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December 15, 2022
What's New
TODAY! HRSA All-Hands
Join HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson for a HRSA All-Hands meeting, featuring a panel discussion on innovative people strategies to address Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) results. Other topics will include updates on the CFC and fiscal year 2022 grants highlights.
Following the meeting, we will celebrate the holidays by holding a virtual Ugly Sweater Fashion Show.
2:00-3:30 p.m. ET
Join the session
Call-in: 833-568-8864
Webinar ID: 160 267 3603
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FEVS Results
The FEVS results for the Diversity Equity Inclusion Accessibility (DEIA) index are in! This index measures employees’ perceptions of DEIA in the workplace. BPHC achieved a score of 82%, marking DEIA as an organizational strength. View these results and explore other FEVS data using the online Cross-Agency Reporting Tool. Select the DEIA tab at the top of the page to view all DEIA results for the bureau and HRSA!
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2019-2022 Health Center Controlled Networks Roll-up Report
OQI’s Strategic Partnerships functional area announces the release of the 2019-2022 Program Project Period Roll-Up Report (PDF). It provides a quantitative and qualitative snapshot of the successes and challenges reported by the Health Center Controlled Networks (HCCN) cohort in the provision of training and technical assistance (T/TA) to HRSA-supported health centers. It also identifies key issues that may have impacted T/TA efforts, sustainability, and performance across base and supplemental funding streams.
OQI is sharing this external report so BPHC staff can find out how to connect to HCCN program staff and awardees. This report may also be used to learn about:
- Overall structure, function, and funding of the HCCN program
- Participating HRSA-supported health centers that received targeted HCCN T/TA
- Progress of the HCCN cohort on attaining funding opportunity goals and objectives
- Health information technology successes and challenges
If you have questions, contact CDR Janel Parham, Health IT/HCCN Program Team Lead.
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New HHS PMAP Policy Effective on Sunday, January 1, 2023
HHS updated the HHS-430-1 Performance Management Appraisal Program (PMAP) policy to improve and clarify existing policy language and enable supervisors to foster a culture of high performance. The new policy will go into effect on Sunday, January 1, 2023.
You can read about the major changes to the policy on the HHS Performance Management intranet site, but you should read the full policy to ensure you are familiar with your responsibilities and rights under this policy. The ePMAP system now reflects the new HHS PMAP policy.
Attend one of these webinars on the updates to the HHS PMAP policy.
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 11:00 a.m.-noon ET
Join the day of the session (NOTE: This link will work for both webinars at the session times. Outside of those times, it may give you a “Page Not Found” message.)
For more information on PMAPs, visit HRSA's PMAP Forms, Resources, and Policy Guidance SharePoint site. If you have questions about your performance plan, contact your supervisor.
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Access TA for Health Centers
Did you know that OQI offers targeted and comprehensive consulting services to help you successfully implement BPHC's mission? Our “Specialized TA” contract with Management Strategists Consulting Group, LLC (MSGC), allows you to request TA for health centers with whom you are working.
How to request TA
TA requests must fall under one or more of the very broad contract service categories listed in the table in this document (PDF), which also includes further guidance on requesting TA. Health centers can access subject matter experts on-site or virtually (phone, email, or platforms such as Zoom, GoToMeeting, or Microsoft Teams).
You can directly schedule a one-on-one virtual session for financial or clinical TA by emailing the experts listed below. You don’t need to submit a TA request.
If you have questions, contact bphcspecialprojects@mscginc.com.
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Take 5 to Thrive: Financial Fitness
Besides staying physically fit, it’s important to stay fiscally fit, especially during the holidays. The National Credit Union Administration offers the following holiday shopping tips:
- Be flexible.
- Look out for scams.
- Beware of the hype.
- Comparison shop.
- Purchase and pay wisely.
- Avoid buying hacked gift cards.
- Use a secure Wi-Fi connection.
Need a financial checkup? Find out your financial well-being by answering the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s 10-question survey to help you measure where you are financially — without doing math or gathering any account information. Once you answer the questions, you’ll get information and resources to help you with day-to-day money management and long-term goals.
Find answers to all your money questions on CFPB’s Consumer Education webpage.
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Getting to Know: Quality
This monthly column will help you better understand functional areas (formerly known as divisions) across BPHC and how they work together to support our mission.
Today’s column features OQI’s Quality. Read the complete interview with Quality leaders, excerpted below.
What are some key ways that your functional area supports the Office of Quality Improvement (OQI) and BPHC as a whole?
OQI’s mission is to advance clinical quality at health centers. Our role is to support focused, priority-related quality improvement initiatives (including clinical quality topics) across the Health Center Program. The priority areas may be driven by HHS, HRSA, or BPHC’s leadership.
What do you want BPHC staff to know about your functional area?
We’re very focused on developing solutions that enable health centers to make meaningful progress in quality improvement. We know health centers are busy and have unique needs, so our TA is flexible and creative. Yes, lots of webinars, but we’ve also offered one-on-one sessions, mini-webinars, and Q&A sessions.
Partnering is central to our work: within BPHC, with other agencies, and with non-federal organizations (e.g., American Cancer Society). Webinars are our main tool for delivering TA to health centers — probably a good percentage of those BPHC calendar invites you receive are for our TA sessions.
We have a broad array of staff that reflects a spectrum of talent, from dentist to psychologist and from social workers to nurses.
In addition to clinical quality priority areas, we’re doing work on workforce well-being – I’m sure you’ve heard at least something about the Health Center Workforce Well-being Survey BPHC is fielding right now! We’re responsible for that (enormous!) project. We also cover Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition and other forms of accreditation.
If your functional area had a slogan, what would it be?
“Stay level.” We have priorities coming in from the administration, from the HRSA Administrator, and from BPHC and OQI leadership. We have incredible staff who work together to meet all these requirements.
So, in the middle of chaos and fire, we always try to stay level. We try to keep a cool head and get done what needs to get done — while still having fun doing the work and keeping a positive environment.
Read other columns in the Getting to Know Functional Areas series and email BPHC Insider to request an interview of your leadership to feature your functional area in a future Getting to Know column.
ONE MONTH LEFT: Make Your CFC Pledge
The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) ends on Saturday, January 14, 2023. Register at givecfc.org, choose your charity or charities, and pledge dollars or volunteer hours today! Remember to use the BPHC Donation Number: 6J8H1Q, to ensure that BPHC receives the credit for your donation. As of Monday, December 12, HRSA has reached 71% of its 200,000 goal, with BPHC employees pledging more than $22,000!
Mark your calendars: Part Two of the HRSA’s Got Talent Showcase is next month! If you missed Part One yesterday, it will be posted soon to the HRSA CFC SharePoint site.
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Noon-1:00 p.m. ET
Join the day of the session
Call-in: 833-568-8864
Webinar ID: 07455038
Questions? Contact your BPHC CFC coordinators (Talia Shepheard and Andrew Westrum) or your CFC office keyworkers.
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ONE WEEK LEFT: Holiday Traditions Around the World Showcase and Christmas Tree Decorating Competition
At HRSA, we appreciate diversity and recognize that there are many different holiday traditions that are celebrated during this time of year. How does your family celebrate the holidays? Participate in our Holiday Traditions Around the World Showcase. Do you light candles, eat special foods, or play games? Binge-watch Hallmark movies? Or have matching family PJ’s or other holiday-specific attire?
Upload your photos, recipes, and more to the 2022 CFC Holiday Traditions Around the World Showcase Album to share a glimpse into how you celebrate!
Do you want bragging rights as having the best decorated tree of anyone at BPHC? Participate in the Christmas Tree Decorating Competition. Upload a picture of your tree to the 2022 CFC BPHC Christmas Tree Decorating Competition Album. BPHC senior leadership will vote on first-, second-, and third-place winners! The first-place winner will be featured in the BPHC Insider as reigning champion of the 2022 BPHC Christmas Tree Decorating Competition!
Upload your submissions for both events by COB Friday, December 23!
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In Case You Missed It
A Round-Up of Previously Announced Items
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