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This publication is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $1,830,669, with 15 percent financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.
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2019 Site Visit Protocol Update Now Available for Preview
(From HRSA)
-- HRSA has updated the Site Visit Protocol (SVP) in response to feedback from stakeholders, including health centers, strategic partners, site visit team reviewers, and HRSA staff. No changes were made to the Compliance Manual or to Health Center Program requirements.
The
2019 SVP Update
is now available for public preview. It will go into effect for site visits that start after Thursday, April 18.
As part of HRSA’s commitment to continuous quality improvement, the updated SVP increases clarity and continues to provide HRSA the information necessary to perform its oversight responsibilities using a standard and transparent methodology that aligns with the Compliance Manual. Check out the
summary of the changes
and
2019 SVP Update Frequently Asked Questions
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2019 Uniform Data System Approved PAL Released
(From HRSA)
-- HRSA has released the
Program Assistance Letter (PAL)
to highlight approved changes to the Uniform Data System (UDS) for calendar year 2019. The approved changes in this PAL include:
- Updating quality of care measures to align with CMS electronic-specified clinical quality measures (eCQMs)
- Adding mental health and substance use disorder tables by provider
- Adding a column in Table 5: Staffing and utilization to capture virtual visits
- Removing Table 5A: Tenure for health center staff
- Replacing coronary artery disease measure with statin therapy for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease
- Revising Appendix D: Health center electronic health record capabilities and quality recognition
- Adding Appendix F: Workforce
Health Center Program awardees and look-alikes will use the reporting changes detailed in the PAL for reporting data beginning January 1, 2020. The 2019 UDS Manual, which we expect to release this spring, will include additional details regarding these changes.
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Faces of Our Future: Nominate Someone Today
(From NACHC)
-- The Health Center Movement has survived and thrived for more than 50 years. Key to that endurance has been the ability to continuously attract growing numbers of young people who are dedicated to the health center mission.
For the Spring issue of its
Community Health Forum
magazine, NACHC will focus attention on the many young people today in the Health Center Movement whose fresh ideas and new thinking are helping to move America’s Health Centers forward into the future. You are invited to recommend an individual to be featured. The person must be under 40 years old, and a staff person (any level) or board member of a health center, primary care association, or Health Center Controlled Network.
To nominate an individual to be featured, send an email to communications@nachc.org. Please include:
- Your name and contact information (email address, telephone number, title, and organization name)
- Nominee’s name and contact information (email address, telephone number, title, and organization name), and a brief personal statement as to why this person and his or her work and service should be featured.
The submission deadline is
Friday, April 19
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(Click
here
to view the flyer.)
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Reducing HIV in Tennessee with Support from the Front Line
(From CFAR)
-- The Tennessee Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) has developed a survey for primary care providers in Tennessee to assess their knowledge and use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention.
Survey results will help CFAR develop strategies to increase PrEP access to patients across the state. As you likely know, Tennessee is a state with an alarmingly high lifetime risk for HIV, and a crucial key to reducing HIV is prevention. PrEP, a daily medication, is exceptionally effective at preventing HIV, but is under-utilized throughout the country (particularly in the Southeast region).
If you are a primary healthcare provider in Tennessee, please complete this anonymous,
five-minute survey.
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New Funding Opportunity: Oral Health Infrastructure
Applications are due in Grants.gov by
Monday, April 22
(11:59 p.m. Eastern), and HRSA’s Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) by
Tuesday, May 21
(5 p.m. Eastern).
For more information:
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Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Notice of Funding Opportunity
HRSA will make approximately 75 awards of up to $1 million each to networks and/or consortia to enhance SUD service delivery in high-risk rural communities, including services for opioid use disorder (OUD). Over a three-year period, RCORP-Implementation grant recipients will implement a set of core SUD/OUD prevention, treatment, and recovery activities that align with HHS’s
Five-Point Strategy to Combat the Opioid Crisis
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Grant recipients are strongly encouraged to leverage workforce recruitment and retention programs like the National Health Service Corps. Applications are due by
Monday, May 6
, in
Grants.gov
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Opioid Workforce Expansion Program – Professionals and Paraprofessionals
(From HRSA)
-- HRSA is accepting applications for the FY 2019 Opioid Workforce Expansion Program (OWEP) --
Professionals
and
Paraprofessionals
funding opportunities. Apply on
Grants.gov
by
Tuesday, May 7
.
The OWEP for Professionals’ purpose is to build upon existing HRSA investments to enhance community-based experiential training focused on OUD and other SUD for students preparing to become behavioral health professionals. The OWEP for Paraprofessionals funds this same training for peer support specialists and other types of behavioral health-related paraprofessionals.
HRSA anticipates awarding $39.3 million for approximately 29 OWEP for Professionals awards and $29.8 million to fund about 33 OWEP for Paraprofessionals awards.
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PARTNER-SPONSORED EDUCATION & TRAINING
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Training Available for Health Professionals on Human Trafficking
The Institute on Healthcare and Human Trafficking has launched an online, self-paced, one-hour training module for medical professionals regarding human traffic. The course offers 1.0 of free CME/CNE credit and provides a basic overview of adult and child trafficking, including definitions, risk factors, possible indicators, and recommendations for responding to suspected trafficking.
There are many additional resources, including fact sheets, research articles, sample policies and templates, and more on the Institute's
website
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