Member Spotlight
Aaron E. Henry Community Health Services Center
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Why Rural Health Matters-A Perspective from the Field
, by CEO Aurelia Jones-Taylor
See Link to Full Article:
here
A
aron E. Henry was recently featured in the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC’s)
Health Equity Matters
, an electronic newsletter intended to promote awareness of minority health and health equity work at CDC and in the broader public health community. The Fall 2017 issue focused on rural health, racial and ethnic health disparities among
rural adults, and those doing critical work to
eliminate those disparities.
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lso
worthy of celebration
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a recent
$1.8 million grant award
from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to fund the "New Pathways to Health and Opportunity" initiative to build the Delta's health workforce over the next three years. Core partners for the initiative will include Aaron E. Henry. The health center will receive funds to train 20 community health workers over a three-year period.
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January Events You Don’t Want to Miss
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Community Health Centers get Temporary Fix through March 2018, with hope of Congress Acting before January 19
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December 20
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, 2017 –
Passage of HR 1370
December 21, 2017 - After House passage (by a vote of
231-188
), the Senate voted 66-32 to avert a government shutdown pass the Continuing Resolution (CR) until January 19
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, 2018.
The bill contained short-term patch funding for CHCs, the NHSC and Teaching Health Center/THCGME.
Advocacy Efforts Must Continue Daily!
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Uniform Data System (UDS) 2017 Reporting Season Now
Access to report UDS data for calendar year 2017
is now available to health centers through HRSA’s
Electronic Handbooks (EHB).
IMPORTANT DATES
- February 15: Last day for health centers to submit complete and accurate UDS reports.
- Between submission and March 31: UDS reviewers will work with you to finalize your data submission.
- March 31: Last day to make changes to UDS reports. It is critical that you submit your UDS report on time and that the data are verifiably accurate.
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Please mark your calendars for First Fridays. starting in February.
Please check back for CME & CEUs
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Operational Site Visit & New HRSA Compliance
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MPHCA One-Day Clinical Conference
When: March 7, 2018, 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. (Registration/breakfast 8:30 a.m.)
Where: Holiday Inn Trustmark Park (
110 Bass Pro Drive
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Pearl, MS 39208)
The Quality Improvement Workgroup will host their Spring One-Day Clinical Conference for community health centers and interested safety net providers. This training is actually important for all health center staff…..particularly health center providers, clinical leads and quality improvement personnel as it addresses not only the dynamics of the opioid crisis but screening, linkage to care and treatment options, as well as behavioral health as it relates to opioid addiction.
Click here for full details
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Please check back for CME & CEUs
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Webinar
Documentation & Reporting Evaluation And Management In 2018
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Date/Time: January 30, 2018 - 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm following by live Q&A
Where: Live Webinar with Q&A - Instructions to access will be emailed on 1/29/18
Price: Members - $29.99 Non-Members - $39.99
CEU: 1 CEU Approved by AAPC and ARHPC (If more than 1 person needs CEU’s they will need to register individually)
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FQHC Medicaid Providers Revalidation of Credentials Requirement
Given that a large number of providers missed Medicaid’s revalidation cycle, the Division of Medicaid has requested that providers call Provider Enrollment at either DOM or Conduit. It may be wise to reach out to both.
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Mississippi Medicaid enrolled providers were required to revalidate their credentials with the Mississippi Division of Medicaid (DOM), Spring 2017. Medicaid provider revalidation is a requirement stemming from 42 C.F.R. § 455.414 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which requires all state Medicaid agencies to revalidate the enrollment of all providers at least every five years.
List
provided by Medicaid on January 2, 2018.
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Application Deadline: Wednesday, February 21, 2018
T
he SAMHSA, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2018 Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) grants. The purpose of this program is to implement screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment services for adolescents and adults in primary care and community health settings. This program is designed to expand/enhance the state and tribal continuum of care for SUD services and reduce alcohol and other drug (AOD) consumption and its negative health impact, increase abstinence, reduce costly health care utilization, and promote sustainability and the integration of behavioral health and primary care services.
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Application Deadline: Friday, February 23, 2018
Up to 20 rural public and nonprofit entities forming a consortium of three or more organizations will be awarded total funding of $2 million from HRSA to assist in the planning and development of an integrated health care network at the local level. Emphasizing the role of networks, the program creates a platform for medical care providers, social service providers, and community organizations to coalesce key elements of a rural health care delivery system to improve local capacity and coordination of care. Previous grantees have focused on behavioral health and health information technology. If you have any questions about the program, please contact Sara Afayee at
SAfayee@hrsa.gov
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Funds Care Coordination, Among Other Projects
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Application Deadline: Varies
See UnitedHealthcare's free
Grant Guide
that features more than 50 opportunities from state and federal government and national foundations. You can also register for UHC's Creating a Competitive Proposal webinar, facilitated by experienced grant writer Allison Rojas, offered on the second Wednesday of each month.
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Support well-established nonprofit organizations across the nation that address issues within four major areas of interest: education, health, culture, and social service. Health interests include cancer, geriatrics, neonatology, perinatology, pediatrics, women's health, and the disabled.
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