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WVPCA Weekly Outlook
A Newsletter on Community Centered Healthcare
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WVPCA News - State News - National News
Funding and Financial Opportunities - Training Opportunities
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Ashley Judd talks about mental health after mother's death
Read the entire article from WVNews here.
‘That’s Just Part of Aging’: Long Covid Symptoms Overlooked in Seniors
Read the entire article from KHN here.
$1.5 Billion in funding announced to help combat overdose epidemic
Read the entire article from WSAZ here.
Drugs made in labs now cause most U.S. overdose deaths
Read the entire article from NY Times here.
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WV Community Health Centers, WVPCA Attend the 2022 Azara User Conference |
Three community health centers attended the 2022 Azara User Conference in Boston, Massachusetts May 2-4, 2022. While in Boston, staff from CHANGE Inc., Southern West Virginia Health Systems, and Mountaineer Community Health Center, Inc. attended many useful learning sessions to further their knowledge and utilization of Azara DRVS.
Ciro Grassi, CEO of Mountaineer, said he “felt it was a great opportunity to meet people from other health centers around the country and see that we’re all going through a lot of the same things.”
Brenda Hilson, Director of Quality at Change Inc., said “The most memorable was the workshop, deepening our understanding of DRVS hands on, which we have already reported to our teams of how to build scorecards, cohorts, and registries."
Courtney Reynolds, COO of Southern WV Health Systems, commented “ The conference allowed us to see how other health centers are using DRVS to impacted patient care at their organizations."
Emma White, the WVPCA's Clinical Quality Improvement Coordinator, presented during a breakout session on "Managing Patient Populations for Grants". During the session, she shared how three West Virginia community health centers are leveraging the tools within Azara for the Million Hearts® Improving Blood Pressure Control in African Americans. The tools not only allow health centers to report to NACHC, the utilization of DRVS has allowed them to improve the care they provide to African Americans with uncontrolled hypertension.
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Please join the WVPCA in collaboration with the School-Based Health Alliance (SBHA) for this two-hour webinar. SBHA will partner with experts from the school-based health center telehealth field to share innovative telehealth practices to meet student needs. You will learn about SBHA’s School-Based Telehealth Playbook including tangible take away ideas. SBHC practitioners will present on how they increased their reach to meet student needs through telehealth, program models, and their experience of implementing and sustaining telehealth services. Throughout the presentation, participants will have the opportunity to share ideas and ask questions.
Following this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe how telehealth program models, partnerships, and business models have allowed diverse SBHCs to innovatively meet the needs of the children they serve.
- Identify solutions to three common school-based health center telehealth challenges.
- Articulate three “next steps” for implementing or expanding SBHC telehealth in their communities.
TARGET AUDIENCE: COOs, CMOs, Primary Care Providers, Behavioral Health Providers and SBHC staff.
This learning event is not open to non-CHC staff.
Registration closes on June 1 at 5:00 PM ET.
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Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) are key contributors to the health of individuals and communities. Join us for an interactive workshop focusing on SDOH as a key component of your health center data strategy. This workshop will provide updates to enhance the process, build rationale and identify the value of SDOH data. Participants will engage in several activities to outline a customized approach to collecting and acting on patient data. A panel of experts will share insights to their services and process to collect and act upon identified needs.
Expert panelists include:
- Community Health Workers
- Chief of Staff from a Community Health Center
- Representatives from WV 211
- Family Resource Network
Lynda Meade, Senior Operations Consultant at OSIS will be facilitating this workshop and has vast experience in this work.
Participants will:
- Learn the latest on social determinants/drivers of health as a key component of overall health
- Explore and develop strategic approaches to collect, validate and use of SDOH data customized to your health center
- Gain knowledge and perspectives from a panel of experts utilizing data gained through patient assessments and the available resources to meet SDOH needs
This workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at the Holiday Inn & Suites in South Charleston. The cost of this training is $50 per CHC staff member. For overnight accommodations, please contact the Holiday Inn & Suites Charleston West, an IHG Hotel DIRECTLY at 304-744-4641 and reference WV Primary Care Association (Group Code- PCA).
TARGET AUDIENCE: This event is intended for anyone who may screen and/or manage SDOH needs & referrals to include: Nurses, MAs, Care Managers/Coordinators, Registration Staff, Behavioral Health Providers, QI Staff, Outreach & Enrollment Staff, and Social Workers.
Participants may receive 5.0 CEs for attending this session.
This learning event is not open to non-CHC staff.
Registration closes on TODAY at 5:00 PM ET.
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COVID-19 Active Cases on the Climb |
Active coronavirus cases in West Virginia have topped 2,000, and the alert map continues to shift out of the green and another seven virus-related deaths were reported.
The state Department of Health and Human Resources yesterday listed active virus cases at 2,079 – a jump of 284 cases from the previous day. DHHR officials also reported 860 new virus cases since the last update.
On the county alert map, 26 counties (three more than the previous map) were in yellow. Twenty-nine counties were in green, the color that indicates the least amount of spread of coronavirus.
Yellow counties on the map were Cabell, Putnam, Kanawha, Wayne, Mason, Lincoln, Mingo, Raleigh, McDowell, Nicholas, Monroe, Ritchie, Pleasants, Tyler, Wetzel, Marshall, Ohio, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Taylor, Barbour, Upshur, Hardy, Berkeley and Jefferson.
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National Lyme Disease Awareness Month |
May is National Lyme Disease Awareness Month, a chance for Lyme patients, activists and educators to spread information on how to prevent Lyme and tick-borne diseases.
The WVPCA invites you to enjoy the outdoors like you always would, but also to be aware of the risks involved and how to avoid them.
Some common symptoms of Lyme disease include fatigue, neck stiffness or pain, jaw discomfort, joint aches, memory loss, vision problems, and fainting. However, by covering up exposed skin, using insect repellant, and periodically checking for ticks, you can enjoy all of your normal outdoor activities. Do not let Lyme disease ruin your adventures. Simply educate yourself on the subject and act accordingly to eliminate the problem right from the start.
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Health Center N95 Mask Program Extended |
The HRSA Health Center COVID-19 N95 Mask Program began on Monday, January 17, as a time-limited program to distribute high quality N95 masks to underserved communities and populations through health centers.
The N95 Mask Program has been extended and will now sunset on Monday, June 20. Health centers will have three additional opportunities to order masks through this program before the sunset date: Monday, May 23; Monday, June 6; and Monday, June 20.
Health centers are encouraged to work with their community partners (including community and faith-based organizations, HUD-assisted housing, and aging and disability networks) to order and distribute masks to meet community needs. The ordering caps were increased to support larger orders and allow for health centers with available space to also order masks to store for upcoming months as well. All orders must be received by Monday, June 20.
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2022 NHSC New Site
Application Cycle Deadline Extended
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Eligible healthcare facilities can apply to become National Health Service Corps (NHSC)-approved sites. NHSC-approved sites provide outpatient, primary health care services to people in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs). Sites must contact their State Primary Care Office (PCO) when applying for, or inquiring about, a HPSA designation.
The 2022 NHSC New Site Application Cycle is now open for sites that:
- Have never been approved for NHSC, including sites that have applied and had their application denied or cancelled.
- Are currently an inactive NHSC site due to expiration or past compliance issues.
Interested sites and treatment facilities should review the Site Reference Guide (SRG) for details on how to become NHSC approved.
Why be NHSC approved?
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Recruit and retain qualified providers using NHSC loan repayment programs and attract NHSC scholars who are ready to fulfill their service obligation at sites like yours.
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Post vacancies to the Health Workforce Connector.
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Participate in HRSA Virtual Job Fairs to connect with job-seeking primary care trainees and practicing clinicians.
Accepting applications through Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. E.T.
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Funding and Financial Resources |
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HRSA Announces $5 Million Funding to Advance Equity in Cancer Screening at Health Centers |
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced the availability of $5 million for community health centers, funded by HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration, to increase equitable access to life-saving cancer screenings. This funding supports President Joe Biden’s Unity Agenda and his call to action on cancer screening and early detection as part of the Administration’s Cancer Moonshot initiative to end cancer as we know it. |
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HRSA Announces $90 Million to Support New Data-Driven Approaches for Health Centers
to Identify and Reduce Health Disparities
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced the availability of nearly $90 million in American Rescue Plan funding to support new data-driven efforts for HRSA Health Center Program-supported health centers and look-alikes (HRSA-designated health centers) to identify and reduce health disparities.
HRSA’s modernized data collection and reporting initiative, called Uniform Data System Patient-Level Submission (UDS+), is designed to collect more and better data on social determinants of health, while also streamlining and improving data quality reporting for health centers. This effort will enable health centers to tailor their efforts to improve health outcomes and advance health equity, more precisely targeting the needs of specific communities or patients.
Applications are due in HRSA's Electronic Handbooks by 5:00 p.m. ET on Monday, May 23, 2022.
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FCC Extends Application Deadline for Rural Healthcare Connect Program to June 1 |
The FCC has extended the application deadline for the Rural Healthcare Connect Program from April 1 to June 1. All rural FQHCs are encouraged to apply, as they are guaranteed to receive a 65% flat discount on an array of communications services, including internet access, dark fiber, business data, traditional digital service line (DSL), and private carriage services.
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Upcoming Training Opportunities |
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COVID-19 Vaccination Updates and Communication Strategies to Protect Pediatric Populations in WV |
This webinar will provide an overview of the risks of COVID-19 disease for pediatric populations and detail the available COVID-19 vaccination options for various age groups under age 18. The presenters will also provide evidence-based recommendations from the body of academic literature and qualitive and quantitative data analysis from West Virginian parents and guardians. These recommendations can inform provider-patient/guardian communication to enhance COVID-19 vaccination confidence.
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Summarize the impact of COVID-19 on children and adolescents;
- Understand and apply the CDC’s recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination in pediatric populations; and
- Understand and apply data-driven communication strategies for communicating with adolescents and caregivers to boost COVID-19 vaccination confidence.
Speakers:
Lisa M. Costello, MD, MPH, FAAP
Julia Daisy Fraustino, PhDn.
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
12:00 PM ET
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SAVE THE DATE
Today with Macrae:
Health Center
Program Updates
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Join Jim to hear the latest news about the COVID-19 Response Programs, funding, and more.
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
3:00 PM ET
Access details coming soon
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Geriatrics Lunchtime Learning "Palliative vs. Hospice Care and Medication Considerations" |
This event is jointly provided by the West Virginia Geriatric Society, the West Virginia Geriatrics Education Center and CAMC Institute.
Join this monthly Geriatrics Lunchtime Learning Series designed to promote interdisciplinary teams and quality care for geriatric patients. The target audience for this activity includes physicians in primary care and all specialties, nurses, dietitians, social workers, pharmacists, and all other interested health care professionals.
At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to
- Compare and contrast palliative and hospice care
- Identify the pharmacist's role in each setting
- Introduce common services and medications utilized in each setting
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
12:00 PM ET
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COVID-19 ECHO Spring 2022 Series |
This series will discuss unique challenges facing the primary health care workforce as a result of COVID-19. Topics center around supporting staff and patients, responsive leadership, and how employee retention and telehealth have developed since the onset of the pandemic.
You will be joined again by Dr. Stephen Scholand to provide COVID-19 updates at the beginning of each session.
Time will be reserved at the end of the session to answer questions. Slides and recordings will be sent via e-mail to all who registered for the series, and be posted to the website.
In support of improving patient care, Community Health Center, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Wednesday May 25, 2022
12:00 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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