What's New
Service Area Competition (SAC) HRSA-19-013 Deadline Reminder
SAC applications for service areas with a March 1, 2019, project period start date (HRSA-19-013) are due in HRSA’s Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) by 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, September 18. Technical assistance materials are available on the SAC technical assistance website.
FY 2018 Health Center
Quality Improvement Awards Technical Assistance Webinar
HRSA recently announced
$125 million in supplemental funding for the Health Center Program to recognize
health centers across the United States and the territories for their advances
in quality improvement. The goal of the Quality Improvement Awards
(QIAs) is to improve clinical quality, improve patient outcomes, and increase
access to comprehensive primary care services while recognizing health centers’
efforts that support on-going quality improvement.
HRSA will host a webinar to explore the role and impact of
the QIAs, eligibility, and award criteria summary of the FY 2018 awards.
Thursday, September 13
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Join the
webinar the day of the session
Call-in: 800-238-9007
Passcode: 486761
New HRSA Data Warehouse Site
The HRSA Data Warehouse has launched a newly designed website, with enhanced navigation tools,
dashboards, and other new features.
New
CMS Model to Address Impact of the Opioid Crisis for Children
CMS
announced a new Innovation
Center payment and service delivery model as part of a
multi-pronged strategy to combat the nation’s opioid crisis. The Integrated
Care for Kids Model focuses on children in Medicaid and the Children’s Health
Insurance Program (CHIP) who have physical and behavioral health needs,
including substance use. The model aims to reduce expenditures and improve care
quality for children (<21 years) covered by Medicaid and CHIP through
prevention, early identification, and treatment of behavioral and physical
health needs. The model will empower states and local providers to better
address these needs through care integration across all types of health care
providers.
U.S.
Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Update
USPSTF seeks comments on a
draft recommendation statement and draft evidence review on interventions to
prevent perinatal depression. The Task Force found that counseling can help
prevent perinatal depression in women at increased risk. Read and
comment on both the draft recommendation statement and evidence review
by Monday, September 24.
Resources
Conducting Mock Surveys for Risk Assessment: Infection Control and
Prevention
HRSA works with The Joint
Commission to inform health center quality efforts. In this webinar, Joint
Commission expert, Joyce Webb, RN, MBA, Project Director, Division of
Healthcare Quality Evaluation, will discuss the mock tracer survey process and
the steps for conducting a successful mock survey in your health center. This
session will focus on infection control and prevention.
Thursday, September 6
12:30-2:00 p.m. ET
Register here
The tracer methodology is
an integral part of the on-site accreditation survey process The Joint
Commission uses. A health center that understands tracers can use mock surveys
as a tool to assess its compliance with standards and make improvements needed
to maintain continuous compliance. Mock surveys can provide important
information and identify broader issues for improvement.
An Overview of Free Training and Support Resources for Obtaining
the DATA-2000 Waiver to Prescribe Buprenorphine for Treating Opioid Use
Disorder
HRSA hosts experts from SAMHSA’s
Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS) – Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Program. Speakers will provide information on no-cost training and mentoring
programs that health center prescribers (physicians, nurse practitioners, and
physician assistants) and their primary care teams can access to receive the
training and educational resources they need to support evidence-based
treatment of opioid use disorder.
Wednesday, September 12
3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
Join the
webcast the day of the session
Call-in: 866-454-4207
Passcode: 778222
FTCA Risk Management Virtual Conference
Attend the live, interactive
event that has helped thousands of your colleagues learn more about patient
safety and risk management! ECRI Institute, on behalf of HRSA, presents a
one-day virtual conference for health centers, free clinics, look-alikes, and primary
care associations.
Wednesday, September 12
11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. ET
Register here
An unlimited number of
individuals from your organization may attend. The registration confirmation
will include log-in details.
Presentations and panel discussions on the following topics:
- The Impact of Medical Errors on Patients, Providers, and
Reputation
- Risk Management Part I: The Role of the Risk Manager
- Risk Management Part II: How to Assess and Respond to Risk
- Claims Management: You Have Been Sued, Now What?
See the full
agenda.
An Overview of SBIRT Training Opportunities and Resources
Screening, brief intervention,
and referral to treatment (SBIRT) is an approach to the delivery of early
intervention and treatment to people with substance use disorders and those at
risk of developing these disorders.
At this upcoming webinar, experts
from SAMHSA’s Addiction Technology Transfer Center (a nationwide, multidisciplinary
resource for professionals in the addictions treatment and recovery services
field) will discuss online and regional training opportunities on SBIRT for
health centers and their primary care teams. They will also share SBIRT best
practices and technical assistance resources to assist health centers in
treating patients with substance use and behavioral health disorders.
Wednesday, September 19
3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
Join the webcast
the day of the session
Call-in: 888-989-4721
Passcode: 1039201
Million Hearts®
2022 Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring Forum
Self-measured blood pressure monitoring (SMBP)—or home BP monitoring—plus clinical
support helps people with hypertension control their blood pressure. The
Million Hearts® SMBP Forum gathers SMBP implementers, facilitators, and others
quarterly to exchange knowledge, identify obstacles, and surface solutions in
order to advance the practice of SMBP nationwide. NACHC welcomes active
participants from diverse sectors, including clinical care teams, health
departments, community-based clinical support providers, employers, payers, and
others. The purpose of this quarterly online meeting is to exchange best and
promising practices, identify obstacles, and share resources in order to
accelerate SMBP uptake.
Tuesday,
September 18, and Tuesday, December 11
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
To register, email your name,
organization, and email address. You will receive an invitation and be added to
the roster.
Free Continuing Education on HIV Testing Intervals for At-Risk
Adults from the CDC and Medscape
The CDC and Medscape are hosting
a free continuing education (CE) credit activity
for clinicians involved in HIV infection screening. The activity describes
compliance with CDC recommendations for HIV infection screening among persons
at increased risk, based on an analysis of 2006-2016 data from the General
Social Survey. The training activity is
available from Medscape (free registration is required). The report is
available from the CDC in HTML
or PDF.
Medical Respite Training Symposium
The National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) is a
HRSA-funded National Cooperative Agreement (NCA). Join NHCHC and Respite Care
Providers’ Network for the first-ever Medical Respite Training Symposium from
October 1 to 2 in Phoenix, Arizona. This singular, CME-accredited conference
features two days of intensive workshops illuminating the unique care model
that is medical respite care. Learn more and
register now.
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