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Service Area Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity Released for September 1
Starts HRSA released the fiscal year 2020 Service Area Competition (SAC) Notice of Funding Opportunity, HRSA-20-100. This competition is for service areas with a September 1, project period start date (current project period end date of August 31).
Applications are due in Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday, March 9, and in HRSA’s Electronic Handbooks by 5:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 8. Technical assistance (TA) materials are available on the SAC TA webpage.
Webinar Series on Understanding Your Costs in an Evolving Payment Environment
The Delta Center for a Thriving Safety Net is sponsoring a four-webinar series to assist health center finance and accounting staff to adapt their business models to succeed in value-based payment environments. Capital Link, a HRSA-funded National Cooperative Agreement (NCA), will facilitate the webinars.
- Cost Allocation: Getting the Basics Right
Tuesday, January 28
3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
Register here
Registration for the other webinars isn’t yet available, but please save the dates:
- Preparing Internal Systems for Gathering Cost Data
Tuesday, February 18
3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
- Cost Allocation Methodology for Value-Based Payment Systems
Tuesday, March 31
3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
- Utilizing Cost Data to Drive Programmatic Change
Tuesday, April 21
3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
New! Today with Macrae: Health Center Program Updates Webcast
We renamed the BPHC All-Programs webcast. Please join us for “Today with Macrae: Health Center Program Updates” from 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET on these Tuesdays:
- January 28
- March 24
- May 19
- July 28
- September 29
- December 1
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Health Center Blood Pressure Control Data Dashboard
Nearly 30% of health center patients experience high blood pressure (hypertension), a known risk factor for heart disease. HRSA is introducing a new way to visualize and interact with health center hypertension data. Using UDS information, the new hypertension data dashboard provides a multilevel view of blood pressure control in HRSA-funded health centers. You can use it to compare health center-level and state-level UDS data to national benchmarks.
Check back for new health center data dashboards coming soon!
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Substance Use Disorder & Mental Health
Updated Medicare Fact Sheet: Safer Use of Opioid Pain Medication
This recently updated CMS fact sheet educates Medicare participants about pharmacy processes relating to opioid prescriptions and drug management programs. Other resources are available on CMS’ Reducing Opioid Misuse site.
Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit
This SAMHSA guide is for health care professionals, communities, patients, and families to prevent and manage opioid overdoses.
HIV
Schedule Change: Sexual Health and Wellness for LGBTQIA+ Older Adults
NOTE: The dates for this series have changed from those published in past Digest issues.
Because older adults are less likely to be tested for HIV, they can experience a higher incidence of comorbid health conditions.
The National Center for Equitable Care for Elders and the National LGBT Health Education Center, both HRSA-funded National Cooperative Agreements (NCAs), present a webinar series addressing the importance of discussing safe sexual practices with LGBTQIA+ older adults and the value of connecting individuals to HIV prevention methods like pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
Part 1:
Thursday, February 20
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Register here
Part 2:
Thursday, March 19
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Register here
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Diabetes
American Diabetes Association Releases the 2020 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes
Updated annually to provide the up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines for the prevention and management of diabetes, the 2020 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes is the go-to resource for diabetes screening, prevention, and management. A version of the standards, Abridged for Primary Care Providers, offers criteria for diabetes screening and guidelines for treatment of special populations that include older adults, pediatric patients, and pregnant and post-partum women. The standards are now also available in an app in the Google Play and Apple iOS stores.
The “2019 Update to: Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes, 2018. A Consensus Report by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)” serves as a companion to the standards. It incorporates updates on the management of hyperglycemia based on the findings of a trial that looked at atherosclerotic related comorbidities.
“Nutrition Therapy for Adults with Diabetes or Prediabetes: A Consensus Report” provides recommendations for the utilization of nutrition to modify diabetes risk and improve diabetes control.
Workforce
Workforce Professional Development Series
The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved’s STAR2 Center team invites workforce staff from Primary Care Associations and Health Center Controlled Networks to join a professional development series. Faculty and guest speakers will share their experience building a staff retention plan and insights from the national, regional, and state levels. Visit the STAR2 Center website to view the complete list of dates and topics. Sessions begin on Thursday, January 30. The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved is a HRSA-funded NCA.
Telehealth
Telehealth Resource Centers
Are you starting a telehealth program and need support? Already have a telehealth program and want to improve it? Telehealth Resource Centers provide free TA to all HRSA grantees, including Health Center Program grantees. These centers are funded by the HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.
Additional Resources
What Do the Data Tell Us?
The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable presents a webinar examining key colorectal cancer screening national data sets:
- UDS
- CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- National Health Interview Survey
- National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set
Experts from HRSA, CDC, American Cancer Society, and NCQA will give an update on progress made and needed areas of focus to help inform work ahead.
Thursday, January 30
Noon-1:00 p.m. ET
Register here
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