UPCOMING
TRAINING
& EVENTS
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TPCA Closed for Independence Day
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Best Practices for Re-Opening Dental Clinics: Evolving and Adapting
Hosted by the DentaQuest Partnership and the Organization for Safety Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP)
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TNAAP Virtual Coding Webinar: 2021 E/M Coding Changes
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TPCA'S 2020 INNOVATIVE CARE
SUMMIT
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CLINICAL SERVICES TRACK
Led by Art Jones, MD,
Health Management Associates
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Primary Care Practice Redesign Supported by a New Payment Model
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Managing the Full Continuum of Care
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FQHC Value-Based Care: The Menu of Options and the Tennessee Selection
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LEADERSHIP TRACK
Jackie Gaines, StuderGroup
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Building a Culture
of Inclusion
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UPCOMING TPCA WEBINAR SERIES
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Fair Chances:
Improving Maternal Health in TN Series
Led by Angela Marshall, MD, FACP, founder of Comprehensive Women’s Health, Inc.
JULY 22, 24 & 31
AUGUST 5
FREE for
TPCA Members
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This service helps health centers save valuable resources and achieve operational excellence.
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Health centers across Tennessee continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic while finding innovative ways to provide high-quality care to their patients and connect with their communities. Check out the photos below to learn about how health centers are serving their communities!
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TPCA wants to feature your health center's work in the community. Please share photos of your testing events with TPCA by emailing
susan.swartz@tnpca.org
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Katina Beard receives spotlight in Nashville Public Library blog,
Nashville Voices
The Votes for Women project highlights women in Nashville who are at the heart of what Nashville Public Library does every day. As the opening of 2020 Votes for Women approaches, Votes for Women is taking the opportunity to tell the stories of women whose insights and accomplishments are worth discovering.
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STATE UPDATE:
Governor Lee Signs Executive Orders 50, 51 & 52
Governor Lee has signed
Executive Orders 50
extending Tennessee’s state of emergency until August 29th.
The following provisions are most notable for health centers:
- Health care licenses, certificates, and registrations are extended until August 31, 2020
- Prescriptions can be issued in 90-day supply
- Continuing education requirements are suspended to allow health care professionals to receive such education through electronic means
- Pharmacists can supervise more pharmacy technicians and can process prescriptions remotely
Executive Order 51
extends the allowance of electronic government meetings as long as they provide access to the public and ensure openness and transparency.
Executive Order 52
extends remote notarization and witnessing of documents to ensure that vulnerable populations can continue to engage in commerce and execute legal documents without requiring in-person contact.
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We're going virtual! To be support the health and safety of our conference attendees, sponsors and exhibitors, we have made the pivot to a virtual conference for 2020.
If you haven't already, check out the 2020 session agenda today!
We've added more sessions to appeal to a wider audience within your health center.
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Senate Health Education Labor & Pensions Committee
Holds Hearing on Telehealth
On June 17, the Senate Committee on Health Education Labor & Pensions (HELP Committee) heard testimony from telehealth experts about the growing role of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Part of the testimony weighed temporary changes in telehealth-related federal policy that should be maintained, modified, or reversed to help patients and health care providers take advantage of telehealth services. Senator Alexander’s
opening statement
in the committee meeting referenced his recently released
white paper
, “Preparing for the Next Pandemic” and highlighted the need to permanently change several telehealth policies, including the requirement that patients be located in rural areas and in a clinic for providers to receive reimbursement. This is a policy change supported by TPCA and primary care associations across the country.
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Bill Effective July 1
TPCA’s bill to allow nurse practitioners and physician assistants at community health centers and community mental health centers to prescribe buprenorphine for Medication Assisted Treatment went into effect July 1. TPCA is developing a one-pager to outline the conditions in which NPs and PAs can prescribe buprenorphine.
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NATIONAL HEALTH CENTER WEEK: AUG 9-15
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National Health Center Week will be held from August 9-15 with the theme,
Community Health Centers: Lighting the Way for Healthier Communities Today and in the Future.
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COVID-19 Resources
TPCA created a
COVID-19 Resources page
that contains information and tools for health centers and the general public on a variety of COVID-19 related topics including TPCA’s Daily COVID-19 Updates, human resources & operations, telehealth, PPE.
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2020 Census
There is still time to
fill out the 2020 Census
. The results from the Census are used not only to determine Congressional reapportionment, but to guide millions of dollars in funding for health programs including the Health Centers Program, Medicaid and CHIP, and Medicare.
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Gilda’s Club Self-Care Resources
Gilda’s Club of Middle Tennessee, an affiliate of the Cancer Support Community, developed a
Self-Care Resource Guide
, which includes resources on health and well-being including self-care, mental health, and financial wellness.
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Quiztime- Conntrolled Substance CE Credits
The Tennessee Department of Health is offering a continuing education opportunity to share knowledge about opioid prescribing. The program will use quizzing technology, which will be delivered to mobile devices on a daily basis over a four week period. Participants will earn four Continuing Education credits that satisfy the state licensure requirements for controlled substance CE.
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