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Diabetes Management and Oral Health Among Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness: Promising and Evidence-Based Practices for Health Centers in Diabetes Management and Oral Care (2019). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar addressed the burden of diabetes among older adults who have experienced homelessness and the burden of periodontal disease among this population; the role of supportive housing as a key social determinant in improving health outcomes, including connections to quality dental care; and promising and evidence-based practices aimed at improving overall dentition among older adults with diabetes who are homeless or formerly homeless. More Details...

Developing an Effective Employee Engagement Plan (2019). Resource Type: E-Learning. Description: In this course we will walk through the benefits of and process for the development and implementation of an effective Employee Engagement Plan. More Details...

Social Determinants of Health for Public Housing Residents: Diabetes (2019). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Public housing residents are more likely to be affected by community violence and chronic medical conditions such as diabetes. The following issues brief provide descriptions of some of the most critical issues affecting this special population. More Details...

A Guide for Rural Health Care Collaboration and Coordination (2019). Resource Type: Publication. Description: A Guide for Rural Health Care Collaboration and Coordination was developed in cooperation with local, state, and national level leaders representing various rural health care organizations. This document discusses key lessons learned from efforts these leaders have pursued in their own rural communities. More Details...

Building and Sustaining a Data Driven Culture: HITEQ Webinar (2019). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The HITEQ Center conducted a webinar on building and sustaining a data driven culture for Community Health Care Association of New York State. This webinar introduced concepts, tools and examples to help manage data as a strategic asset, align data strategy with organizational strategy, and explored ways to implement a data services function. More Details...

NACHC Payment Reform Readiness Assessment Tool (2019). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The preparedness assessment is designed to begin the conversation among health center leadership, staff, and key stakeholders/partners about successful engagement in payment reform models. More Details...

Legal Requirements and Issues Concerning Wraparound Payments to FQHCs (2019). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The federal law addressing the Medicaid FQHC PPS contains special provisions regarding payments to FQHCs for services rendered under contract with a Medicaid managed care organization (MCO). In essence, states are required to make payments to FQHCs to cover the difference between amounts paid to the FQHC by a Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) and the FQHC’s PPS rate (if the latter is higher).3 These supplemental payments, which are made directly from the state to the FQHC, are sometimes referred to as “wraparound” payments. This Issue Brief provides an overview of the law relating to wraparound payments to FQHCs, and identifies several current key policy issues relating to FQHCs’ participation in Medicaid managed care. More Details...

Panel Management in the Age of Value-Based Care: Health Center Case Studies Developed with Chiron Strategy Group, June 2019 (2019). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This downloadable HITEQ resource offers guidance on improving panel management activities, including real-life examples from two health centers of the challenges and successes in managing panels. More Details...

HITEQ Highlights: Developing Community Health Centers Along the Continuum of Pay for Performance (2019). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This HITEQ Highlights webinar described the continuum of value-based contracting, and suggested steps for health centers to move up the continuum. It also outlined basic elements of infrastructure to perform well in a value-based environment. Presenters from Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic presented their experience. More Details...

Nurse Closer Process: Using Nonclinician Staff to Make Patient Visits More Efficient (2019). Resource Type: Other. Description: The Nurse Closer process was designed and implemented to use non clinician staff to make patient visits more efficient. The model drives quality by combining team-based care with technology and allows all team members to work at the maximum capacity of their license. The goal of the process is to achieve higher value care with out increasing clinical expenses or provider burn out. More Details...

Life of the Party: Making Healthy Choices with Diabetes (2019). Resource Type: Publication. Description: A comic style brochure for agricultural workers that shares information about making healthy food choices with diabetes. More Details...

Going Where The Kids Are: Starting, Growing and Expanding School Based Health Centers (2019). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar will address the benefits, challenges, and strategic advantages of a school based health center program from a clinical, data, quality, operational viewpoint, communications, and community engagement perspective. Experts will share the strategy for integrating oral health and behavioral health to ensure the best outcomes for patients. More Details...

It’s Hot and It’s Dangerous! A Webinar for Community Health Workers to Learn about Heat Related-Illness and How to Help Prevent It.: To receive CME* or CNE credit after viewing this webinar, you must: Complete the Participant Evaluation associated with this webinar (2019). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This workshop will help community health workers recognize and prevent heat-related illness among at-risk workers. Case studies will show how to recognize the symptoms and health effects of heat-related illness. Participants in this workshop will receive resources for preventing heat-related illness. More Details...

Health Center EHR Transition: Tips for everything from selection to contract negotiation to implementation (2019). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The HITEQ Center has a number of EHR transition tools that may be helpful for health centers that are considering a transition from one EHR to another. This resource brings together all these tools for easy access. More Details...

Recruitment Budget (2019). Resource Type: E-Learning. Description: In this course we will take a closer look at the expenses associated with the recruitment process. It is important to know how much it costs you to hire an employee and through this course we will prepare you to budget for those expenses. While many of these costs can be associated with hiring any employee, this course will look at the costs associated with hiring a clinical provider at your organization. More Details...

Building the Recruitment Team (2019). Resource Type: E-Learning. Description: In this course you will learn how to put together your recruitment team and who should be involved in the recruitment process. We'll highlight that recruitment is an organizational effort. More Details...

HUD Policy Brief on Rapid Re-housing: Understanding the Impact and Potential for Health Centers - CSH: Health centers are increasingly participating in rapid re-housing, which helps individuals and families find stable housing with subsidies and services (2019). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Health centers need to understand the resources and how to access to support affordable housing for their clients. Rapid Rehousing is an effective housing intervention to quickly stabilize individuals and families to address their health and service needs. More Details...

Medication Adherence in Elderly With Diabetes: Strategies to Improve Outcomes Amidst Challenges in the Geriatric Population (2019). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar explored the challenges of multiple medications and complex comorbidities, including cognitive impairment. The presenters provided an overall view of improving medication adherence in the population of diabetic older adults, with special consideration given to the management of these patients in the Community Health Center. More Details...

Addressing the Opioid Crisis Series - Session #3 Innovative Programming and Partnering for People Experiencing Opioid Addiction: Challenges and strategies to address the opioid crisis among those facing homelessness and especially the unsheltered homeless population. (2019). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Communities are developing innovative programs to address the needs of people experiencing opioid addiction and in particular those who are also experiencing homelessness or housing instability. Join leaders from Philadelphia, San Diego and San Francisco who are developing program models to address those needs. More Details...

"Diabetes Care Management Learning Series For Pacific Islander Serving Health Centers" Learning Series Pts 1-3 (2019). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This is the final webinar of a three part learning series for health center clinicians and care team members serving Pacific Islander patients with diabetes. The following learning collaborative intends to inform and disseminate successful interventions for Pacific Islander patients impacted by uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1c>9) as prioritized by AAPCHO and the Health Resources Services Administration Bureau of Primary Care. More Details...