June 2021 | Issue 3

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TRENDING RESOURCES Rural Maternal Health Toolkit | Access toolkit WHAT'S NEW 10th Annual National Native Harm Reduction Summit (Virtual - July 21 - 23) | Learn more and register IN THE KNOW Alzheimer's Disease Programs Initiative Grants - Dementia Capability in Indian Country (Deadline: July 19) | Learn more - AmeriCorps State and National Tribal Grants (Deadline: July 23) | Learn more - Rural and Tribal Passenger Transportation Technical Assistance (Applications accepted on an ongoing basis) | Learn more

IHS PARTNER SPOTLIGHT: NHSN Reporting Success

When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) changed the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) reporting requirement for IHS facilities from quarterly to monthly reporting, a slew of barriers could have stood in the way of achieving such a mandate. However, IHS Headquarters staff, IHS facility staff and PATH team members rallied. How did IHS facilities do with this new NHSN requirement? Read the full story.

UPCOMING EVENTS

PATH Learning and Action Network (LAN) | Register A different topic explored each month through presentation and peer-to-peer discussion with partners across the country Next LAN: June 24 - Impacting Readmissions (Part 2) Accreditation, Certification and PCMH Huddle Series | Register Discuss accreditation, PCMH, survey preparation and more! Meets every Wednesday through July 28 30-minute huddle session followed by optional 15-minute office hours session Learn more about the huddle series. View more virtual events on our PATH event calendar.

PATH TO ADVANCE TRIBAL HEALTH | Visit the PATH website

Prepared by Comagine Health for the American Indian Alaska Native Healthcare Quality Initiative under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. NQIIC-AIHQI-74-06/10/2021