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Join the Conversation: I Keep Patients Safe By…
In recognition of Patient Safety Week, HRSA challenges all health center staff to think about how their work contributes to patient safety. Join the conversation in three easy steps:
- Think about how your job contributes to patient safety, and write it on this sign.
- Take a photo of you holding the sign.
- Email the photo and this signed photo release to BPHCpatientsafety@hrsa.gov. NOTE: If multiple people are pictured, we need a completed photo release for each person.
Your photo may be featured in an upcoming issue of the Digest. Thank you for keeping patients safe!
CDC’s 2019 Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Challenge
Does your health center have exceptional rates of hypertension control? Be recognized as a Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Champion! CDC’s 2019 Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Challenge competition identifies clinicians, practices, and health systems that have demonstrated exceptional achievements in working with their patients to control hypertension. This year, the Million Hearts® Initiative will recognize those who achieved 80% blood pressure control (blood pressure reading <140 mmHg/<90 mmHg) among their hypertensive population aged 18-85 years. See rules and eligibility requirements. Application deadline is Monday, April 1.
HRSA recently hosted a webinar featuring health centers recognized as 2018 Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Challenge Champions. If you missed it, watch the recording and learn from three champions.
Updating Your Accreditation and Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Information in EHBs
Need to update your health center’s accreditation or Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition information? Submit updates from your EHBs Grant Folder by clicking the “HRSA Accreditation/PCMH Initiative” link and choosing either the “Request Accreditation Update” or “Request PCMH Recognition Update” button. We will review your updates and send an email confirmation once we have reviewed your request. Contact HRSA’s Accreditation and PCMH Initiative team with questions.
Substance Use Disorder & Behavioral Health
Pain Management Task Force Draft Report Public Comment Opportunity
HHS’ Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force is requesting feedback from the public on the Draft Report on Pain Management Best Practices: Updates, Gaps, Inconsistencies, and Recommendations, which addresses these areas for both chronic and acute pain. The public comment period is open now.
Opioid Prescribing Mapping Tool Improved with Medicaid and Rural Data
CMS recently released an expanded version of the Opioid Prescribing Mapping Tool, ensuring that users have the most complete and current data needed to effectively address the opioid epidemic across the country. This update further demonstrates HHS’ commitment to opioid data transparency and using data to better inform local prevention and treatment efforts, particularly in rural communities hard hit by the opioid crisis. Read more about the update.
Medicare Fact Sheet: Safer Use of Opioid Pain Medication
CMS recently published this new fact sheet to educate Medicare participants about pharmacy processes relating to opioid prescriptions and drug management programs. Other resources are available on their Reducing Opioid Misuse site.
Mapping in Public Health: Opioids and Social Determinants of Health
Please join this upcoming webinar, part of HRSA’s Data for Decision-Making Speaker Series, which will feature Esri’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Este Geraghty, and the Director of the Robert Graham Center, Dr. Andrew Bazemore. They will lead a timely discussion on how organizations can use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to map, track, and address public health issues. We will discuss how to use innovative technology in mapping the opioid epidemic and explore the integration of social determinants of health to inform policy decisions.
Thursday, March 7
11:00 a.m.-noon ET
Join the webcast the day of the session
Call-in: 888-233-9404
Passcode: 5100622
Technology Transfer Centers Network
SAMHSA’s Technology Transfer Centers Network (TTC) program develops and strengthens the specialized behavioral health care and primary health care workforce that provides substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health prevention, treatment, and recovery support services. The TTC Network comprises these groups:
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Addiction Technology Transfer Centers
These organizations support national and regional activities. They focus on preparing tools that practitioners need to improve the quality of service delivery and on providing intensive TA to provider organizations to improve the delivery of SUD treatment and recovery services.
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Mental Health Technology Transfer Centers
These centers work with organizations and treatment practitioners involved in the delivery of mental health services to strengthen their capacity to deliver effective evidence-based practices to individuals, including the full continuum of services spanning mental illness prevention, treatment, and recovery support.
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Prevention Technology Transfer Centers
These centers develop and disseminate tools and strategies needed to improve the quality of substance abuse prevention efforts; provide intensive TA and learning resources to prevention professionals in order to improve their understanding of prevention science, how to use epidemiological data to guide prevention planning, and selection and implementation of evidence-based and promising prevention practices; and develop tools and resources to engage the next generation of prevention professionals.
Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness
Last year, SAMHSA awarded the American Psychiatric Association a five-year grant to support this initiative. Using an online portal and forthcoming app, the project offers expert consultation services and learning opportunities nationwide to support clinicians—including physicians, nurses, psychologists, recovery specialists, peer-to-peer specialists, and others—who provide evidence-based care for individuals with serious mental illness.
HIV
Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America
During the State of the Union Address last month, the Administration announced a bold new initiative “Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America,” which aims to achieve the important goal of reducing new HIV infections to less than 3,000 per year by 2030. Join a webinar to learn about HRSA’s critical role in this initiative and about the goals and objectives that will be included.
Wednesday, March 13
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Join the webcast the day of the session
New Provider Resource: Evidence-Based HIV and Hepatitis C Virus Co-Infection Curriculum
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) recently released HIV/HCV Co-Infection: An AETC National Curriculum Toolkit to increase provider knowledge on HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection among people of color. The toolkit includes provider resources on misconceptions around treating HCV and interactive patient resources to help monitor HCV treatment progress. Providers can earn free continuing education credits (CME and CNE) by completing curriculum modules.
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
In recognition of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (Sunday, March 10), HHS presents a webinar that is part of their Women, HIV, and Substance Use webinar series.
Bringing Healing to the Center of Care – An Integrated Trauma-Informed Behavioral Health Approach
Tuesday, March 12
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Join the webinar the day of the session
Fiscal Year 2019 Part C Capacity Development Program (HRSA-19-031) Notice of Funding Opportunity
In January, HRSA released the RWHAP Part C Capacity Development Program notice of funding opportunity (NOFO). The program’s purpose is to strengthen organizational capacity to respond to the changing health care landscape and increase access to high-quality HIV primary health care services for low-income, uninsured, and underserved people living with HIV. Funding under this program is intended to support one short-term activity that can be completed by the end of the one-year funding opportunity period of performance.
Applications are due Friday, March 22, by 11:59 p.m. ET. Access the NOFO on Grants.gov.
The slides from the TA webinar are located on the TargetHIV website.
For programmatic question, please contact Mindy Golatt, Branch Chief, Division of Community HIV/AIDS Programs. For business, administrative, or fiscal issues related to the NOFO, please contact Potie Pettway, Grants Management Specialist.
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Workforce
Round 4 of Auto-HPSA Update Previews Released
HRSA sent the fourth round of automatically designated Health Professional Shortage Area (Auto-HPSA) designation update preview reports by email to CEOs and Project Directors of health centers and look-alikes identified in EHBs. If your CEO or Project Director listed in EHBs has not received your organizational report, please have them contact sdmp@hrsa.gov. Recipients should forward the report to all staff who have an interest in Auto-HPSA designation scores.
Watch the TA webinar recording or visit the Shortage Designation Modernization Project website for more information.
Recording Available: Telehealth Training Models for the Health Workforce
In case you missed this recent webinar, part of HRSA’s Workforce Grand Rounds Webinar Series, the recording is now available. You will be able to download the presentations directly from the recording.
Oral Health
Infection Prevention and Control in Dental Settings
HRSA and CDC will host a webinar focusing on infection prevention and control for dental settings. We will review recent documented transmission of infectious agents in dental settings and discuss the implications, as well as standard precautions (emphasis on sterilization and disinfection of patient care items and devices). We’ll share infection prevention and control resources designed to increase adherence with existing recommendations.
Thursday, March 14
Noon-1:00 p.m. ET
Register here
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Colorectal Cancer Screening: Different Paths to 80%
Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer diagnosed and the second leading cause of death from cancer. HRSA invites you to join a webinar featuring a new campaign from the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable and two health centers that have made evidence-based systems changes to reach 80% screening rate:
- The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable will introduce their new campaign, 80% in Every Community, and marketing research.
- Ammonoosuc Community Health Services will discuss their usage of the iFOBT test, EMR preventative care form, and culture of quality improvement.
- Columbia Basin Health Association will dive into their success with the FIT test, Azara Pre-Visit planning, and quality programs.
Monday, March 18
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Join the webcast the day of the session
Call-in: 888-233-9404
Passcode: 3790815
Additional Resources
Data Metrics Learning Collaborative
Would you like to start incorporating workforce data into your clinician recruitment and retention efforts? The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved’s (a HRSA-funded National Cooperative Agreement (NCA)) STAR2 Center invites health centers to apply to this 9-week-long immersive learning experience for a chance to explore different workforce metrics, identify ways to collect and analyze them in connection with your workforce efforts, and discuss the topic with experts and health center peers.
Learning Collaboratives from National Center for Equitable Care for Elders
Health centers are invited to join these four-session learning collaboratives offered by The National Center for Equitable Care for Elders, a HRSA-funded NCA.
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Addressing Common Geriatric Syndromes Associated with Diabetes
Diabetes in older adults is associated with an increased prevalence and incidence of geriatric syndrome: functional disabilities, depression, fall, urinary incontinence, malnutrition and cognitive impairment. Participants will learn about the unique characteristic of older adults with diabetes in goal setting, risk of hypoglycemia and its complications, geriatric syndromes, and effective strategies including how to simplify complex insulin regimens.
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Developing an Environmental Scan of Social/Enabling Services for Older Adults
Health centers must be able to access and address the social needs of the most vulnerable, especially older adults. Participants will develop and conduct an environmental scan around enabling or support services targeted at social determinants of need for older adults with co-morbid chronic diseases.
Social Media in Healthcare: Lessons for the Digital World
In today’s digital age, it is easier than ever to share information and reach a massive audience within seconds. However, it is also easier than ever to share incorrect, sensitive, or private information in a way that is public and permanent. Misuse of social media can impact a health center's reputation, violate patient privacy, and even affect patient care. A webinar from ECRI Institute, presented on HRSA’s behalf, will address some of the most common topics related to social media, including:
- Implementing a social media plan in your health center
- Responding to negative reviews about the health center posted online
- Addressing smartphone risks other than social media (e.g., distractions, texting)
- Responding to patients who record office visits
Real-life scenarios and case studies will highlight the potential pitfalls of social media use as well as important risk management strategies.
Join one of these two sessions:
Tuesday, March 5
Noon-1:00 p.m. ET
Register here
Wednesday, March 6
3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
Register here
Patient Safety Week Webcast: Improving Diagnosis in Primary Care
Patient Safety Week is March 10-16. HRSA will host a webcast featuring Dr. Gordon Schiff, a general internist and Associate Director of Brigham and Women’s Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and Quality and Safety Director for the Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care. Dr. Schiff will speak on improving diagnosis in primary care.
Wednesday, March 13
1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
Join the webcast the day of the event
Laying the Foundation for Obesity Assessment and Management: An Introduction to the AAP Obesity Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment Algorithm
Save the date for a Bright Futures webinar presented by HRSA. A member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Obesity Leadership Workgroup will address these topics:
- Key components of a comprehensive obesity assessment (for patients ages 2-21) in the context of a well visit
- Ways to engage patients and families in treatment
- Obesity-specific family history, physical exam, and review of systems
- Potential laboratory and diagnostic tests for those at risk of co-morbidities
- Key Bright Futures anticipatory guidance
Thursday, March 7
Noon-1:00 p.m. ET
Join the webcast the day of the session
Call-in: 888-399-8606
Passcode: 6921792
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