MATTeR - Rural Health Education Alliance

Published by admin on June 24, 2008 under News

The Midwest Alliance for Health Education (MAHE) will focus on supporting the quality of rural health care through delivery of timely, valuable training for rural health professionals.

The Midwest Alliance for Telehealth & Technology Resources (MATTeR) is pleased to announce a new telehealth initiative designed to assist rural health care providers in remaining up-to-date on the latest in available medical information in response to today’s fast-paced, ever-evolving medical environment. The Midwest Alliance for Health Education (MAHE) was created in direct response to critical rural health provider issues:

·        - New and constantly evolving educational requirements for re-licensure and re-certification

·        - Reduced educational support from rural health care organizations in response to continuously decreasing financial resources

·        - New sources of institutional educational programming that offer potential for use in rural partnerships if directed through visionary initiatives such as the development of MAHE

MAHE’s objective is to provide the energy and imagination that enables linking the resources and activities of a variety of organizations so qualified health care information can be available at the most appropriate time, and in the most appropriate format for updating the knowledge of rural health care providers.

Strategically, MAHE plans to maximize current and potential collaborative resources to target an improved quality of health care in rural communities through the development of a multi-state health education consortium.

MAHE activities will be based on these fundamental principles:

Quality health care should be available to everyone.

Continuing education of providers positively affects the quality of patient care.

Technology increases access to quality educational programming.

Networking, and sharing of resources, can improve the accessibility, efficiency and effectiveness of continuing education programming.

MAHE received a 2008 Network Planning grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Rural Health Policy. The lead partners for this initiative are:

Midwest Alliance for Telehealth and Technology Resources

Marquette General Health System, Marquette, Michigan

Clarian Health, Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana

Kansas’ Area Health Education Centers , University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas

If you are interested in being part of MAHE’s educational efforts, please e-mail us at:   info@midwesttrc.org