What's New
Calendar Year (CY) 2019 Requirements for Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Medical Malpractice Coverage
HRSA is issuing PAL 2018-01 to describe the process for Health Center Program grantees to submit applications for FTCA initial deeming and redeeming for CY 2018 and 2019. In addition, PAL 2018-02 will describe the deeming process and requirements for health center volunteer health professionals for CY 2019. Both PALs will be available on the FTCA Program webpage shortly. Redeeming applications are due by 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday, June 4.
Join a technical assistance webinar about the CY 2019 FTCA Health Center Deeming Application TODAY:
Tuesday, April 17
2:00-3:30 p.m. ET
Join the webcast
Quarterly 340B Program Registration
Though the quarterly site registration period is now over, health centers are still able to register a site that has been verified as implemented and with a site status reflected as “active” in Electronic Handbooks 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).
SAMHSA Announces Up to $4.7 Million for Improving Access to
Overdose Treatment
SAMHSA is
accepting applications for Improving Access to
Overdose Treatment (OD Treatment Access) grants totaling up to
$4.7 million over the next five years. The purpose is to award Federally
Qualified Health Centers, opioid treatment programs, or practitioners who have
a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine to expand access to FDA-approved drugs or
devices for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose. SAMHSA
expects to fund up to five grantees with as much as $200,000 per year for as
many as five years. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday, June
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 National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Opportunities
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National
Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program
Primary care medical, dental, and
mental and behavioral health clinicians can receive up to $50,000 to repay
their health profession student loans in exchange for a two-year commitment to
work at NHSC-approved sites in high-need, underserved areas. Applications are
due Monday, April 23, before 7:30 p.m. ET. Learn more about the NHSC Loan
Repayment Program.
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NHSC Scholarship Program
Students
in eligible health disciplines can receive payment for tuition, fees, and other
educational costs as well as a living stipend in exchange for serving two years
at NHSC-approved sites in medically underserved rural, urban, and tribal
communities. Applications are due Thursday,
May 10, before 7:30 p.m. ET. Learn more about
the NHSC Scholarship program.
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CMS Certified Application Counselor (CAC) Program
CMS is refreshing the CAC program by implementing an enhanced application and renewal process. All CAC Designated Organizations (CDOs) must reapply to continue participation in the CAC Program. As part of the refresh effort, CMS has created technical “how-to” webinars and uploaded technical guides online so CDOs can learn the new application. Direct any questions to CACquestions@cms.hhs.gov.
Resources
Workforce Strategies for Developing Integrated Primary Care Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Services Recording Available
Last month, HRSA hosted a webinar for Access Increases in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (AIMS) awardees highlighting promising practices in innovative workforce strategies. Health center speakers shared how they leverage academic partnerships to recruit behavioral health staff and the development of a medication-assisted treatment (MAT) program to fit their community’s needs. Access the webinar recording and presentations.
Diabetes Quality Improvement Talks: Using Enabling Services to Prevent Lower Extremity Amputations
The next Diabetes Quality Improvement Talk focuses on enabling services as a strategy to prevent or reduce lower extremity amputation giving a nod to Limb Loss Awareness Month and National Minority Health Month. Objectives:
- Provide an overview of the risk factors clinical and social that increase the risk of lower extremity amputation.
- Discuss the racial and ethnic disparities that exist in lower extremity amputation.
- Discuss the social factors that increase the risk and interventions that can reduce patient risk.
- Identify practices that can reduce or eliminate that social factors that increase lower extremity amputation risk.
- Identify resources that health centers can access to support prevention efforts.
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
Save the Date: Health Center Care Delivery Models for Primary Care Integration of Viral Hepatitis and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Webinar
May is National Hepatitis Awareness Month. HRSA will host a webinar featuring primary care integration health center models for hepatitis B and hepatitis C services. Learn effective workflows for hepatitis B screening and management and how nurse care managers can drive patient care for hepatitis C and substance use disorder treatment.
Tuesday, May 15
2:30-3:30 p.m. ET
Join the webinar the day of the session
Call-in: 888-829-8676
Passcode: 7634999
CDC Online Interactive Training for Clinicians Now Available
Applying CDC 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
Learning Collaborative for Older Adult/Elder Care
The National Center for Equitable Care for Elders, a HRSA-funded National Cooperative Agreement (NCA), is recruiting for a learning collaborative: Care Coordination for Elders with Diabetes and Other Chronic Conditions. Participants will examine various models of coordinated care and referral processes for older adults with diabetes and other co-morbidities and identify best practices. The objectives are to:
- Understand the goal of care management in older adults with diabetes.
- Learn strategies for implementing care management with special focus on older adults.
- Increase collaboration among health care providers to ensure seamless referrals, especially for older adults with diabetes and other chronic co-morbidities.
- Test strategies that other health centers can learn from and model in the future.
The collaborative will run from April to June via video conferencing calls. Apply by April 20.
Reach the Unscreened and Increase Colorectal Cancer Screenings Using Tested Messages
According to the CDC, African American men and women had the highest rates of colorectal cancer incidence in 2014. Learn how to reach this priority population through the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable’s (NCCRT) 2017 Communications Guidebook and resource section focused on health education for African American patients.
In addition, the Hispanic/Latino and Asian American populations were among the minority populations with higher incidence rates of colorectal cancer. The NCCRT has developed companion guides for Hispanic/Latino and Asian American populations to address perceptions about colorectal cancer and barriers to screening among the unscreened, as well as to help tailor patient engagement messaging.
Human Trafficking and Public Health – New
SOAR Online Training
The National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center and
Postgraduate Institute, in collaboration with federal partners, recently launched a new series of CE/CME
training modules called SOAR Online. The free training educates health care providers,
social workers, public health professionals, and behavioral health professionals
on how to identify, treat, and respond appropriately to individuals who are at
risk or who have been trafficked. Visit the SOAR Online page for
full CE/CME information and register for SOAR Online.
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case you missed it: read last week’s Primary Health Care Digest.
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