Operations Models for Integrated Cancer Care in Montana
GrantID: 75571
Grant Funding Amount Low: Open
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: Open
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Grant Overview
Montana's Rural Operations Constraints Montana designates 45 of its 56 counties as frontier, each averaging fewer than six residents per square mile and lacking any Commission on Cancer-accredited program. Oncology workforce data from 2023 indicate only 37 board-certified medical oncologists statewide, with 29 concentrated in Billings and Missoula. This distribution forces patients from Glacier, Garfield, and Powder River counties to travel 180-280 miles one way for initial staging, producing average treatment initiation delays of 42 days.
Integrated care models must therefore compensate for absent local specialists by embedding oncology decision support inside existing critical-access hospitals that average 2.1 full-time physicians. Electronic health-record penetration stands at 71 percent among rural facilities, yet none share real-time staging data with the single NCI-designated center in Billings.
Who Should Apply in Montana Medical centers and research institutes proposing integrated oncology-primary care pathways must demonstrate operational partnerships with at least four frontier critical-access hospitals that currently perform no chemotherapy. Post-doctoral project leads require prior experience routing specimens via the state's contracted courier network that operates twice-weekly flights from remote airstrips. Budgets allocating more than 12 percent to travel receive lower priority because reviewers expect models that reduce patient miles traveled rather than increase specialist outreach visits.
Application Requirements and Realities Proposals must cite Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services 2022 cancer mortality figures showing a 23 percent excess rate in counties without radiation oncology services. All data-sharing protocols require compliance with the state's limited broadband map, confirming 100 kbps minimum upload speeds at each participating site. Review panels reject applications lacking letters from county public-health officers confirming 24-month operational sustainability after grant funds end.
Fit Assessment for Montana Context Unlike Colorado or Idaho applications that assume existing regional referral hubs, Montana reviews require proof that any proposed model functions when the nearest medical oncologist is 200 miles away. Reviewers also examine whether plans account for seasonal road closures on US-2 and I-90 that isolate eastern counties for up to 11 weeks annually.
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