What's New
New Supplemental Funding Opportunity Will Support Behavioral
Health Workforce Training
In September, HRSA expects to award
supplemental funding to health centers that have an established partnership
with organizations that are awarded through the fiscal
year (FY) 2018 Behavioral Health Workforce Education and
Training (BHWET) Program (HRSA-18-112). Up to 50
health centers are expected to receive $200,000 per year for two years to
increase access to quality opioid use disorder and other substance use disorder
treatment through behavioral health professional and paraprofessional training.
For health centers to be considered for this
funding, a memorandum of agreement or understanding must be signed by the
health center and included in the partnering organization’s application to
HRSA-18-112 by Friday, July 6.
Health centers can access additional
information, including a list of eligible BHWET applicants, on the FY 2018 Enhancing Behavioral Health Workforce Supplemental Funding
Opportunity for Health Centers Technical Assistance website.
School-Based Health Center Capital Funding (HRSA-19-073) EHBs
Deadline Reminder
Applications for the School-Based Health
Center Capital funding opportunity (HRSA-19-073) are due 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.
See the New BPHC Helpline Contact Form
You should use the BPHC Helpline Contact form
on HRSA’s website for general questions (contact your designated BPHC
representative with questions specific to your grant or designation). The
updated form, which we expect to release next week, will ask for verification
of your contact information the first time you use it. The updated form will
ask for your name and email (see below). The next few screens will ask you to
verify or enter your contact information. Stay tuned to the Digest for more
details.
New!
EHBs Diabetes Action Plan – Helpful Tips for Health Centers
The EHBs Diabetes Action Plan is a shared
tracking tool for health centers and Project Officers. A new user guide illustrates
the key steps to review, monitor, and resolve the Action Plan.
As a part
of the HRSA Health Center Program Diabetes Quality Improvement Initiative and
consistent with the Site Visit Protocol, 2018 operational site visits include
action planning relating to the Uniform Data System (UDS) diabetes measure.
Other health centers may also be selected to receive performance improvement
site visits focused on diabetes. Watch a video to learn more.
Important Notices Regarding SAM.gov
Entities registered in SAM.gov should log in and review their registration information, particularly
their financial information. Read FAQs from the
General Services Administration.
Organizations renewing or registering in SAM.gov for the first
time are now required to submit an original, signed notarized letter
identifying the authorized Entity Administrator for the entity associated with
the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number before renewals or
registrations can be activated. See the instructions for domestic entities. This requirement was instituted for SAM.gov renewals on April
27.
Resources
Increasing Hepatitis C
Virus (HCV) Testing, Treatment, and Cure
Throughout Hepatitis
Awareness Month we shared resources to help health centers increase testing and
treatment of people with HCV infection, including those with HIV/HCV
coinfection. Here are some of those resources again, along with some additional
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HRSA
resources for HCV screening and treatment:
Also,
for screening:
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CDC
HCV testing algorithm – A simple blood test followed by a
confirmatory test (often done by reflex) can detect HCV infection years before
symptoms develop and be the starting point for patients receiving curative
treatment.
Archived webinars featuring health centers
sharing their HCV-related promising practices (March through May):
2018 UDS Changes Webinar
Recording is Now Available
A recent HRSA webinar provided
an overview of recent and upcoming UDS changes. We summarized the approved
changes for 2018 UDS (for reports submitted by February 15, 2019) and
shared possible changes for 2019 UDS, including revised clinical measures
resulting from continued alignment with electronic specified clinical quality
measures. Watch the
webinar recording
Addressing Risk through Systems Thinking and Design: Strategies
for Accredited Health Centers
The Joint Commission presents a
webinar highlighting the challenges observed with the key system-wide
functional areas in health centers. Participants will learn methods and models
to improve the level of performance of each accreditation chapter, with the
goal of eliminating organizational-specific risks that may impact the delivery
of safe, quality care.
Thursday, June 7
12:30-2:00 p.m. ET
Join the webinar the day of the session
For audio only:
Call-in: 877-271-1828
Passcode: 357356
Health Care Strategies for the Justice-Involved Population
HRSA is hosting a
town hall webinar to highlight work done at the local and state levels to meet
the needs of this vulnerable group and examine the medical, operational, and
policy implications for health centers working with this population.
Thursday, June 7
2:00-3:30 p.m. ET
Join the webinar the day of the session
Call-in: 844-616-0064
Passcode: 306975
School-Based
Telehealth Networks: Lessons from the Field
HRSA’s Mid-Atlantic
Telehealth Resource Center offers a webinar featuring experts that have
developed telehealth-enabled school health centers in rural communities. These
health centers provide telehealth services for rural children that focus on
asthma, obesity reduction and prevention, behavioral health, diabetes, and oral
health. Hear about the successes, challenges, and lessons learned from their
HRSA-supported telehealth network grant project.
Thursday, June 21
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Register here
This webinar is part
of HRSA’s Telehealth Learning Webinar Series. The series’ goal is to highlight
successful projects/best practices as well as resources to promote and further
the use of telehealth technologies for health care delivery, education, and
health information services. For more information, contact Carlos Mena.
Technical
assistance opportunities from the SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health
Solutions (CIHS):
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Addressing Substance Use in AIMS Awardee Settings, Part 1: Addressing Opioids in Integrated Care
CIHS is hosting a webinar featuring subject matter experts in substance use disorder from Case Western University and Coal Country Community Health Center. This webinar will cover a variety of relevant topics, including: the development of opioid use disorder screening and assessment protocols, motivational interviewing techniques, implementing medication assisted treatment (MAT) services, and workforce training and retention.
Wednesday, May 30
2:00-3:30 p.m. ET
Register here
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Suicide Prevention in Rural Populations Roundtable Discussion for Health Centers
CIHS is hosting an interactive roundtable discussion on suicide screening and prevention tools and the management of suicide risk, with a special focus on rural populations. Joining the discussion will be expert from the field, Adam Chu, Senior Project Associate from the nationally recognized Suicide Prevention Resource Center.
Tuesday, June 5
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Register here
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Workshop Series: DIT (Do It Together)
Strengthening Connections to Housing Resources
The Corporation for Supportive Housing, a
HRSA-funded NCA, is hosting a series of open calls with Primary Care Associations
and Health Center Controlled Networks to explore, critique, and design a range
of training resources to build quality health and housing partnerships.
Thursday, June 14
12:00-1:15 p.m. ET
Register here
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