What's New
School-Based Health
Center Capital Funding (HRSA-19-073) Grants.gov and EHBs Deadline Reminder
As mentioned during the
All-Programs webcast, applications for the School-Based Health Center Capital
funding opportunity (HRSA-19-073) are due in Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. on
Tuesday, April 17, and in HRSA’s Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) by 5:00 p.m. ET on
Thursday, May 31. Applicant resources are available on the SBHCC technical assistance website.
SAC-AA
Grants.gov and EHBs Deadlines Reminder
Applications for the
Service Area Competition-Additional Areas (SAC-AA) funding opportunity (HRSA-18-109) for the Anchorage,
Alaska; Sarasota, Florida; and Perth Amboy, New Jersey,
service areas are due in Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, April
27, and in HRSA EHBs by 5:00 p.m. ET on
Friday, May 11. Technical assistance materials are available on the SAC-AA
technical assistance website.
Quarterly 340B Program Registration
Quarterly 340B Program site registration is open from April 1 to 15
for the standard two-week registration period. Health centers are still able to
register a site that has been verified as implemented and with a site status
reflected as “active” in EHBs Form 5B through May 25, after which the system
will close to prepare for the July 1 start. You will need to provide the
following information when calling:
- Health center name,
- Site/clinic name,
- Site IDs for all sites,
- HRSA/BPHC grant number,
- Contact name and email address, and
- Authorizing official name and email address.
The authorizing official
will receive an email message that the account is unlocked and a registration
may be submitted. Contact the 340B call center at apexusanswers@340bpvp.com or 888-340-2787 (Monday-Friday,
9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ET).
Targeted
Performance Improvement Visits and HRSA’s Diabetes Quality Improvement
Initiative
Project
Officers for health centers with a significant number of diabetes patients with
an A1C value greater than 9 percent may soon schedule a targeted technical
assistance (TA) site visit to support improvement in diabetes outcomes. As a
part of the HRSA Diabetes Quality Improvement Initiative, health centers
receiving targeted TA visits this year will receive on-site consultation from a
clinical expert regarding their clinical program and Quality Improvement/Quality
Assurance activities with a focus on diabetes. During the visit, health centers
will identify three actions to improve performance and
input the action plan in the EHBs. Subsequently, Project Officers will monitor
health centers’ progress in implementing their action plans. Make sure your
health center registers for Action Plan privileges in the EHBs. Watch a video to learn more.
National
Donate Life Month
Throughout April, people across the U.S.
celebrate the tremendous generosity of those who have saved lives by becoming
organ and tissue donors and encourage more Americans to follow their example.
You may have already
registered as a donor. If you haven’t, please go to HRSA's Organ Donation page (Spanish version), click on your state, and consider signing up. In 2017
alone, more than 34,000 people in the U.S. received the gift of life thanks to those
who said “yes” to donation.
Executive
Search for BHW Deputy Associate Administrator
HRSA has begun a national search for an
executive to serve as Deputy Associate Administrator to lead its Bureau of
Health Workforce. HRSA’s health workforce programs improve the health of
underserved and vulnerable populations by strengthening the health workforce
and connecting skilled professionals to communities in need. If the selected
applicant is a physician, he/she may be eligible for a Physicians’
Comparability Allowance up to $30,000 a year. The vacancy announcements close
Tuesday, May 1.
Physician applicants | Non-physician applicants
Public Meeting for Patient-Focused
Drug Development on Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
FDA is hosting a public meeting on Patient-Focused Drug Development for Opioid Use
Disorder (OUD), in collaboration with the National
Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). In addition to NIDA, FDA is also working
closely with patient advocacy and community organizations to encourage
participation from individuals with OUD. This meeting aligns with FDA’s ongoing
work aimed at reducing the impact of opioid abuse and addiction. You may attend
in-person or join the webcast the day of the session.
Tuesday, April
17
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. ET
Register here
Reminder:
Behavioral Health Virtual Job Fair is Tomorrow!
HRSA will host a Behavioral Health Virtual Job Fair from 6:45-10:15 p.m. ET on Wednesday,
April 11, to connect health centers and behavioral health professionals.
Employer registration has closed. Job seekers may register until the event.
Two speakers
will present during the job fair. CEUs and CMEs may be available for select
behavioral health professionals. Register as a job seeker (even if you’re not
job hunting) to participate in the training sessions:
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Basic Tenets of Pain Management, 7:00-8:15 p.m. ET, Melissa Weimer, DO, MCR
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The Importance of Mentoring for the Behavioral Health Workforce in Integrated Care Settings, 8:30-9:45 p.m. ET, Helene Silverblatt, MD
Resources
RESCHEDULING:
Health Center Learning Event - Bright Futures: Addressing Childhood Obesity
This HRSA initiative aims to reduce childhood
obesity through better prevention and management within primary care settings. We
have postponed the related training event, originally scheduled for today,
until the summer. Please look for a future Digest post for more details.
CDC’s Online
Interactive Training for Clinicians Now Available
Applying
CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids is an online interactive training
series developed to assist providers in applying CDC’s recommendations in a
clinical setting through interactive patient scenarios, videos, knowledge
checks, tips, and resources. Health center providers can access the training to
gain a better understanding of Guideline recommendations, the risks and
benefits of prescription opioids, non-opioid treatment options, patient
communication, and risk mitigation. The series includes four modules (content
is periodically updated):
- Addressing the Opioid Epidemic
- Treating Chronic Pain without Opioids
- Communicating with Patients
- Reducing the Risks of Opioids
Development of Community Partnerships – Key Components of Integrated Behavioral
Health Care Roundtable Discussion for Health Centers in Regions 2, 3, and 6
Join the SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions (CIHS)
for a regionally-focused and interactive roundtable discussion on the key
components of behavioral health integration with a special focus on the
development of community partnerships. This roundtable discussion is tailored
for health centers in regions 2, 3, and 6, including specific intervention
topics to help providers meet the needs of their community. Joining the
discussion will be experts from the field: Jennifer Yturriondobeitia, MSW,
Behavioral Health Programs Manager, and Amy Walters, PhD, Director of
Behavioral Health Services from St. Luke’s Health Partners.
Wednesday,
May 9
3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
Register
here
Presentations
from 2017 HHS Federal Partners Integrated Care Meeting
Now available, watch the presentations from the HHS
2017 virtual meeting, “State of the Art: Research, Models, Promising Practices,
and Sustaining Integrated Care.” National experts from HHS and federal grantees
spoke about best practices in primary and behavioral care integration.
National Prescription Drug
Take Back Day is April 28
Removing unwanted or
expired medications from the medicine cabinet is an easy and concrete step that
everyone can take to make a difference in the opioid epidemic. The Drug
Enforcement Agency (DEA) created a new partnership toolbox of materials for promoting National
Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
Diabetes Quality Improvement Talks: Using Enabling Services to Prevent Lower
Extremity Amputations
The next Diabetes Quality Improvement Talk
focuses on the social factors that can increase an individual’s risk of lower
extremity amputation and steps to reduce the risk for amputation.
Thursday, April 26
2:00-3:30 p.m. ET
Join the webcast the day of the session
Call-in: 800-619-2521
Passcode: 2503524
In case you missed it: read last week’s Primary Health Care Digest.
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