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Our program inbox email address has been updated! It is now PCPCH@oha.oregon.gov. Our website and materials will be updated in the coming month to reflect this change. In the meantime, your questions will be directed to this new email address. Please reach out to us if you haven't received a response to an email within 3-5 business days!
 Apply by March 30
The PCPCH program has had several providers join our team as Clinical Transformation Consultants (CTCs) over the past few months, and there are still a few more spots open! CTCs are primary care providers who support and foster innovation in primary care practices across Oregon. CTCs partner with OHA PCPCH program staff to conduct site visits with PCPCHs and provide peer-to-peer consultation to providers. This is a part-time contracted position with most CTCs conducting one site visit per month.
This opportunity is open to primary care providers with the following licenses: MD, DO, PA, NP, ARNP. The current deadline for applications is March 30, 2023 at 3:00 pm but this date will be extended if needed.
For more information on this opportunity and to obtain an application visit the OregonBuys web page and search for the Bid Solicitation number S-44300-00005084. For any and all questions regarding this opportunity, please contact the Office of Contracts and Procurement Sole Point of Contact Suzanne Christman at suzanne.christman@dhsoha.oregon.gov or 971-283-4505.
Wednesday February 22, 11 am - 12:15 pm
The Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) is hosting a free, three-part webinar series focused on the integration of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) into primary care services.
Participants can expect to define and discuss the importance of SRH, identify strategies for integrating SRH into primary care, and identify key financial considerations prior to initiating SRH services. Additional topics in the series will be informed by participants. Click here to register. |
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Thursday February 23, 10-11 am
The Reproductive Health Access Project (RHAP) and the Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) are hosting the Project ACCESS (Abortion Care Clinical Expansion and Early Pregnancy Loss Support Series) Virtual Learning Collaborative focused on expanding patient access to comprehensive and high quality sexual and reproductive health, including medication abortion and early pregnancy loss (EPL) care, in primary care settings. There will be an information session on Thursday, February 23 via Zoom.
The virtual learning collaborative will offer participating primary care organizations intensive technical assistance and training on how to build buy-in among leadership, set up appropriate systems, provide options counseling, identify community and legal supports, and network with other providers engaged in this work. Participants will meet monthly over Zoom for one year with facilitators and colleagues throughout the country to identify shared needs and goals, develop work plans, track progress, and discuss strategies to overcome common barriers. RHAP and PCDC will also provide technical assistance and support outside of monthly sessions, as needed.
Please click here to register for the VLC Information Session. Registration closes on February 22.
 Thursday February 23, 11 am - 12:15 pm
PCPCH Standard 2.C encourages primary care practices to involve patients, families, and caretakers in their quality improvement efforts. Pediatric health care teams are uniquely poised to improve patient life-long health and well-being by adopting strategies that support more preventive and holistic care. The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) is hosting a webinar that will spotlight opportunities for the pediatric field to invite youth perspectives to inform practice transformation efforts geared towards better serving patients and families. Speakers include a nationally recognized youth leader, pediatrician, and youth advisor. Click here to register.
The Oregon Rural Practice-Based Research Network (ORPRN) is hosting a virtual, interactive ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) program focused on learning how to improve colorectal cancer screening rates with fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) distribution and patient navigation. Participating practices will learn how to provide adults with an easy, at-home colorectal cancer screening option, how to design their own FIT program, and how to access one-on-one technical assistance for this work.
The six-session ECHO program will be held on the first and third Thursdays of each month beginning on March 23 and ending on June 1. Click here to register.
The Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) hosted a webinar in November of 2022 focused on reducing primary care and behavioral health care staff burnout through various integration-based strategies. The event included expert presenters and a real-world case study on how operationalizing integration methodologies of collaboration and communication benefited one healthcare team. Click here to view the webinar.
Questions?
We are here to help! Contact us at PCPCH@oha.oregon.gov
About the Patient-Centered Primary Care Home Program
Patient-Centered Primary Care Homes (PCPCHs) are health care practices that have been recognized by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) for their commitment to providing high quality, patient-centered care.The PCPCH Program administers the application, recognition, and verification process for practices applying to become Patient-Centered Primary Care Homes.The program is also working with partners across Oregon to support adoption of the primary care home model. For more information visit www.PrimaryCareHome.oregon.gov.
The mission of the PCPCH Program is to be a trusted partner in primary care, collaborating with stakeholders to set the standard for transformative, whole-person, and evidence-based care.
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