Member Spotlight:
North MS Primary Health Care joins with ACS in honoring Cancer Survivors as Primary Care Partners
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North Mississippi Primary Health Care Team won Best Campsite at Relay for Life in Ripley!!—
Congrats to
team members pictured are Cristy Roberson Givens, Mandy Robertson, and Blair Childers. The Relay For Life event was held on May 18
th
in Ripley.
Campsite theme and decorations are a huge part of the experience the night of the events! Themes unify the people attending, create a sense of camaraderie, and add an unexpected twist to the event.
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MPHCA 31
st
Annual Conference
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Still TIME to Register for great Educational Sessions & Time With Vendors!!!
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Click
here
to make Hotel Reservations (Room Block ended June 30, 2018)
Conference Registration link
here
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As a vendor or sponsor, you will get the opportunity to have a captive audience during a special vendor reception with targeted decision makers and promote your brand with hundreds of community health care professionals from around the state and beyond.
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August 12-18, 2018
Banners below for sale
here
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MPHCA and member Community Health Centers around the state will kick off NHCW with a 5k Walk Run on Saturday, August 11th in support of reducing obesity, presenting
the 65 x 65 Obesity Challenge. We recognize obesity as an epidemic in Mississippi that contributes to the chronic health conditions resulting in decreased lifestyle mobility and increased health care costs. MS-CHCs are taking a long-term approach to reduce weight and increase healthy lifestyles by launching an initiative to move 65,000 Mississippians out of obesity by 2065.
The 65 x 65 Obesity Challenge is not only open to current community health center patients; but intended to reach all Mississippians. The race begins at 7:30 am around the state, hosted here in Jackson at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. More information
here
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NHCW is an annual celebration with the goal of raising awareness about the mission and accomplishments of America’s health centers over the past five decades. Click the
link
f
or more information. Be On the lookout, as we will highlight specific health center events for Mississippi in the July 23
rd
edition! Photos from previous NHCW event by Coastal Family Health Center, Biloxi.
See National “Focus Days”
here
if alignment desired with others throughout the country.
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New 340B Legislation Introduced
June 2018:
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Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable
(SERV)
Communities Act Statements of Support
OFFERS:
- Support for Codifying the Patient Definition based on the original 1996 Federal Register Notice.
- Reversing 30% Cuts to Hospital proposed earlier this year
- Expanding Covered Entity definition to include Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grantees
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Be sure to sign up via the SERV link above to keep posted.
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Effective July 1, 2018 and contingent upon approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Division of Medicaid will begin reimbursing FQHCs outside of the encounter rate for the administration of physician administered drugs covered and reimbursed through the pharmacy benefit.
Public notice and draft pages can be viewed via this
link
:
Physician-administered drugs" means drugs other than vaccines covered under the Social Security Act that are typically furnished incident to a physician's services.
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Effective July 1, 2018 and contingent upon approval from CMS, the Division of Medicaid will add the reimbursement methodology for
Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs)
Reimbursement of Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) insertion at the time of delivery during an inpatient stay.
Click
here
for the full public notice and draft pages.
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The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) received $105 million for separate
NHSC Loan Repayment Program
awards that expand and improve access to quality opioid and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment in rural and underserved areas Instructions to NHSC points of contact at health centers about how they must opt-in so their clinicians may be eligible to apply for this separate LRP funding, were recently mailed.
ALL BPHC Grantees MUST OPT-IN by JULY 17
for clinicians to be eligible for SUD separate LRP awards.
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SERVICE AREA COMPETITION (SAC) Notices:
FY '19 SAC NOFO was issued on June 7 (for Jan. 1 project starts;
deadline Aug. 21
) and the second on June 14 (for Feb. 1 project start; deadline Aug. 30).
Check the SAAT table
to see if your health center must compete this year. Additional SAC NOFOs will be issued in the coming weeks.
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You're invited to attend the DCM Quarterly Meeting on August 3rd from 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. at the MSU Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Extension: 153 Mississippi Parkway Canton, MS 39046.
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Immunizing Adults Against Vaccine Preventable Diseases: A Focus on Pneumococcal Disease and Prevention (Webinar)
July 10, 2018|11:00 am – 12:00 pm (CDT) |
Price:
FREE
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Federal Grant Forum for Behavioral Health & Substance Abuse Disorder
(Webinar)
July 13, 2018|12:00 pm – 2:00 pm (CDT) |Price: $149 (Members) $169 (non-members)
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Federal tort Claims Act University Conference
July 19-20, 2018|Myrtle Beach, SC |
Price:
$235.00
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Chronic Care Management (CCM): An Overview and Case Study (Webinar)
July 24, 2018|10:00 am – 11:30 am (CDT) |Price: Free (Members) $99 (non-members)
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Target: BP CEU Credit -
The Importance of Measuring Blood Pressure Accurately
(Webinar)
July 26, 2018|12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (CDT)
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HRSA’s Maternal & Child Health Branch (MCHB) Launching Grand Challenges
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MCHB needs your innovative ideas for a health issue affecting moms & kids!
MCHB Grand Challenges
will award up to $1.5 million in prize awards across four competitions launching over the next few months: Using Technology to Prevent Childhood Obesity, Care Coordination for Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN), Remote Pregnancy Monitoring, and Preventing Opioid Misuse in Pregnant Women & New Moms.
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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity is now accepting applications for the next
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH)
program cycle. The 5 - year cooperative agreement will "provide funding to communities to improve health, prevent chronic diseases, and reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic populations with the highest risk, or burden, of chronic disease." Deadline, July 16th.
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Application Deadline: Rolling
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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The Hearst Health Prize
, in partnership with the Jefferson College of Population Health, is now accepting applications for the 2019 award. The winner will receive a $100,000 prize, with $25,000 awarded to up to two finalists, in recognition of outstanding achievement in managing or improving population health. The goal is to discover, support and showcase population health programs that have made a measurable difference. Deadline, August 9th, 3:00 p.m. (ET).
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