is submitted. |
July 12, 2024 | 2nd Quarter Progress Report due to HSG. (Report forms will be sent to recipients June 3, 2024.) |
October 11, 2024 | 3rd Quarter Progress Report due to HSG. (Report forms will be sent to recipients September 3, 2024.) |
January 17, 2025 | Final Progress Report due to HSG. (Report forms will be sent to recipients December 2, 2024.) |