What's New
Fiscal Year 2021 Primary Care HIV Prevention Progress Reporting Technical Assistance Session
Health centers that received a fiscal year (FY) 2021 Primary Care HIV Prevention (PCHP) award (HRSA-21-092) must complete triannual progress reports. The first progress report is due by Saturday, January 15.
Join a technical assistance (TA) webinar to view a brief instructional video and participate in a live question and answer session.
Monday, January 10
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: 161 734 2772
For more information, visit the FY 2021 PCHP TA webpage.
TA Session for FY 2022 Health Center Controlled Networks Notice of Funding Opportunity
HRSA will hold a second TA question and answer session for the FY 2022 Health Center Controlled Networks (HCCN) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) (HRSA-22-009).
Tuesday, January 11
3:00-4:00 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: 160 639 5556
The NOFO and TA materials are available on the HCCN TA webpage.
Billing, Coding, Documentation, and Quality Web Series
The National Association of Community Health Centers’ (NACHC) two-part webinar series offers health center clinical providers, revenue cycle, coding, billing and IT staff guidance on clinical documentation, professional coding, and medical billing processes.
Thursday, January 20,
and Thursday, January 27
2:30-4:00 p.m. ET
Register here
NACHC is a HRSA-funded National Training and Technical Assistance Partner (NTTAP).
COVID-19
Health Center COVID-19 FAQs
We continue to update our COVID-19 FAQs webpage, most recently with information added to the question:
- Can health centers administer COVID-19 vaccinations to health center and non-health center patients at locations outside of the health center’s service sites within the community?
HRSA COVID-19 Testing Supply Program: Order TODAY!
HRSA-supported health centers (HRSA-funded health centers and Health Center Program look-alikes) and Medicare-certified Rural Health Clinics are invited to join the HRSA COVID-19 Testing Supply Program to order free, FDA-authorized COVID-19 at-home self-test kits for distribution at no cost to their patients and communities.
We’re continuing to onboard health centers into the program. Order by 11:59 p.m. your local time TODAY (Tuesday, January 4). Subsequent orders may be placed by 11:59 p.m. your local time each Tuesday.
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How Health Centers are Disseminating At-Home Self-Testing Supplies
We encourage health centers to disseminate test kits to their communities to provide access to populations and settings in need of testing, especially populations at greatest risk from adverse outcomes related to COVID-19. Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Health care for the homeless mobile clinics, street medicine teams, and field-based case management teams.
- Agricultural worker programs in rural areas.
- Individuals visiting nursing home patients, traveling to see elderly adults or small children, and/or who are asymptomatic with known exposure.
- Homebound patients during physician home visits or as a leave-behind after visits.
- Essential workers, including child care providers, teachers, health workers in long-term care facilities, university and community college students, and parents of middle and high school athletes.
- Health center sites where there are no large pharmacies or grocery stores nearby.
- Residents of HUD-assisted housing (see Expanding Access to COVID-19 Testing Supplies - HUD Exchange).
Behavioral Health
Cherokee Health Integrating Primary Care and Behavioral Health Academy
HRSA will feature Cherokee Health Systems in an upcoming two-day virtual training. Speakers will discuss the integrated care clinical model, building team-based care, building a primary care provider/behavioral health provider panel, financing integrated care, and using health information technology and data analytics. See the agenda.
Wednesday, January 19,
and Thursday, January 20
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. ET
Register here
**Earn 12 CE credits for attending this two-day training.**
New Medicaid Option Promotes Enhanced Mental Health, Substance Use Crisis Care
HHS, through CMS, is working with states to promote access to Medicaid services for people with mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) crises. Read more.
Hypertension
Million Hearts® Learning Lab: Ensuring Health Equity in Preventing Cardiovascular Disease
The Million Hearts® Learning Lab is a bi-monthly learning series focused on cardiovascular disease prevention and management topics. The series is open to clinicians, quality improvement, and other interested staff across the country, but with a focus on community health centers. The next session is:
Wednesday, January 19
3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
Register here
Presenters will:
- Define what health equity means practically in heart disease and stroke prevention.
- Discuss ways to assess and ensure health equity in cardiovascular disease-related care processes.
- Describe examples of unintended consequences that may lead to greater inequities (implementing digital tools that require broadband, digital literacy, and/or English language skills, prescribing high-cost medications, etc.).
NACHC (through a cooperative agreement with Million Hearts®) and the American Medical Association co-host this series. CDC and CMS fund Million Hearts®.
**Clinicians may earn 1.0 CME credit per session and up to 5.0 credits for attending the full series through the American Medical Association's EdHub.**
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Workforce
Needs Assessment: Dental Assistant Workforce in Health Centers
The National Network for Oral Health Access is conducting a brief needs assessment to better understand the needs of health centers' dental assistant workforce. The results will inform the development of national resources to assist with the recruitment, retention, and training of dental assistants. It is intended for dental leadership and dental assistants working in health centers. Please take five minutes to complete this quick survey.
Deadline Extended: Three HRSA Health Workforce Loan Repayment Programs Open
HRSA extended the deadline to apply for its three National Health Service Corps (NHSC) loan repayment programs. The new deadline is 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 3. Eligible clinicians providing primary medical, dental, behavioral health care services, or evidence-based SUD treatment can qualify for loan repayment. Questions? Join a Facebook chat:
Thursday, January 6
8:00-9:30 p.m. ET
RSVP today or join the day of the session
HRSA-funded NTTAPs present the following learning collaboratives:
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Diabetes in Special and Vulnerable Populations: The Special and Vulnerable Diabetes Task Force announces four opportunities that span the diabetes care continuum. Gain strategies, tools, and resources needed to create positive change in diabetes control among health center patients. Learn more or register by 11:59 p.m. ET on Sunday, January 16.
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Supporting Family Caregivers of Older Adults with Dementia: The National Center for Equitable Care for Elders invites you to focus on skill-building in supportive care approaches for older adult patients with dementia and their caregivers. Participants will be provided access to a one-year membership to the Center to Advance Palliative Care's full library of online training courses at no charge, including free CE credit. Apply by Friday, January 21.
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Quality Improvement Strategies for Latent Tuberculosis Infection Screening, Testing, and Treatment in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander-Serving Health Centers: Electronic Health Record Template Development: The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations’ Tuberculosis Elimination Alliance invites you to this opportunity to learn the critical role that electronic health records play in optimizing care for latent tuberculosis infection. Learn from clinical experts. Apply by 5:00 p.m. your local time on Friday, January 21.
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Screening for Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): The Farmworker Health Network (several HRSA-funded NTTAPs) invites health centers to integrate best practices on screening for and addressing SDOH factors that impact migratory and seasonal agricultural workers. Register now.
Oral Health
Needs Assessment: Dental Assistant Workforce in Health Centers
See the announcement above.
Additional Resources
Medical-Legal Partnership in Health Centers Webinar Series
The National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership (NCMLP) is offering four 90-minute webinars designed to help health centers start, strengthen, and sustain a medical-legal partnership (MLP) to address the social and legal needs of patients. This series is based on NCMLP’s Toolkit, “Bringing lawyers onto the health center care team to promote patient & community health.”
In the first session, speakers will help health center and MLP staff better understand how to implement and fund a successful MLP model.
Tuesday, January 18
1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
Register here
NCMLP is a HRSA-funded NTTAP.
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