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Deadline Reminder: Service Area Competition Applications for February 1 Starts
Service Area Competition (SAC) applications for service areas with a February 1, 2020, project period start date (HRSA-20-016) are due in HRSA’s Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) by 5:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 4. Technical assistance (TA) materials are available on the SAC TA webpage.
Quality Improvement Awards Reminders
HHS recently announced nearly $107 million in Quality Improvement Awards (QIAs) to 1,273 health centers across all U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia.
Have questions about your QIAs? Visit the QIAs webpage to learn more about fiscal year (FY) 2019 award categories and criteria.
Please also join us for a webinar for an overview of the impact of QIAs and FY 2019 QIA categories, criteria, payout, badges, and terms of award.
Thursday, September 5
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Join the webinar the day of the session
Call-in: 888-790-3532
Passcode: 5774459
Register here and we’ll send you presentation materials ahead of time.
Need QIA badges? Health Center Program Awardee Data pages now display the QIA badges that a health center has received. High-resolution QIA badges are available by contacting Health Center Program Support online or by phone (877-464-4722). Health centers with questions about QIA certificates should also contact Health Center Program Support.
Don’t Miss Out!
We’re grateful to those who shared feedback in surveys, or with us in person at the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) Policy & Issues Forum. We heard you! You love learning about upcoming webinars in the Digest, but want to make sure you don’t miss any.
There are two places where you can find information about webinars:
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The Training and Technical Assistance section of the Digest (in the sidebar on the right) has two sections.
- The top section lists ALL of the webinars that will take place within a week of when we send out the Digest (including the following Tuesday). For example, today’s issue includes everything taking place before Wednesday, September 4.
- The bottom section (“Upcoming”) lists select webinars scheduled further out.
But what if you want to see all the webinars we know about?
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Visit our Technical Assistance Calendar
Our online calendar includes all of the webinars we are aware of (times are listed in Eastern Time). We update it regularly, so consider bookmarking and checking it often. You can also always find a link to the calendar at the top of the Training and Technical Assistance section in the Digest.
We hope this was helpful! If you still have questions, please let us know.
Early Findings from Financial Analyses of Health Centers and Value-Based Care Delivery Activities
Join us for the next session in HRSA’s Data for Decision-Making Speaker Series featuring Dr. Elbert Huang (University of Chicago). Learn about the importance of financial and clinical performance data in improving health center operations. We will explore best practices and research to engage health centers, HRSA staff, and other stakeholders in conversations about using financial data for decision-making.
Thursday, September 12
2:30-3:30 p.m. ET
Register here
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 send an email confirmation once we have reviewed your request. Contact HRSA’s Accreditation and PCMH Initiative with questions.
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Substance Use Disorder & Mental Health
Do You Need Help Connecting to Your State Prescription Drug Monitoring Program?
The Institute for Intergovernmental Research presents Office Hours with the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Training and TA Center (TTAC)! The PDMP TTAC at Brandeis University (which is funded by the Justice Department) provides comprehensive services and resources to help support the use and effectiveness of PDMPs in combating the misuse and diversion of prescription drugs.
This interactive session with PDMP experts will introduce the center and its resources, provide an overview on how to get connected to your state PDMP, and discuss PMDP and electronic health record integration. Experts will be available to answer participant questions and there will be an opportunity to request additional PDMP assistance for your health center.
Tuesday, September 24
3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
Join the webcast the day of the session
Call-in: 800-832-0736
Room number: 8466499
For questions, please contact the Quality Division.
Opioids and Children and Adolescents: Information for Oral Health Professionals
Funded by HRSA, the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center released a new publication: Opioids and Children and Adolescents: Information for Oral Health Professionals. It provides best practices for pain management following dental care in children and adolescents, including drugs to recommend before prescribing opioids and information about prescribing opioids with caution and being aware of the potential for misuse or abuse.
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Diabetes
The National Diabetes Prevention Program: Where We Are, Where We’re Going
Join a webinar presenting the results of a national scan of PCA stakeholders around implementation of the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP). This webinar is co-hosted by two HRSA-funded National Cooperative Agreements (NCAs), the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium and the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations, and features speakers from those organizations, CDC, and HRSA, among others. These speakers will provide resources to address areas of need identified in the scan results.
Monday, September 30
1:30-3:00 p.m. ET
Register here
Workforce
Shortage Designation Modernization Project: Auto-HPSA National Update
Last week, HRSA’s Bureau of Health Workforce updated all automatically designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (Auto-HPSAs). With this update, the Auto-HPSAs are now--and for the first time--scored electronically instead of manually, streamlining the process and ensuring that all HPSAs nationwide are in a single online system.
All Auto-HPSA organizations have the opportunity to submit rescore requests via the online Auto-HPSA portal (view instructions).
HRSA will use updated scores for the FY 2020 National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program application cycle, which will open in February 2020.
Visit the Shortage Designation Modernization Project for more information about the update.
Oral Health
Nutrition Counseling for Obesity Prevention in Children: A Handbook for the Dental Community
Funded by HRSA, the Temple University Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry, in collaboration with the Center for Obesity Research and Education, developed the Nutrition Counseling for Obesity Prevention Handbook. It is a useful resource for dental professionals and dental clinics interested in playing a role in childhood obesity prevention.
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Opioids and Children and Adolescents: Information for Oral Health Professionals
See announcement above.
Additional Resources
Reinforcing Resilience in a Culture of Safety
Registration for the 2019 Federal Tort Claims Act Risk Management Virtual Conference is now open! Join us for a full day of practical recommendations and informative guidance—all focused on the theme, Reinforcing Resilience in a Culture of Safety. ECRI is hosting this conference on HRSA’s behalf.
Wednesday, September 11
11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. ET
Register now
Presentations and panel discussions will cover these topics:
- Preventing staff burnout and creating joy and meaning in work
- Addressing clinician burnout: a closer look at EHRs and workflow
- Introduction to safety
- Responsiveness and preparing for the future
See the full agenda and speaker information.
You do not need an active ECRI account to sign up for the virtual conference. For access to the ECRI Institute Clinical Risk Management Program website or any other questions, email ECRI.
Preventive Medicine Grand Rounds, Special Session: Best Practices to Prevent Eating Disorder Progression in Primary Care
Join HRSA’s informative preventative medicine webinar focused on eating disorders, presented in partnership with CDC. Primary care providers will:
- Learn about evidence-based practices to manage patients with eating disorders;
- Examine level of care guidelines for patients with eating disorders; and
- Discuss best practices for collaborating within an eating disorder specialty team.
Wednesday, September 11
1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
See access and continuing education information
New! Agricultural Worker Identification Digital Training Tool
The National Center for Farmworker Health, a HRSA-funded NCA, created a new tool designed to assist front desk staff in accurately identifying, registering, and completing Uniform Data System reporting for their migratory and seasonal agricultural worker patients. The Ag Worker ID Digital Training tool is a 10-minute training video that provides a perfect introduction to the identification process for new team members, and a great refresher training for more seasoned staff. Consider including it in your next staff meeting or at a lunch-and-learn event!
PCMH Trainings for Health Centers
HRSA contracts with The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) to provide TA and training to health centers on the NCQA PCMH recognition process. HRSA is sponsoring regional trainings, organized by PCAs, on NCQA’s Introduction to PCMH and Advanced PCMH courses for health centers. Learn more about the trainings available in your region:
Developing Youth Leadership Teams: Creating a Space for Youth Experiencing Homelessness to Engage with Service Providers
Corporation for Supportive Housing, a HRSA-funded NCA, presents a learning collaborative to help health centers establish or grow youth leadership or advisory teams. The four-session opportunity starts in September. Sessions will highlight exemplary programs with components of youth leadership and integration, and will facilitate interactions among participants to share local and organizational strategies, challenges, and successes. Participants will use the framework of a change map to guide their work. Apply by Friday, September 6.
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