Behavioral Health Home (BHH) services - quarterly newsletter addendum

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Behavioral Health Home (BHH) services

 

Quarterly newsletter addendum

January 2019

In this issue:


This newsletter has been sent to all authorized representatives on each BHH services team. Please forward to other BHH services staff at your organization.


Join the Discussion: Community Meetings on Primary Care

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), Health Care Homes (HCH) program, would like to hear ideas from you and others in the community about primary care services and population health.

As behavioral health home (BHH) services providers, you have valuable input to bring to this discussion that is focusing on:

  • Strengthening clinic-community partnerships and care integration
  • Addressing social determinants of health needs
  • Improving health equity

RSVP:

Please select the date that works best for you and RSVP to: Health.HealthCareHomes@state.mn.us

Scheduled discussions:

  • All events are held from 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

  • Eagan Community Center
  • 1501 Central Pkwy.
  • Eagan, MN 55121

Thursday, February 21, 2019

  • Fergus Falls Area Family YMCA
  • 1164 N. Friberg Ave.
  • Fergus Falls, MN 56537

Thursday, March 7, 2019

  • Atwood Memorial Center
  • 110 AMC - 720 Fourth Ave. S
  • St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498

Thursday, March 14, 2019

  • MN State University
  • 424 N. Riverfront Drive, Suite 200
  • Mankato, MN 56001

Thursday, March 21, 2019

  • Lake Superior College
  • 2101 Trinity Road
  • Duluth, MN 55811

Registration open for MDH HCH Learning Days

MDH Learning Days 2019

The annual Learning Days conference brings together more than 300 health care providers, public health professionals and community partners to exchange information, advance health transformation, and build relationships.

Please see the Conference Program (PDF) for full details and more information about the pre-conference workshops, opening session, breakouts, and keynote speakers. 

Event details:

Location:

Continuing Education and Conference Center, University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus

Schedule:

  • April 9, 2019 - Afternoon Pre-Conference Workshops
  • April 10, 2019 - Full Day Conference

Registration:

Registration information is available on the MDH HCH website.

There will be a workshop for BHH services providers on April 9 from 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., during the afternoon pre-conference. Information about how to register for the workshop was sent to the BHH services providers authorized representatives via email on January 31, 2019 and is separate from the conference registration.


Population Health Management Webinar #3

You are invited to the third webinar in the Population Health Management series

When:  Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Time:  11am – 12pm

This webinar will feature the work of two BHH providers and their journey into population health management. The discussion will include how to identify specific populations to focus on and gather detailed information to provide more intensive interventions. It will also include how to use the patient registry to track preventative screenings to more easily identify care gaps, implement strategies to improve patient care and outcomes through education, and increase referrals to primary care and other community partners.

Contact us:

Behavioral.Health.Home.Services@state.mn.us

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