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A Newsletter on Community Centered Healthcare
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WVPCA News - Outreach and Enrollment News
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California first to let kids add parents to insurance plans
Read the entire article from Charleston Gazette Mail here.
Covid is killing rural Americans at twice the rate of Urbanites
Read the entire article from KHN here.
Hospitals brace for an onslaught this winter, from flu as well as COVID
Read the entire article from NPR here.
Community clinics shouldered much of the vaccine rollout.
Read the entire article from KHN here.
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Ferrell Receives Award from Department of the Army for Pandemic Response Efforts |
Left: Retired Gen. Jim Hoyer, Director of the Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF)
Right: Sherri P. Ferrell, CEO of the West Virginia Primary Care Association (WVPCA)
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WVPCA CEO Sherri P. Ferrell was recognized and presented the U.S. Department of the Army’s Civilian Award for Humanitarian Service for her work on the JIATF during the pandemic. Since December 2020, Ferrell has worked tirelessly, along with the state’s community health centers, on COVID-19 testing, vaccination and treatment efforts. The award is an acknowledgement of those collective efforts. To be considered for the award, a person must have meritorious direct “hands-on” participation in an operation and be nominated by a commander at the major Army command level or higher. |
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Pandemic Response Efforts Recognition |
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The WVPCA is grateful for Gov. Jim Justice and Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) Director Jim Hoyer recognizing the dedication and work of the state’s community health centers in the pandemic response during the October 11, 2021, COVID-19 press briefing. Community health centers, with WVPCA support at the JIATF, have been leading these efforts since the pandemic’s inception. |
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Webinar Series: 2021 UDS Virtual Training - SAVE THE DATE |
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The Uniform Data System (UDS) virtual training will be made up of two live 3-hour training sessions, each with a 15-minute break and and one live 30-minute Q&A session. The training sessions will be held in the morning, on the following days: Tuesday, November 16th, and Thursday, November 18th. The Q&A session will follow the training held on Thursday, November 18th. The UDS Training is aimed at those who are responsible for gathering and reporting the data elements included in the UDS Report, as well as management and clinical staff who need to understand the definitions and concepts used, and those who use the data in their program management and quality improvement activities.
Registration information coming soon.
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Shared Decision-Making Contraception Counseling and Support Training |
The West Virginia Primary Care Association has partnered with the WV Perinatal Partnership and WV FREE to bring a contraception shared decision-making training to health centers.
• Learn to provide shared decision-making counseling for contraception.
• Trainings are appropriate for clinical and non-clinical staff, as using the same reassuring and non-judgmental language is imperative to build rapport and allow the free flow of information.
• Health centers will receive additional free resource materials for use with your patients.
• Participants will learn how to reduce barriers to the full spectrum of contraceptive options.
• Free CEUs for nurses and social workers.
• The training will be offered live via Zoom on October 27
This training is only available to health centers serving the counties of Boone, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, and Putnam.
Below you will find the links to the registration, sign-in and pre-survey that are required for CEUs.
Registration link:
Funding for this opportunity is provided by the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation.
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Annual Assister/Navigator Training |
The annual health insurance meeting will be offered during two virtual meetings. The first upcoming meeting will be on October 19th from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. The second meeting will be on October 21st from 10:00 a.m. - Noon. Both meetings will cover the same information. |
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The 2022 Assister Readiness Webinar Series Week Two Modules are now Posted! |
Modules for the second week of the 2022 Assister Readiness Webinar Series for PY 2022 are now posted and ready to view! These modules cover topics relating to Helping Consumers Enroll in Marketplace coverage. You can find the recordings and transcripts for the Helping Consumers Enroll Assister Readiness Webinar Series modules here.
As a reminder, The 2022 Assister Readiness Webinar Series is a supplement to the PY2022 web-based Assister Certification Training. This series will be delivered in two weekly installments and will help get you ready to serve Marketplace consumers during the 2021 open enrollment period. Each installment will include three viewable, on-demand educational modules, and a corresponding LIVE webinar that will give you a chance to ask questions.
The Live Webinar Q&A for the Week Two Modules will take place on 10/27/21 at 2pm Eastern Time. Please stay tuned for the webinar information!
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Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccinations and HIPAA |
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance to help the public understand when the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule applies to disclosures and requests for information about whether a person has received a COVID-19 vaccine.
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St. Mary's Offers TIC Free Webinar |
St. Mary's Department of Spiritual Care and Mission will be hosting a Trauma Informed Care Webinar on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 starting at NOON. This informative FREE Webinar is sponsored by The Department of Spiritual Care & Mission, the Tri-State Spiritual Care Providers, the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education and Faith Health Appalachia.
Trauma Informed Care (TIC) promotes culture and diversity, provider knowledge, staff health, reduction of workplace violence, improvement of patient outcome and satisfaction, decreased hospital visits, decreased re-traumatization and forges cross-collaborative relationships between medical and community organizations to interrupt intergenerational transmissions of adversities and to improve upon large system issues, minimizing silo approaches to health or social needs.
Program Objectives:
- To explain how behaviors are impacted by adverse childhood experiences, and how these behaviors increase the risk for adult health issues
- To illustrate how adult health is impacted due to the biological changes from adverse childhood experiences, even without the conventional risk factors
- Describe definition of TIC
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Lung Cancer Screening Leadership Forum |
Join colleagues in Ohio and West Virginia for a virtual learning session focusing on Lung Cancer Disease Burden, Prevention and Early Detection, COVID-19 screening challenges and solutions. The American Cancer Society will be hosting this Lung Cancer Forum on November 4, 2021 starting at 9AM ET. CE credits are available.
This program is presented in collaboration by the American Cancer Society, with The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Summa Health and supported by the Ohio Partners for Cancer Control and Mountains of Hope.
Thursday, November 4, 2021 | 9:00AM ET
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COVID-19 Vaccination for People
Who are Pregnant or Breastfeeding
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The West Virginia Perinatal Partnership and West Virginia Immunization Network are pleased to co-host this webinar for healthcare providers and public health professionals in West Virginia on COVID-19 vaccination for people who are pregnant or breastfeeding on Friday, October 29, 2021 starting at Noon.
Pregnant people with COVID-19 are more likely to be hospitalized, be admitted to the intensive care unit, require mechanical ventilation, and die from the illness than their non-pregnant peers. Severe COVID-19 during pregnancy also may put the infant at risk for complications, such as preterm birth.
In August 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) both updated their recommendations and now strongly recommend COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant and lactating individuals.
This webinar will describe the impact of COVID-19 on pregnant and lactating people and the role of vaccination in preventing severe disease and death in these individuals.
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe the impact that COVID-19 pandemic has on pregnant and lactating women.
- Describe the recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination of pregnant and breastfeeding
people.
- Describe the ongoing MOMI-VAX investigation that is under way.
Featured Presenter: Richard H. Beigi, MD, MSc., President, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
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2021 WV Addiction Conference Announced |
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Quarterly 340B Program Registration Open |
Quarterly 340B Program site registration is now open until Friday, October 15, 2021. CHCs can register a site that has been verified as implemented and with a site status reflected as “active” in HRSA’s Electronic Handbooks Form 5B through Friday, November 26, 2021. Email the 340B Prime Vendor Program or call 888-340-2787 (M-F, 9a.m.-6p.m. ET) to register a new site or ask questions.
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NHSC Loan Repayment Program Open for Applications: Physician Assistants Now Eligible |
The 2022 National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Students to Service (S2S) Loan Repayment Program (LRP) application cycle is now open. This year, individuals can apply if they are a physician assistant (PA) student in the final year of school. Additionally, individuals can apply for awards of up to $120,000 if they are a final year student studying to become a Nurse Practitioner (NP), Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM), Medical doctor (MD/DO) or Dentist (DDS/DMD). In exchange, an individual must commit to three years of providing primary care services at NHSC-approved sites in high-need underserved areas. The application deadline is Thursday, November 4, 7:30 pm.
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Funding and Financial Opportunities |
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New COVID-19 Provider
Funding Application Portal Open
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Health care providers can apply for $25.5 billion in provider relief funds. The package includes $8.5 billion in American Rescue Plan (ARP) resources for those who serve rural patients covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). It also includes $17 billion for Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 for a broad range of providers experiencing changes in operating revenues and expenses.
Application Due Date: Tuesday, October 26, 11:59 p.m. ET.
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Upcoming Training Opportunities |
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Today with Macrae: Health Center Program Updates
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Join Jim to hear about BPHC REACH, funding, progress reporting and more.
Thursday, October 21, 2021
3:00 PM ET
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Organizational Self- Care: Creating a Culture of Self-care at Your Organization |
Health center staff play many roles from advocate, educator, and coordinator to a service provider - which can be challenging and overwhelming.
In this 60- minute webinar, Health Outreach Partners will provide an overview of individual and organizational self-care frameworks and highlight resources available to support health centers adopt practices that encourage staff wellbeing, satisfaction, and retention. By the end of this webinar, participants will learn how to describe the principles of self-care, identify successful organizational self-care practices, and learn collective practices to prevent staff burnout.
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
2:00 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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