Aug. 17, 2022
The Office of Community Living (OCL) within the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (Department) has the following information to share below:

Announcement:

  • Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) & Behavioral Health Provider Technology and Digital Tools Investment Grant

Meetings:

  • Myths and Facts about Changes to Case Management

  • Participant-Directed Programs Policy Collaborative (PDPPC) Monthly Stakeholder Meeting

  • Older Adults Stakeholder Meeting

Poll Results:

  • For meeting announcements, do you prefer center-aligned or left-aligned text?
Announcement

HCBS & Behavioral Health Provider Technology and Digital Tools Investment Grant

The purpose of this American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) project, 6.06 Digital Transformation & Electronic Health Record (EHR) Upgrades, is to provide one-time funding to HCBS and behavioral health providers for tools and technology that would enhance, improve efficiencies, and/or strengthen the services they provide.

Purpose of the Grant
  • Assist eligible HCBS & behavioral health providers in adopting, implementing, &/or upgrading technology & digital tools to support their service delivery
  • The program intends to award $18 million to providers in 2023
  • The application opens this fall 2022

Request
  • The Department and the Office of eHealth Innovation (OeHI) are requesting feedback on the technology needs for HCBS & behavioral health providers to inform the planning & development of a technology grant program.
  • Link to the Digital Tools and Technology survey

For questions about this survey, please contact Amanda Smith.
Meetings

Please find meeting announcements listed below. Other meeting information is on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement webpage.
Myths and Facts About Changes to Case Management

Major changes to a system can mean major confusion. Let’s help put some of the rumors to rest! This Learning Collaborative will help anyone interested in sorting through facts vs. fiction about changes to case management as a result of the Colorado Case Management Redesign work.

This meeting is open to the public and will be most helpful for individuals and their families who are being served by a Case Management Agency today, as well as individual case managers and providers seeking to understand this important reform.

Meeting information will be posted on the Department’s Case Management Redesign webpage. Please share the meeting flyer with your organizations and networks.

The meeting will be held:
Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022
1-2:30 p.m. MT


Join via Phone:
253-215-8782 or (toll-free) 877-853-5257
Meeting ID: 953 1233 0628, Passcode: 838502

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PDPPC Monthly Stakeholder Meeting
 
The PDPPC is a collaborative between stakeholders and the Department, focusing on issues related to Participant-Directed Programs - Consumer-Directed Attendant Support Services (CDASS) and In-Home Support Services (IHSS). All interested stakeholders are welcome.

More information is on the PDPPC webpage.

The next meeting will be held:
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
1-4 p.m. MT


Join via Phone:
(Toll-free) 877-853-5257
 Meeting ID: 969 4053 6000, Passcode: 115140

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Older Adults Stakeholder Meeting
 
The purpose of the Older Adult Stakeholder meeting is to inform older adult stakeholders about the Department's work, to gather feedback, and to identify opportunities for collaboration. All interested stakeholders are welcome.

This group will also help provide important input into our Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) initiatives, which will invest in Innovative Models of Service to support adults as they age.

This meeting will be held:
Thursday, June 23, 2022
10-11 a.m. MT
 

Join by Phone:
1-240-763-0113, PIN: ‪844 293 789#

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Reasonable accommodations for all meetings will be provided upon request for persons with disabilities. Auxiliary aids and services for individuals with disabilities and language services for individuals whose first language is not English may be provided upon request. Please notify John Barry at 303-866-3173 or John.R.Barry@state.co.us or the 504/ADA Coordinator at hcpf504ada@state.co.us at least one week prior to the meeting to make arrangements.
Aug. 10 Poll Results

For meeting information, do you prefer center-aligned text or left-aligned text?

We sent the above poll question in our OCL communication on Wednesday, Aug. 10. Thanks to all who responded to our poll.

Poll Results

  • Prefer center-aligned text: 63%

  • Prefer left-aligned text: 36%

Please be on the lookout for future poll questions!
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