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WVPCA Weekly Outlook Newsletter
A Newsletter on Community Centered Healthcare
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We offer this publication as a member service of the West Virginia Primary Care Association (WVPCA).
If you have questions regarding our organization, WVPCA membership, or if you have content to suggest for this newsletter, please contact
Pam Moore, Member Relations Coordinator, by email or by phone at (304) 346-0032.
Sincerely,
West Virginia Primary Care Association
1700 MacCorkle Avenue
Charleston, WV 25314-1518
304-346-0032
1-877-WVA-HLTH
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Quick Links: In This Issue.....
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News
Flash!
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WV receives $35M for opioid programs
Read the entire article from the
Herald-Dispatch
here.
Mountaineer docs going high tech to meet patient needs
Read the entire article from
WV News
here.
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September is Preparedness Month
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National Preparedness Month is recognized each September to promote family and community disaster and emergency planning now and throughout the year. The 2019 theme is "Prepared, Not Scared."
This year features weekly themes including:
- September 8-14 | Make a Plan to Prepare for Disasters
- September 15-21 | Teach Youth to Prepare for Disasters
- September 22-30 | Get Involved in Your Community's Preparedness
Each week has sample social media posts, graphics, logos, videos and related links. Find additional information from ready.gov here. These resources can be printed and shared or are perfect for electronic distribution.
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WVPCA News
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HHS Awards More than $50 Million to Establish New Health Center Sites
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Congratulations to Mountaineer Community Health Center for receiveing the only new access point award in West Virginia. On September 11, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded more than $50 million to fund 77 health centers across 23 states, Puerto Rico, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. This funding provides operational support for new organizations to become HRSA Health Center Program grantees and for existing health centers to establish new service delivery sites.
Read more here. |
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Save The Date - Uniform Data System Training on November 5
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Mark your calendars for the annual one-day 2020 Uniform Data System (UDS) training!
When: Tuesday, November 5
Where: WVPCA Office (1700 MacCorkle Ave, SE, Charleston) and via WebEx. |
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Registration Open - Emergency Continuity Plan Workshop: Morgantown and Charleston
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The WVPCA and BOLDplanning will host two seperate, in-person, one-day workshop fulfilling the conversion of the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) platform to the Emergency Continuity Plan (ECP) platform through WVPCAready software. The WVPCA continues to support health centers to ensure compliance with the most updated interpretation of the CMS Final Rule 3178. Under this rule each facility is required to have a 'facility-based' plan that addresses the below elements, based on a Hazard/Risk assessment, which is a shift away from the current Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) toward an Emergency and Continuity Plan (ECP).
In consideration of your time and travel expenses, the WVPCA is excited to be offering two separate workshop locations. Please join us in Morgantown, WV on September 17, 2019 OR Charleston, WV September 18, 2019 Please choose the workshop that best suits your schedule and travel needs by choosing the link below.
If you have any questions please email Debra Boyd at
debra.boyd@wvpca.org
or contact the WVPCA via phone at 304.346.0032
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Southern West Virginia Health System Hosted Annual Heat N the Hills Health Fair and Chilifest
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Mixing an annual Health Fair event with a dash of fun has proven to be a wild, wonderful, and successful event for Southern West Virginia Health System. Each August the organization turns up the heat in their community with the recipe of combining preventive screenings and family fun to produce a weekend that supports the foundation of health in the area they serve. Better yet, both days of community events and entertainment are free to the public to attend. Wondering if the events are well attended? With each passing year the crowd keeps growing. Proceeds from ancillary sales such as concessions and retail items made available at the event are utilized to help support their senior lunch program, which serves over 17,000 free lunches every year to area seniors. What a win/win for both Southern West Virginia Health System and the public they serve.
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Navigator Funding Awards and the Updated 2020 Assister Certification Training
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Navigator Funding Awards and the Updated 2020 Assister Certification Training
CMS recently announced
Navigator funding awards totaling $10 million to 34 organizations who serve as Navigators in Federally-facilitated Marketplace states. Grants have a two-year performance period. Navigators are required to assist any consumer seeking assistance, even if that consumer is not a member of the community or group the awardee expects to target, as outlined in their application. Questions about the Navigator program should be submitted to each entity's CMS project officer.
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Final Week: Apply to Become a Certified Application Counselor Designated Organization for Plan Year 2020
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CMS invites organizations that would like to become Certified Application Counselor Designated Organizations (CDOs) to submit an application by Monday, September 16. Any organization seeking to use certified application counselors to provide enrollment assistance to consumers for plan year 2020 must be a certified CDO. Access the CDO application and email your questions to
CACQuestions@cms.hhs.gov.
The 2020 Open Enrollment Period runs from Friday, November 1, to Sunday, December 15.
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State News
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Through the use of the groundbreaking Project ECHO model, TransECHO creates a network of health centers and faculty expertise to increase clinician access to knowledge and support needed to provide culturally responsible, comprehensive, primary care for transgender and gender non-binary patients.
Thus far the TransECHO clinic has serviced over 150 health centers all who have come together to share cases, receive advice and learn from expert faculty. Highlights of the program have included didactic presentations on topics such as "Feminizing and Masculinizing Hormone Therapy," "Surgical Gender Affirmation," "Intersectionality," and "Provider Bias: Working with Transgender and Non-Binary Identified People." One participant said: "I am so grateful to be a part of this discussion! I wish this existed when I first started working with transgender patients 2.5 years ago!"
We are currently accepting applications for the November 2019 program.
Applications are due October 2nd, 2019 11:59pm EST.
Sessions will occur the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 2pm-4pm ET starting November 13, 2019. Attendance at all 12 sessions is required.
Please note that this is only available to FQHCs that have not previously participated in our TransECHO clinic.
Click here to apply to participate!
Who should participate?
- Providers who are currently providing care to transgender and gender non-binary patients.
- Health Center Staff with an ability to commit to 12 two-hour sessions in 12 months.
- Providers with an interest in the opportunity to tap into the collaborative power of health center teams and public health experts.
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Additional information:
here
Questions? For access to the ECRI Institute Clinical Risk Management Program website or any other questions,
email.
WV Society for Respiratory Care's Fall Health Care Conference 2019
9.18-19.19 | Holiday Inn - University Area (188 Pineview Drive in Morgantown).
Registration:
here
CEUs are available for RTs and RNs licensed in WV, and Specialty Certifications including ACCS, CPFT, RPFT, AE-C, and RPSGT.
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27th Annual Rural Health Conference
10.8-11.19 | Huntington, WV
Registration and additional information: here.
Appalachian Addiction & Prescription Drug Abuse Conference
10.17-19.19 | Morgantown, WV
Registration is available here.
The Appalachian Addiction & Prescription Drug Abuse Conference was developed in cooperation with the WV Board of Medicine, WV Board of Osteopathic Medicine, WV Board of Nursing, and WV Board of Pharmacy to meet the 3-hour CME requirement for all physicians, nurses, physician assistants, podiatrists, pharmacists and others who prescribe/dispense controlled substances.
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Funding Opportunity
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Funding Opportunity Available -
WV Cancer Coalition, Mountains of Hope
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The West Virginia Cancer Coalition, Mountains of Hope (MOH) is soliciting project proposals that support community level projects. The intent of the Request for Proposals (RFP) is to fund projects help reduce the burden of cancer in West Virginia including work that identifies aims, objectives, and/or strategies from the 2016-2020 West Virginia Cancer Plan.
GRANT APPLICATION GUIDELINES
- Applicants must conduct all project activity in collaboration with MOH and the WV Comprehensive Cancer Program.
- Applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time on October 9, 2019; incomplete and/or late materials will not be accepted.
- Applicants are required to be a Mountains of Hope member and attend at least two coalition meetings. To join, go to MOH.WV.GOV and select membership or Click Here.
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- Applicants must demonstrate community support and collaboration with community members, local businesses, local health-related organizations, cancer patients, members of the priority population, and/or others in implementing cancer education activities.
- Applicants are required to select two ways to report back to MOH.
- Write a Mountains of Hope newsletter article about project efforts.
- Present posters or presentations at state (or national) meetings, conferences, webinars, etc.
- Share project progress on social media.
- Work with mass media to share information about the project.
- Present another option to the MOH Manager
- Only applicants with fiscal agents located within the state of West Virginia are eligible to receive funding.
- Grant awardees will be ineligible to apply for future funding until any previous grant requirements have been satisfactorily completed.
- All submissions must be received by October 9, 2019 by 11:59 PM.
Submit one (1) copy to Lauren Hixenbaugh
at the following address via electronic mail or postal mail:
Mountains of Hope Cancer Coalition |
PO Box 9350, Morgantown, WV 26506.
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Round 2: Medline Community Impact Grant Program for Community Health Centers.
Medline is pleased to announce the second round of the Community Impact Grant Program for Community Health Centers. Medline and the Medline Foundation will award results-focused grants addressing prevalent healthcare challenges that help improve patient care or enhance the quality of life for their patients and the community at-large. Each grant will be capped at $10,000 and the total will not exceed $50,000.
Earlier this year we launched the first cycle of the Community Health Center grant program and awarded five CHCs each a $10,000 grant to fund essential programs throughout the US. Totaling $100,000 over the two cycles, these grants will help address funding shortages at these vital care settings, where many underinsured and uninsured patients receive care. Read about the winners from our first grant cycle
here
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The second round of the 2019 Community Impact Grant cycle is now open and the application deadline to apply is November 1, 2019. Applications may be submitted at any time during this funding cycle. Applications must be completed in full and submitted online to be considered. Submitting an online application does not guarantee funding.
The 2019 grants recipients will be announced on or before December 6, 2019.
Eligibility
Non-profit organizations. Must be based in the US and its territories.
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National News
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HHS and CDC Recommendations to Expand the Use of Naloxone-A Life-saving, yet Underutilized Drug for Reversing Opioid Overdose
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About 48,000 drug overdose deaths involved opioids in the United States in 2017. Naloxone is a life-saving drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Despite recent progress in naloxone dispensing, naloxone remains under-prescribed and underused, often in a variable pattern. Healthcare providers and pharmacists play a critical role in ensuring patients receive naloxone, as they have a frontline view and can make progress in prescribing and dispensing of naloxone. The 2016 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain recommends that healthcare providers consider prescribing or dispensing naloxone to patients at risk for overdose.
During this COCA Call, clinicians will learn about HHS and CDC recommendations for the prescribing or dispensing of naloxone to patients at risk for opioid overdose.
This call will discuss topics covered in the Vital Signs MMWR from August 2019 "Life-Saving Naloxone from Pharmacies."
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 | 2:00pm-3:00pm (ET)
A few minutes before the webinar begins, please click the link below to join:
https://zoom.us/j/996942494
Or iPhone one-tap:
US: +16468769923,,996942494# or +16699006833,,996942494#
Or Telephone:
US: +1 646 876 9923 or +1 669 900 6833
Webinar ID: 996 942 494
If you are unable to attend this live COCA Call, it will be available to view on-demand a few days after the call.
Free continuing education (CE) is available for this COCA Call. Please see below for instructions on how to receive CE.
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Updated Flu Vaccine Recommendations for 2019-2020 Season
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| The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (CDC ACIP) has shared updated flu vaccine recommendationsfor the 2019-20 season. The committee still recommends healthcare providers offer flu shots to everyone six months and older with no contraindications by the end of October. The updated recommendations reflect the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) changes for the age indication of the Afluria Quadrivalent vaccine and approved dosages of the Fluzone Quadrivalent vaccine. |
OFAM Hosts Financial Management Webinar on September 17
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During the webcast, OFAM experts will engage in a round-table discussion on topics, such as:
- HRSA's top audit findings and how to avoid them;
- Legislative mandates outlined in Consolidated Appropriations Act;
- Time and effort reporting;
- Adequate documentation for federal grants;
- Internal controls; and much more.
If you would like to engage in the conversation as well, please submit your financial management questions to HRSAFMRoundtable@hrsa.gov prior to the webcast. We will try to address all of your questions during the webcast. If we aren't able to address your question, we will follow up with you after the webcast.
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Community Health Center Resources
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Jackson Kelly PLLC
The WVPCA has retained the law firm of Jackson Kelly, PLLC to provide legal guidance to the WV Primary Care Association and its members.
Jackson Kelly attorneys provide limited consultation to all members of the WVPCA at no charge, as part of the WVPCA contract. There is no limit to the number of calls which any member may make. All inquiries within the scope of professional competence of firm attorneys will be addressed. Inquiries which require expertise not available through the firm will be promptly identified and, when requested, Jackson Kelly will assist in referring the matter to accounting firms, insurance agents, or others as circumstances warrant.
All inquiries, responses and consultation services provided by the firm lawyers will be provided without additional charge beyond the retainer amount, except for matters which require formal opinions, representation of record in litigation, transactional work, e.g. the purchase or sale of real property, or matters which require continued representation, research or consultation beyond a single inquiry or document review.
Justin M. Harrison is a labor & employment lawyer with Jackson Kelly PLLC. He is available for consultation through a special retainer relationship with the WVPCA.
Justin can be reached at 304.340.1358 and via email at justin.harrison@jacksonkelly.com.
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Risk Management Manual for Health Centers Now Available!
The
Risk Management Manual for Health Centers is now available on the ECRI Institute Clinical Risk Management Program website! Designed to support a proactive approach to risk management at health centers and free clinics, the Manual provides background, tips, and how-tos in a manageable format.
Specific areas that are covered include:
- Risk Management Program
- Role of the Risk Manager
- Risk Management Plan
- Credentialing and Privileging
- Communication with Patients
- Tracking Systems for Diagnostic Tests, Referrals, and Hospitalizations
- Patient Grievances and Complaints
- Communication among Providers, Staff, and Community Partners
- Claims and Lawsuits
- And more!
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ECRI Institute
The
ECRI Institute
offers numerous policy templates that can be used as guidance consistent with the needs of community health centers. To take a look at their library of policy templates, click
here
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If you are not an ECRI member, creating a free account before accessing these materials is required. ECRI Institute resources are provided for free on behalf of HRSA.
To Access Policies:
- From the main page, click on the clinical risk management link on the left hand side of the page
- Click sample policies and tools listed under tool-kits on left side of page
Click on the + sign to access individual templates.
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WVPCA Staff
Debra Boyd | Chief Financial/Chief Operations Officer
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To sign up to receive the WVPCA Weekly Newsletter, click
HERE
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West Virginia Primary Care Association
1700 MacCorkle Ave. Charleston, WV 25314| (304) 346-0032 |
WWW.WVPCA.ORG
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