February 12, 2024

Save the date for BPHC’s virtual Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Health Equity Technical Assistance Symposium: Tuesday, July 16, and Wednesday, July 17. We’ll let you know when registration is available – look for an announcement in our weekly Primary Health Care Digest newsletter.

This is also an opportunity for you to present to your peers. Abstracts are due by Tuesday, March 12. Read on for how to submit yours.

Present to your peers

Health centers, we invite you to share data-driven quality improvement projects that improved health outcomes and/or reduced health disparities. Each presenter will have 30 minutes: 15 for your presentation and the remaining time to host a discussion of your presentation. See below for topics you might consider. Interested in presenting? Complete the presentation information form to submit your abstract by Tuesday, March 12. It includes details on the structure for your proposed presentation. Questions? Use the BPHC Contact Form (Health Center Program > Accreditation and Patient Centered Medical Home Recognition (APCMH) - H80).

Priority Areas

We encourage you to emphasize data collection. We are especially interested in the priority areas listed below, relating to specific Uniform Data System (UDS) data and performance measures (refer to UDS Table 6B: Quality of Care Measures and Table 7: Health Outcomes and Disparities).

We’ve arranged these priority areas into three tracks that will occur simultaneously. If you are submitting multiple abstracts, consider the track (and potential conflicts).

TRACK A:

Behavioral Health

• Adult
• Pediatric/adolescent
• Screening for depression and follow-up plan
• Substance use disorder with a focus on opioid use
• Tobacco use: Screening and cessation intervention
• Other innovations in behavioral health

Workforce Well-being

TRACK B:

Health Management

• Cancer screenings
• Breast
• Cervical
• Colorectal
• Other
• Dental
• Diabetes
• HIV
• Hypertension
• Obesity

TRACK C:

Maternal & Child Health

• Childhood immunization
• Childhood nutrition and obesity
• Early childhood screenings
• Maternal mental health
• Postpartum care
• Prenatal care
• Women’s health and wellness

Climate Change

• Addressing climate change to promote health equity
• Connecting and collaborating with state and local entities
• Preparing for extreme weather events