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August 12, 2021
What's New
Dear Colleagues,
This National Health Center Week we’re celebrating the important work and impact of health centers. This week is also about celebrating YOU—you are an invaluable part of health centers’ accomplishments! In response to the pandemic, you helped get health centers historic funding, provided key information and training, and developed tools and materials to make their communities safer. You often did this at an astounding pace—all while balancing personal challenges. You amaze me every single day!
If you haven’t yet, see the White House proclamation or statement by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra.
When you watch this thank you video, you’ll see White House and HHS leaders thanking health centers. But I know—and you should, too—that their gratitude extends to all of you as critical partners in health center successes.
Sincerely,
Jim
P.S. The Washington Post mentioned the great work by health centers, and the Health Center COVID-19 Vaccine Program, in an article earlier this week!
NEW: 2020 Uniform Data System Data Release
In time for National Health Center Week, OQI’s Data and Evaluation Division (DED) released the 2020 Uniform Data System (UDS) data on health center patient demographics, services provided, clinical indicators, utilization rates, costs, and revenues. The data is now available on the Health Center Program Data and Reporting webpages at data.hrsa.gov. Access health center data profiles and comparisons (nationally and by state and territory), data on special populations, and more for calendar year 2020, as well as the previous four reporting years. BPHC staff can also access 2020 UDS data final reports through HRSA’s Electronic Handbooks (EHBs).
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Staffing Transformation Following Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition
DED invites you and all BPHC stakeholders to join a Speaker Series webinar. Speakers will explore how Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition by health centers has affected staffing capacity to deliver team-based integrated care. They will feature findings from a recent analysis of UDS, HRSA accreditation, and PCMH Recognition Initiative data to identify changes in health center staffing infrastructure.
Thursday, August 26
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Register here
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Check Out the New Two-Pagers!
Need a quick but informative read about Health Center Program topics? Look no further. Updated two-pagers covering important topics are available:
We’ve also prepared a single document collecting a variety of timely and useful information about additional subjects not covered in the latest two-pagers:
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Updated Instructions for Form 5B: Service Sites
We updated the Instructions for Form 5B: Service Sites to provide further explanation for how health centers complete or make changes to Form 5B. Use the updated Instructions for Form 5B: Service Sites when assessing scope accuracy.
At the 8/3 All-Hands, Jen Joseph shared detailed information about these updated instructions. If you missed it, view the slides or watch the recording: Part 1 and Part 2.
Save the date for an internal briefing next week on these important updates and how to use these resources:
Tuesday, August 17
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Join the day of the session
If you prefer to join by phone: 833-568-8864
When prompted, enter meeting/Webinar ID: 161 099 5960 and passcode: 56055179
For reasonable accommodation requests, email ra-request@hrsa.gov or call 301-443-5636. Send your questions through the Policy Portal.
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Leaving BPHC? Before You Go…
This is the seventh in a series of articles about improving BPHC’s records management performance.
Before leaving BPHC, you must transfer official federal records in your possession. Follow these steps to ensure a successful records transfer:
- Ask your supervisor or office records management point of contact who you should transfer your official federal records to.
- Once you know who that person is, send them an email listing all the links to your official records on shared drives or SharePoint to ensure they can access the files.
- After you’ve confirmed that the person taking over your files can access them, complete the transfer and ask your supervisor to sign the new Records Departure Form available on BPHC’s Records Management SharePoint page.
- Send the signed Records Departure Form to the HRSA Records Management Team.
Questions? Email your office’s records management point of contact or the BPHC Records Liaison Officer.
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LGBTQ+ Definitions and HRSA Pronouns
The Office of Civil Rights, Diversity and Inclusion (OCRDI), in partnership with the Office of Health Equity and HRSA Pride ERG, developed two new resources on LGBTQ+ definitions and pronoun use at HRSA:
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LGBTQ+ Definitions: Designed to help HRSA staff become familiar with terms used by LGBTQ+ communities. The definitions are organized under three categories: LGBTQ+, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity.
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HRSA Pronouns Tip Sheet: Includes best practices, examples, and resources to help HRSA staff learn about the importance of sharing pronouns and how to appropriately use pronouns to help create an inclusive environment for people of all gender identities and expressions.
Questions? Contact OCRDI.
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CORRECTION: Congratulations to Another 2021 Leadership Program Participant
In last week’s Insider we unintentionally omitted Jason Baksh (DAO) from the list of participants in HRSA’s 2021 Mid-Level Leadership Development Program. Congratulations to Jason!
Staffing Updates
Departures:
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Brianna Smith, Public Health Analyst, North Midwest Division/ONHS, is transferring to CDC, effective Friday, August 13.
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John Woodard, Administrative Officer, Division of Administrative Operations/OAA, is transferring to HHS, effective Friday, August 27.
BPHC Lead Management Analysts, GS-343-14 (multiple positions), HHS-wide, closes Friday, August 20.
Getting to Know: Michelle Wojcicki
Meet Michelle Wojcicki, Program Analyst, Office of the Director, OQI:
Dream vacation: Anywhere that mixes some relaxation with cultural exploration—think the beach one day and a museum the next!
One thing on my bucket list: To visit Australia. The biodiversity and variety of communities in the country have always been of interest to me.
Hidden talent: I am an avid swimmer. I was a lifeguard/swim coach for many years and participated in competitive swimming.
Learn more about Michelle, and email BPHC Insider to submit your name for a future Getting to Know.
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