What's New
One Week Left to Apply for Integrated Behavioral Health Services Funding
Submit your application for HRSA’s fiscal year 2019 Integrated Behavioral Health Services (IBHS) funding in HRSA’s Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) by 5:00 p.m. ET on Monday, May 13. This non-competitive supplement will increase access to high-quality integrated behavioral health services, including prevention or treatment of mental health conditions and/or substance use disorders (SUDs), including opioid use disorder (OUD).
Visit the IBHS technical assistance (TA) webpage for more information and contact the IBHS TA Team with questions.
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Reminder: Oral Health Infrastructure Applications Due May 21
Oral Health Infrastructure (OHI) competitive supplemental funding applications are due in EHBs by 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 21. Visit the OHI TA webpage for more information and contact the OHI TA Team with questions.
340B Drug Pricing Program Requirements
HRSA Health Center Program Operational Site Visits no longer require an onsite review of 340B Drug Pricing Program requirements. HRSA uses other methods to ensure integrity, including working directly with health centers.
In order to participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program, health centers must continue to enroll and comply with all program requirements. If you have questions about complying with requirements, please contact the 340B Prime Vendor Program.
Developing a Future Health Center Performance Management Approach
HRSA is exploring a future value-based performance approach for the Health Center Program. The first step was to conduct an environmental scan and gather stakeholder input to identify opportunities and make recommendations for improving health center performance management.
Join the webcast to learn about this ongoing effort. We also want to hear from health centers. Please share your thoughts, provide input, and ask questions during and after the session.
Thursday, May 16
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Join the webcast the day of the session
Call-in: 877-917-6903
Passcode: 7031544
HRSA’s Loan Guarantee Program
Many health centers face challenges obtaining affordable loans for their capital projects and/or experience delays in securing loans. The HRSA Health Center Facility Loan Guarantee Program supports loans to eligible Health Center Program awardees for the construction/expansion, alteration/renovation, and modernization of health center medical facilities.
Congress appropriated funds in 2018, enabling HRSA to provide guarantees for almost $900 million in new loans to health centers. The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), a HRSA-funded National Cooperative Agreement (NCA), is hosting a live Q&A session featuring a representative from Capital Link, also a HRSA-funded NCA. Participants will learn about program eligibility and how funds can be used.
Thursday, May 16
2:00-3:30 p.m. ET
Register here (under “Upcoming Trainings”)
Special Edition: Workforce Engagement & Well-Being
Last week, HRSA issued the first of two Digest special editions focused on workforce engagement and well-being. Having a healthy and engaged health center workforce is one of HRSA’s highest priorities.
The first special edition includes promising practices, assessment tools, web resources, and webinars. The second, due out later this week, will include additional promising practices and resources.
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New HRSA “Ending the HIV Epidemic” Webpage
During the 2019 State of the Union address, the Trump administration announced the new “Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America.” This will be a ten-year initiative beginning in FY 2020 to achieve the important goal of reducing new HIV infections to less than 3,000 per year by 2030. HRSA’s Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and Health Center Program will play a leading role in helping diagnose, treat, prevent, and respond to end the HIV epidemic. Visit the new webpage to learn more about HRSA’s role.
2019 UDS Reporting Changes TA
HRSA presents a TA webinar that will provide an overview of the changes for calendar year (CY) 2019 UDS data collection and reporting activities for reports submitted by February 15, 2020. We will also discuss possible changes for 2020 UDS and revised clinical measures resulting from continued alignment with electronic specified clinical quality measures. Read a summary of the approved changes in the UDS Changes Program Assistance Letter (PAL).
Thursday, May 9
1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
Join the webcast the day of the session
Call-in: 888-233-9404
Passcode: 6379668
Register here and we’ll send you presentation materials ahead of time.
Review Process for Service Area Competition or Renewal of Designation Applications
HRSA created this graphic, which illustrates what to expect after submitting a Service Area Competition (SAC) or Renewal of Designation (RD) application to HRSA. Take a look to learn more about the updated HRSA review process.
A quick reference guide tells SAC and RD applicants how to manage correspondence requests from HRSA about their application. It will help you respond quickly to the 14-day turnaround time for EHBs correspondence requests.
For more details, check out our FY 2019 SAC and RD application and review award process Frequently Asked Questions.
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Substance Use Disorder & Behavioral Health
Promising Practices in Behavioral Health Workforce Planning
Experts from the University of Michigan, the University at Albany-SUNY, and the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU), a HRSA-funded NCA, will share promising practices and resources focused on behavioral health workforce planning, recruitment, and retention. This webinar will share evidence-based research to improve and design strategic investment in behavioral health workforce planning.
Wednesday, May 8
3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
Join the webcast the day of the session
Call-in: 888-989-4389
Passcode: 5589163
MAT 101: Evidence-Based Practices in SUD Treatment
Experts from the HRSA-supported University of California San Francisco Clinician Consultation Center’s Substance Use Warmline will share evidence-based practices and resources on medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for patients with SUD. They will discuss the MAT model from assessment and induction to management and monitoring, provide case-based examples, and answer provider questions about patient considerations during a 30-minute question and answer session.
Friday, May 10
2:30-3:30 p.m. ET
Register here
Providers can access free peer-to-peer clinical consultation on SUD assessment and treatment on the Substance Use Warmline. Expert clinical staff offer advice on patient-centered approaches and decision-making, use of evidence-based strategies, including MAT harm reduction, diversion mitigation, and treatment strategies for co-occurring behavioral health conditions and chronic pain. Connect by phone, toll-free at 855-300-3595, or upload patient cases securely. The Warmline operates from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET, Monday to Friday.
Using Health Information Technology to Enhance Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: Webinar Recording Available
The Health Information Technology, Evaluation, and Quality Center (HITEQ), a HRSA-funded NCA, hosted a webinar on promising and innovative practices for the use of health information technologies (HIT) to enhance OUD treatment. Watch a recording if you missed it. The discussion focused on how various HIT practices and tools, including electronic health records and prescription drug monitoring programs, can be used to enhance OUD services and specifically MAT. The webinar also featured the experiences and practices of health centers which are using HIT to enhance OUD services.
One Week Left to Apply for Integrated Behavioral Health Services Funding
See announcement above.
HIV
Oral Health and Primary Care Integration for People Living with HIV
HRSA will host a two-part webinar series on oral health and primary care integration to support people living with HIV. The strategies we will cover are designed for all HRSA recipients serving people living with HIV regardless of whether the organizations deliver oral health care directly, refer out for all services, or are somewhere in between.
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Assessing Risk and Providing Basic Services at Primary Care Settings
This webinar will focus on assessing risk and providing basic oral health services for people living with HIV. We’ll also discuss a new HIV Oral Health and Primary Care Toolkit.
Thursday, May 23
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Join the webinar the day of the session
Call-in: 888-950-5924
Passcode: 4780464
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Connecting Clients to Oral Health Services
We will walk through the components of oral health and primary care integration and will highlight best practices and challenges for developing and maintaining a dental referral network, making referrals, dental patient navigation, and communicating data effectively between primary care and oral health settings.
Thursday, June 6
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Join the webinar the day of the session
Call-in: 888-843-9978
Passcode: 4959273
New HRSA “Ending the HIV Epidemic” Webpage
See announcement above.
Workforce
STAR2 Center Talks Compensation Planning Webinar Series
Looking to update your current compensation plan but don’t know where to begin? Join a webinar series hosted by ACU’s STAR2 Center and learn about all things compensation, including the finances of provider recruitment and retention, internal engagement about compensation plans, developing a compensation plan, provider incentive plans, rolling out your compensation plan, and how to stay involved in the conversation about compensation. Learn more and register now.
Join an 8-month Primary Care Team-Based Care Learning Collaborative
Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC), a HRSA-funded NCA, invites health centers to join a team-based care learning collaborative designed to provide transformational strategies and coaching support to help health center primary care practices implement or advance a model of team-based care. Participation will include a series of video conference learning sessions with 10-12 primary care teams across the country, quality improvement training, weekly coach mentoring provided by CHC’s certified coach mentors, and access to web-based resources. Learn more or apply now.
NHSC Scholarship Program
Eligible health profession students can receive payment for tuition, fees, and other educational costs, as well as a living stipend. In exchange, they serve at least two years at NHSC-approved sites in underserved rural, urban, and tribal communities. Applications are due Thursday, May 16. Learn more about the NHSC Scholarship Program.
The Power of Resiliency: Unlocking the Quadruple Aim
Save the date for the next session in HRSA’s Workforce Grand Rounds Webinar Series. Speakers will provide resources for building a resilient health workforce to meet the demands of a dynamic health care landscape. Specific objectives:
- Illustrate risk factors that impact workforce effectiveness and resilience in rural and underserved areas.
- Highlight professional organizations and their strategies for increasing resiliency among health professionals and trainees.
- Feature successful resilience initiatives among HRSA award grantees.
Wednesday, May 8
Noon-1:30 p.m. ET
Register here
HRSA's Virtual Job Fair
HRSA’s Virtual Job Fairs are free online recruitment events that connect students and clinicians with health care delivery organizations.
Wednesday, May 22
6:45-10:15 p.m. ET
Job seekers may register until the event
Special Edition: Workforce Engagement & Well-Being
See the announcement above.
Promising Practices in Behavioral Health Workforce Planning
See the announcement above.
Oral Health
Reminder: Oral Health Infrastructure Applications Due May 21
See the announcement above.
Oral Health and Primary Care Integration for People Living with HIV
See the announcement above.
National Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental health affects patients’ emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Throughout May, we’ll feature events and resources to enhance your health center’s abilities to deliver mental health care for patients.
National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week May 7-13
The Bright Futures Programs, a HRSA-supported initiative, offers recommendations for screening and assessment tools that health care professionals can use to detect, prevent and coordinate care for children experiencing mental health issues.
2019 National Prevention Week
Next week (May 12-18) is National Prevention Week when SAMHSA celebrates prevention efforts focused on substance use and mental health topics. Here are this year’s daily themes:
- Monday, May 13: Preventing Prescription and Opioid Drug Misuse
- Tuesday, May 14: Preventing Underage Drinking and Alcohol Misuse
- Wednesday, May 15: Preventing Illicit Drug Use and Youth Marijuana Use
- Thursday, May 16: Preventing Youth Tobacco Use
- Friday, May 17: Preventing Suicide
Second National Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day
SAMHSA, the Administration for Community Living, and the National Coalition on Mental Health and Aging invite you to an event designed to raise public awareness around the mental health of older Americans and spur actions to address their needs by promoting evidence-based approaches to mental health and substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery supports. Registration is required for the livestream.
Monday, May 20
1:00-3:30 p.m. ET
Register here
National Hepatitis Awareness Month
Planning an event or sharing information for Hepatitis Awareness Month or Hepatitis Testing Day on Sunday, May 19? CDC provides resources to help you raise awareness and encourage testing, including ideas for activities and evidence-based information on viral hepatitis.
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In recognition of Hepatitis Awareness Month, HRSA is hosting “HEP Talks.” Like TED Talks, these will be condensed and informative presentations focused on emerging and important viral hepatitis topics. Each session features a brief talk by a viral hepatitis expert followed by an opportunity for discussion and questions.
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Hepatitis C and the Opioid Epidemic
Richard Moore II, a family practitioner and Director of HIV and Viral Hepatitis Programs for the Rural Health Group in North Carolina, will discuss hepatitis C treatment strategies for people who inject drugs.
Thursday, May 16
3:00-3:45 p.m. ET
Visit the TA Calendar for webinar access information
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Hepatitis C and the Cure
Robert Gish, a physician and leader in clinical research on viral hepatitis, will discuss the role of primary care providers in treating and curing chronic hepatitis C. Dr. Gish serves as consulting faculty at La Maestra Community Health Services, a HRSA-funded health center in San Diego, and was featured as a speaker on HRSA’s Perinatal Hepatitis B ECHO.
Thursday, May 23
3:30-4:15 p.m. ET
Visit the TA Calendar for webinar access information
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Hepatitis B and Perinatal Transmission
Amy Shen Tang, a primary care internist and Hepatitis B Program Director at Charles B. Wang Community Health Center in New York, will discuss preventing perinatal transmission of viral hepatitis and treating chronic hepatitis B during pregnancy. She was a featured speaker on HRSA’s Perinatal Hepatitis B ECHO.
Thursday, May 30
3:00-3:45 p.m. ET
Visit the TA Calendar for webinar access information
Additional Resources
The Risk Management Manual for Health Centers: A Guided Tour
Learn more about the soon-to-be-released Risk Management Manual for Health Centers at a webinar offered by ECRI Institute on HRSA’s behalf. The manual is designed to support a proactive approach to risk management at health centers and free clinics. It provides background, tips, and how-to’s in a manageable format. The webinar will cover the manual’s special features, how to use it efficiently and effectively, and when to use it in collaboration with colleagues.
ECRI Institute will offer the webinar at two times:
Tuesday, May 7
3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
Register here
OR
Wednesday, May 8
Noon-1:00 p.m. ET
Register here
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Maternal Mortality Webinar
HRSA will host a maternal mortality webinar next month focused on federal projects, clinical research, and available resources to improve maternal mortality rates. HRSA will review agency-level projects and funding. CDC, along with the Illinois Department of Public Health, will discuss their work to create or improve Maternal Mortality Reviews. Sarosh Rana, MD, MPH, will discuss her experience as a high-risk pregnancy provider and preeclampsia researcher.
Wednesday, May 15
1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
Register here
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