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WVPCA Weekly Outlook
A Newsletter on Community Centered Healthcare
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WVPCA News - Outreach and Enrollment News
Emergency Management News - State News - National News
Funding and Financial Opportunities - Training Opportunities
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White House seeks another $30B for COVID battle
Read the entire article from AP News here.
How healthcare businesses can improve the patient experience
Read the entire article from Forbes here.
CDC proposes softer guidance on opioid prescriptions
Read the entire article from Forbes here.
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Building an organizational culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion requires a culturally competent workforce. Developing that workforce starts with intentional practices related to recruiting, hiring, and retaining highly engaged individuals who are committed to that culture. Please join the WVPCA and Jennifer Calohan of CURIS Consulting, as we offer this "Building a Training Program to Support Cultural Competence for Clinical and Nonclinical Staff" webinar.
This session will outline, discuss and define:
- Identifying and cultivating culturally competent leadership
- Strategies for raising awareness and destigmatizing the concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Critical elements to ongoing training and professional development with cultural competence as an essential underpinning
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The power of teaching from within – engaging and empowering staff to champion and drive cultural competence
Recommended Pre-Work:
Prior to the presentations, please assess your organization's current state regarding culturally competent recruiting, hiring, onboarding, professional development/training, and retention planning. Although much of the material is Human Resource (HR) related, it extends to hiring managers, supervisors, departmental protocols, etc.
Target Audience:
Executive Leadership (especially those over operations and human resources), HR leadership/HR team members, Hiring Managers/Supervisors (anyone involved in interviewing, hiring, onboarding), Employee Education/Training teams, Employee Engagement teams, Risk Manager/Risk Management teams, including anyone involved in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives.
This event in intended for Community Health Center Staff.
Registration closes on February 23, 2022 at 5:00 PM ET.
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CMS is Offering Two Special Enrollment Periods |
Salvasen Health (which provides coverage that is NOT Minimum Essential Coverage under the ACA) is terminating coverage on March 31st. They currently provide coverage for over 15,000 enrollees across the country. In West Virginia there are 124 policyholders.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has decided to create a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for these enrollees so they can seek coverage on the Marketplace. CMS is working with the NAIC & Salvasen to identify enrollees so the Marketplace can send them a notice regarding the SEP.
Please note that the cancelation letters will go out over the next two weeks with a cancelation date for the 31st of March.
There’s a new Special Enrollment Period (SEP) available to lower income consumers allowing them to enroll in Marketplace coverage any time, if eligible. Consumers who qualify for this SEP may also qualify for more savings. Consumers who have an estimated annual household income at or below 150% Federal Poverty Level (FPL) in their state and aren’t eligible for Medicaid/CHIP may be eligible for this SEP. The annual household income at or below 150% Federal Poverty Level (FPL) varies by state and household size.
Consumers won’t be able to enroll through this Special Enrollment Period at HealthCare.gov until late March. Until then, the Marketplace will contact people who previously applied and didn’t qualify, but now may be eligible, by phone or email letting them know they may qualify and to contact the Marketplace Call Center at 1-800-318-2596 (TTY: 1-855-889-4325) for enrollment help. Please visit HealthCare.gov for more information.
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New 405(d) Cybersecurity Tips Infographic |
Healthcare continues to be one of the top industries targeted by cyber attacks. Organizations of all sizes, small, medium, and large, continue to fall victim to attacks that directly affect patient safety. Our number one goal as healthcare organizations is to continue protecting patients and delivering care. So, don’t let a cyber attack stop you from your mission! To protect your organization from the top five cyber threats, utilize and implement these ten mitigating practices in this new infographic and always remain cyber vigilant. |
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West Virginia with 15 Other States Request Federal Judge to Block Vaccine Mandate |
Sixteen state attorneys general asked a federal judge Feb. 4 to block the federal vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. The 16 states represented are Louisiana, Montana, Arizona, Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia. They filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Omicron's resistance to COVID-19 vaccines and healthcare labor shortages are at the center of the argument put forth by the attorneys general. "Simply put, the situation has changed," the lawsuit reads. "And that reveals a fundamental, structural defect in the rule — its one-size-fits-all approach doesn't account for developing data and circumstances."
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Annual WV Oral Health Summit 2022 |
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The West Virginia Oral Health Coalition’s 2nd Annual West Virginia Oral Health Summit is scheduled for Friday, March 4, 2022 at Stonewall Resort State Park in Roanoke, WV.
Dental, nursing and social work professionals are invited to the day-long presentations and breakout sessions where Rear Admiral Dr. Timothy L. Ricks, Chief Professional Officer for the Dental Category of the U.S. Public Health Service, is the keynote speaker.
Additional break-out room topics include:
- Silver Diamine Fluoride Tobacco Cessation
- WV Kids Count: Oral Health Data and Policy Workforce Models
- The Abused Mouth Sleep Apnea
- Oral Health in Rural Communities
Continuing education credits will be made available upon completion of the conference evaluation.
The Oral Health Summit is sponsored by Marshall University School of Medicine and the WV Oral Health Coalition with support from WV Rural Health Association, WVU School of Dentistry, the Claude Washington Benedum Foundation and Marshall Health Department of Dentistry and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery.
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SAVE THE DATE!
WV COPD Readmissions Institute
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The COPD Foundation is hosting a first-ever COPD Readmissions Institute in West Virginia.
This is one full day and ½ day virtual event, showcasing best practices from practitioners from WV and around the U.S. involving the diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients with COPD.
When: April 28-29, 2022
Cost: Free
Where: Virtual event
Who Should Attend? – Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, nurses, pharmacists, quality staff, and others involved in the care of patients with COPD.
Information will be shared in the coming weeks on registration for this event.
If you have any questions concerning this event, please contact Stephanie Williams, Senior Director of Community Education Programs, with the COPD Foundation, at swilliams@copdfoundation.org.
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Save the Date for #MATRC2022 |
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Low Vision Awareness Month |
Vision impairment — including low vision — affects millions of Americans, among them are many older adults. Vision impairment can make it hard to do things like reading, shopping, or cooking. And standard treatments — like eyeglasses, contact lenses, medicines, and surgery — can’t fix it completely.
The good news is that vision rehabilitation services can help people with vision impairment learn how to stay independent and make the most of their sight. Low Vision Awareness Month is a great time to spread the word about vision rehabilitation — and make sure that people with vision impairment know about the services available to them.
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National HIV/AIDS Strategy 2022-2025 |
The National HIV/AIDS Strategy (2022-2025) provides stakeholders with a roadmap to accelerate efforts to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S by 2030. It reflects the Biden-Harris administration's commitment to re-energize and strengthen a whole-of-society response to the epidemic while supporting people with HIV and reducing HIV-associated morbidity and mortality. Health centers have been and are expected to play a significant role in the national effort to end the HIV epidemic by 2030.
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NACHC Salary Survey Is Now Open |
The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) Health Center Salary & Benefits Survey is a great companion piece to the WVPCA Salary and Benefits Survey, providing health centers with a way to compare WVPCA member data to regional and national data. Participation is now open for the 2022 study, which is conducted by HCS. This year’s survey is shorter to complete and includes executive and clinician compensation in community health centers nationwide. The results include salary data by state, region, revenue size, and number of encounters. The results are complimentary to NACHC members that participate. Non-member participants pay only $125.
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Download the survey at the HCS website: https://www.hhcsinc.com/survey-questionnaires.html
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Email HCS at surveys@hhcsinc.com to let them know who will be submitting data on behalf of your health center.
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Funding and Financial Opportunities |
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Grants to Help Start or Expand Vision Services |
The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) with the support of the Centene Foundation for Quality Health Care is now accepting applications from federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) for $25,000 grants to help start or expand permanent and comprehensive eye health and vision care programs.
Vision loss causes substantial social and economic tolls, and many people face barriers to accessing eye health and vision care. FQHCs are ideal for delivering vision care due to their focus on delivering integrated care for underserved populations, yet in 2019 less than 3% of the nearly 30 million health center patients received vision services in these settings.
Since 2018, ACU has assisted 19 health centers in establishing and expanding permanent eye health and vision care programs. Up to four health centers will receive these new grants, and in addition to $25,000 for start up or expansion costs, each organization will receive:
- Training and technical assistance from ACU Vision Services Committee members and other subject matter experts to help troubleshoot start-up or expansion issues.
- Flyers to promote a patient-story program: participants will receive a $100 gift card.
- Press release templates to promote new or expanded services in your community.
The deadline is February 28, 2022.
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Upcoming Training Opportunities |
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SAVE THE DATE
Today with Macrae:
Health Center
Program Updates
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Join Jim to hear about BPHC REACH, funding, progress reporting and more.
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
2:00 PM ET
Access details coming soon
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Register Today: Enhancing Health Center Data Interoperability with FHIR® |
Join the Bureau of Primary Health Care’s Office of Quality Improvement for a webinar on Health Level 7 International (HL7®) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) standards and FHIR®-based Application Program Interfaces (APIs). Andrew Hamilton, RN, BSN, MS, Chief Informatics Officer of AllianceChicago, a HRSA-supported Health Center Controlled Network, will present a case study on leveraging FHIR® for COVID-19 electronic case reporting. His presentation will illustrate how health centers used FHIR® standards to respond to public health emergencies as well as other common FHIR® use cases and the factors needed for health centers to implement FHIR® standards successfully. BPHC staff will also outline the Uniform Data System (UDS) Modernization Initiative goals, including the implications of aligning with new HL7® FHIR® standards and BPHC’s current and future plans to enable UDS Patient Level Submission (UDS+) reporting via HL7® FHIR® technology.
This webinar is open to BPHC staff, health center leadership and EHR staff, and other health center stakeholders, such as PCAs, HCCNs, and NTTAPs.
Thursday, March 10
1:00 PM ET
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UDS Mapper Advanced Topic Webinar: Using the UDS Mapper for Research |
In this webinar, you will learn how to use the UDS Mapper to conduct a research project. The webinar is geared toward users who are familiar with the UDS Mapper.
The UDS Mapper is a collaboration between the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and is part of the HealthLandscape online mapping platform.
The webinar is open to the public and free of charge.
Monday, February 28, 2022
2:00 PM ET
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SAVE THE DATE!
Workforce Grand Rounds Webinar Series:
Healthcare Workforce Diversity & Health Equity
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What do diversity in the healthcare workforce and health equity have in common? Join us to learn how diversity impacts health equity, especially in rural and underserved communities. We'll discuss best practices and innovative approaches to increase diversity in academia and the healthcare workforce to improve health equity.
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
1:00 PM ET
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Community Health Center Resources |
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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 Programs & Plans
Claims and Lawsuits
Role of the Risk Manager
Patient Grievances and Complaints
Communication with Patients
Credentialing and Privileging
Communication among Providers, Staff, and Community Partners
Tracking Systems for Diagnostic Tests, Referrals, and Hospitalizations
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Debra Boyd | Chief Financial/Chief Operations Officer
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This project is/was supported partially/fully by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U58CS06834 State and Regional Primary Care Associations. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government. |
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