What's New
Today or
Tomorrow: Infection Prevention and Control Starts at the Top
Infection
control and sterilization of equipment are high clinical risk areas in all
health care organizations, but particularly in health centers and free clinics
that provide oral health. Please join us for a webinar, presented by ECRI
Institute on behalf of HRSA and with speakers from the National Network for Oral Health
Access (NNOHA), a HRSA-funded National Cooperative Agreement (NCA). The webinar
will explore areas of high clinical risk and provide actionable recommendations
for improving infection control and maintaining compliance with regulatory and
accreditation requirements.
ECRI will offer the webinar twice:
Tuesday, July 10
12:00-1:00 p.m. ET
Register
here
Wednesday, July 11
3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
Register
here
When Will the 2017 Uniform Data System (UDS) Data Be Ready?
HRSA has received many inquiries about the timing of the 2017 UDS
data release. We are working to finalize data included in the health center
reports and expect to release the data in August.
FY 2019
Budget Period Progress Report TA Call
HRSA released the FY 2019 Budget Period Progress Report (BPR) instructions
on June 25. The FY 2019 BPR collects progress for Health Center Program award
recipients whose project period end date is after September 30, 2019. All
health centers that will complete an FY 2019 BPR are invited to participate in an
upcoming TA call:
Thursday, July 12
3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
Join the webcast the day of the
session
Call-in: 888-989-7692
Passcode: 7937944
For more information about the
webinar, as well as other TA resources, visit the BPR TA website.
Service Area Needs Assessment Methodology Prototype Webinar
HRSA is exploring the feasibility
of developing a Service Area Needs Assessment Methodology (SANAM) that would
leverage public data sources to calculate an unmet need score that considers
access to primary care services and the health status of a given ZIP code
and/or service area. The SANAM would support the quantification of need to
potentially support HRSA decision-making. A number of SANAM prototypes have
been developed and tested by the MITRE Corporation, and HRSA is considering
options for implementation.
Join us for a webinar that will
describe the SANAM process to date and the prototypes under consideration,
followed by an open feedback and Q&A session.
Monday, July 16
3:30-5:00 p.m. ET
Join the webinar the day of the session
Call-in: 877-913-1008
Passcode: 322114
More Providers at Your Site May Soon
Be Eligible for NHSC Funding
Later this year, the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) will
make available an additional $105 million in NHSC
Loan Repayment Program awards that expand and improve access to
quality opioid and SUD treatment in rural and underserved areas. You are
eligible to opt-in if your site provides any of these services:
- Opioid
treatment program –
Facilities certified by SAMHSA
- Office-based
opioid treatment – Outpatient facilities with providers
eligible to administer Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
- Non-opioid
outpatient SUD treatment facilities – Outpatient facilities that
offer SUD treatment services (that do not provide MAT) as demonstrated on
their website or other organizational materials.
All NHSC
sites—including health centers and NHSC auto-approved sites—must opt in for
their providers to be eligible for this additional SUD treatment funding. We
have extended the deadline to Tuesday, August 14, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Learn more, including how to opt in.
Certified
Application Counselor Designated Organization Application Now Live
CMS is refreshing the Certified Application
Counselor (CAC) Program by implementing an enhanced application and renewal
process. The new process promotes better engagement with CMS’s CAC Designated
Organizations (CDOs). Any organization seeking to provide CAC enrollment
assistance to consumers for Plan Year 2019 must apply to become a CDO. Existing
CDOs that fail to reapply during the CAC Program re-application window will be
de-designated and not be permitted to certify CACs or assist consumers. Learn
more and apply now.
Resources
New
Report on Housing, Health, and Homelessness
On Wednesday, July 11,
the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Science and
Technology for Sustainability Program and the Board on Population Health and
Public Health Practice will host a public release of a new joint report, Permanent
Supportive Housing: Evaluating the Evidence for Improving Health Outcomes among
People Experiencing Chronic Homelessness.
Watch a live webcast of the report release
Wednesday, July 11
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET
Download the
report after the release
or learn more about the project.
Call for
Applications: Sealant Improvement Learning Collaborative
NNOHA, a
HRSA-funded NCA, is accepting applications from community health centers for a nine-month
Sealant Improvement Learning Collaborative. Participating health centers will
have the opportunity to implement a mini-dashboard of oral health metrics with
an aim to improve sealant rates. Apply
by Wednesday, August 1.
Addressing
Diabetes through Outreach: Innovative Outreach Practices from the Field
Health
Outreach Partners, a HRSA-funded NCA, highlights how health centers are using
outreach to enhance the prevention and management of diabetes for their
patients in their new
report.
Short case studies showcase effective, field-tested strategies and activities.
Accreditation and Infection Control
Strategies and Tips Presented by Your Health Center Colleagues (Teleconference)
Join a teleconference, hosted by The Joint
Commission, to hear from your health center colleagues on the tactics and
approaches they use to achieve continuous quality compliance through
accreditation, including infection control and prevention processes. You will
have the opportunity to submit questions and discuss strategies to improve
compliance.
Thursday, July 12
12:30-2:00 p.m. ET
Call-in: 877-271-1828
Passcode: 357356
Medicaid/Medicare
Reimbursement for Behavioral Health Integration Services Roundtable Discussion
for Health Centers
The SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions (CIHS) is
hosting an interactive roundtable discussion on the key components of
behavioral health integration, with a special focus on Medicaid/Medicare
reimbursement services.
Thursday, July 12
3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
Register
here
Workforce
Grand Rounds Webinar Series Webinar Recording Available
In case you missed the Workforce Grand Rounds
Webinar Series: Building Health Equity: The Link Between Social Determinants,
Healthy Communities and Workforce Training, the recording
is now available. You can download the presentations directly
from the recording.
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