External Peer Review Program
A site for data collection specifications, facility reports and reconsiderations
Rural Health Innovation Needs Real Connections
We don't write checks. We open doors. With 50+ years embedded in rural health systems, Thinkspace connects innovators to the providers, networks, and grant expertise that actually move the needle.
What Thinkspace Is:
A strategic partner for rural health innovators — offering credibility, vetting, warm introductions, and government grant collaboration grounded in half a century of on-the-ground experience.
How We Help
Thinkspace Works With You
We meet innovators where they are — whether you need honest feedback, warm introductions, or a proven partner to pursue federal funding alongside you.Idea vetting
Get an honest, experienced assessment of your rural health solution — what works, what doesn't, and how it fits real-world rural constraints.
Network connections
We make introductions to rural providers, health systems, community organizations, and payers across our multi-state network.
Community grounding
Ensure your solution fits the real resource, geographic, and cultural realities of rural communities — not just an urban model stretched thin.
Strategic guidance
Tap decades of healthcare quality improvement expertise to refine your approach, navigate regulatory complexity, and build a credible path forward.
Government Grant Collaboration
Pursue Federal Funding With a Proven Partner
Quality Insights has 50+ years of federal contracting experience — a rare and valuable asset for startups navigating complex grant landscapes.
Co-pursue government grants with Quality Insights as your experienced contracting partner
Federal grants (HRSA, AHRQ, CMS Innovation, NIH, USDA Rural Development) often require a prime contractor with demonstrated government contracting history, compliance infrastructure, and established reporting systems. Quality Insights brings all of that — you bring the innovation. Together, we can pursue funding neither could win alone.
HRSA
AHRQ
CMS Innovation
NIH SBIR/STTR
USDA Rural Development
State Programs
Setting Expectations
What Thinkspace Is — and Isn't
We want the right partnerships, not the most partnerships. Here's a clear-eyed look at how we work.
NOT WHAT WE DO
WHAT WE DO
Provide direct investment or equity funding
Vet and validate your idea honestly
Run a formal accelerator cohort program
Make warm introductions to our rural networks
Offer co-working or physical incubator space
Co-pursue government grant opportunities
Guarantee commercial outcomes or market entry
Provide 50+ years of rural health credibility
Our Foundation
Why Our Connections Matter
Thinkspace is built on Quality Insights' deep, long-standing presence in rural health — not a newly formed network.
50+
years in rural health improvement
Multi-state
rural provider network access
CMS · VA · State
federal contracting experience
Areas of Focus
Where We Work
Thinkspace works across a range of rural health priorities. These focus areas reflect current needs and continue to evolve as rural healthcare challenges change.
Chronic disease management
Addressing elevated rates of diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic conditions in rural populations.
Rural access to care
Bridging geographic and resource gaps that limit timely access to primary and specialty care.
Behavioral health
Expanding mental health and substance use services in communities with limited provider availability.
Care coordination
Improving continuity and communication across fragmented rural care settings.
Workforce support
Addressing rural provider shortages and supporting sustainable healthcare workforce solutions.
Aging and home-based care
Supporting older rural adults through innovative in-home and community-based care models.
Practical, burden-reducing technologies
Tools that support providers and patients by reducing administrative burden and improving the delivery of care in resource-constrained environments.
Ideal Partners
Who Thinkspace Works Best With
We're selective because good partnerships require real alignment. Here's who gets the most value from working with us.
Early-stage innovators
You have a concept or early product focused on a real rural health problem. You want honest feedback and introductions, not just cheerleading.
Growth-stage startups
You have a validated solution and want to reach rural providers or pursue federal funding with a credible prime contractor alongside you.
Healthcare organizations
You're pursuing government grants or programs that require quality improvement expertise and an established regulatory track record.
Community health leaders
You're working on rural-specific challenges and need a partner who understands the real constraints of limited resources and geographic isolation.
Advisory Panel
Grounded in Expertise, Community, and Innovation
Thinkspace is supported by an Advisory Panel that brings together a diverse set of perspectives to ensure solutions are grounded in lived experience, informed by innovation, and designed for real-world success.
Deep rural healthcare expertise
Clinicians, administrators, and quality improvement professionals with decades of rural health experience.
Patient and community voice
Representatives who bring lived experience and ensure solutions are shaped by the communities they serve.
Startup and commercial insight
Entrepreneurs and business leaders who understand how to build and scale solutions in complex markets.
Ready to build something that matters?
Tell us about your work in rural health. We'll be direct about whether and how we can help.