Rural Northern Border Region Outreach Program - Applicant Organization: Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc.|132 Main Street, Suite 1 Montpelier, Vermont, 05602 | Non-profit organization | vpqhc.org Project Director: Randall Messier, MT, MSA, PCMH, CCE, Program Director|802-229-2759| randallm@vpqhc.org Key Personnel: Kiona Heath, Director of Trauma-Informed Care & SANE Program Coordinator | kiona@vtnetwork.org | 802-223-1302 | Devon Green, VP Government Relations | devon@vahhs.org | 802-272-4191 | Kate Simmons, Senior Director, Operations | ksimmons@bistatepca.org | 802-229-0002 ext. 217 Project Title: Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Care Collaborative & Innovation Network Goal 1: Improve the Capacity of SANE Services • Objective 1.1: Host an annual SANE Simulation Lab training starting by the end of Year 1. • Objective 1.2: Ensure 100% of enrolled hospitals send representative to the IAFN Conference by the end of Year 1 and annually thereafter. • Objective 1.3: Ensure 100% of enrolled hospitals send representative to the IHI Forum by the end of Year 1 and annually thereafter. • Objective 1.4: Create and maintain a SANE Care Collaborative & Innovation Network webpage, launching by the end of Y1 Q1 and update every six months. • Objective 1.5: Distribute an annual SANE Care Collaboration & Innovation Network Impact Report by September 30, annually. • Objective 1.6: Ensure 100% of SANE program leads complete IHI QI training by the end of Year 1. Goal 2: Enhance the Quality of SANE Services • Objective 2.1: Enroll five hospital SANE program sites in the SANE Care Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network within the first month. • Objective 2.2: Conduct a needs assessment at the five enrolled sites within the first 12 months. • Objective 2.3: Ensure 100% of enrolled hospitals design and implement a QI PDSA project over a 14-month period. • Objective 2.4: 100% of enrolled SANE sites will have completed a sustainability plan for their QI projects by Y3. • Objective 2.5: Start monthly SANE Care Collaborative and Innovation Network Meetings by October 2025. Goal 3: Foster Collaboration and Innovation in SANE Services • Objective 3.1: Ensure 75% of consortium members regularly attend meetings throughout the project period. • Objective 3.2: Create an online platform for sharing best practices, toolkits, resources, and lessons learned by the end of Year 3. • Objective 3.3: Distribute a white paper capturing the program’s structure, process, and outcomes by the end of Year 3. Service Area: Addison, Bennington, Caledonia, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Rutland, Washington, Windham, Windsor counties. Target Population: 156,000 Vermont women and 103,000 Vermont men who have experienced contact sexual violence. Focus Areas: SANE services. Consortium Partners: Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc., Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence, Vermont Association of Hospitals & Health Systems, Bi-State Primary Care Association. Activities: Trainings to improve clinical competency, knowledge of best practices, and quality improvement skills. Development of an online resource hub and the distribution of an annual impact report to ensure transparency and continuous improvement. Quality improvement design and implementation to improve SANE services, data collection, site visits, technical assistance, and sustainability planning for quality improvement initiatives. Regular consortium meetings, and creation of a detailed white paper to further support the dissemination of best practices and foster collaborative advancements in the field. Expected Outcomes: Improved quality and access of SANE services in rural Vermont communities, higher patient satisfaction with SANE services, and better overall health outcomes of sexual assault survivors. Funding Preference: Funding preference Qualification 2: Medically Underserved Community/Populations.
