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Introduction to the Planning and Financing a Capital Project to Accommodate Integrated Care Learning Collaborative (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Join Capital Link for an introductory webinar to learn more about our upcoming \"Planning and Financing a Capital Project to Accommodate Integrated Care\" Learning Collaborative and to gain insight on organizational readiness, select financial and operational benchmarks, financial capacity, and how to begin planning for your capital project. Capital Link is launching a fifth year of our capital planning learning collaborative, which provides practical direction and tools for capital project planning, financing, and completing for health centers that anticipate the need for a project in the next one to five years. More Details...

Health Literacy and COVID-19: Approaches to Patient Communication (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This resource will review lessons learned about health communication during the pandemic and share strategies to address low literacy in under-resourced patient populations, including agricultural workers and older adults. Understanding how health literacy impacts health outcomes is crucial for health centers to provide accurate health information that is easy to understand, both verbally and through patient education materials. More Details...

Coding for Pesticide-Related Illness: A Toolkit for Coding for Pesticide-Related Illness: Toxic Effects of Pesticide, Signs and Symptoms of Effects of Pesticides (Acute Effects) (2022). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: This guide details the ICD-10-CM codes for the toxic effects and the signs and symptoms for pesticide-related illnesses. This information is pulled from the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (and other resources). Please refer to the guidelines for additional information. This guide is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical, healthcare or billing advice. Healthcare providers and billing/coding professionals are advised to seek confirmatory information. This is not an exhaustive list nor does it imply etiology. www.pesticideresources.org/med More Details...

Barriers to Accessing Higher Levels of Care: Implications for Medical Respite Programs (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This issue brief describes the different levels of care within the health care service continuum a person may need following acute care hospitalization and highlights the admission barriers commonly encountered by people experiencing homelessness. It also illustrates the role of medical respite care programs within this continuum, and outlines action steps that communities can take to improve access to higher levels of care for people experiencing homelessness. More Details...

The State of Medical Respite Care (2022). Resource Type: Other. Description: Medical respite care (MRC), also known as recuperative care, is acute and post-acute care for people experiencing homelessness (PEH) who are too ill or frail to recover from an illness or injury on the street or in a shelter, but who do not require hospital-level care. The field of MRC continues to grow as more communities recognize the importance of addressing this gap in care for PEH who need a place to heal. The data in this interactive webpage provide a snapshot of the state of MRC programs in 2022. This resource is intended to support MRC advocacy, education, program planning, and quality improvement in communities across the U.S. More Details...

Telehealth Office Hours: Telehealth Policy Update (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this webinar, NACHC\'s Policy Division discusses what to expect from Telehealth policy updates and developments in 2022. Presenters: • Pauline Jamry, Director, Federal Affairs, NACHC • Jeremy Crandall, Director, Federal & State Policy, NACHC More Details...

A Profile of Migrant Health: 2020 Uniform Data System Analysis (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This report summarizes the Uniform Data System (UDS) data about migrant and seasonal agricultural worker (MSAW) patients of Migrant Health Centers in 2020. This document reports how farmworkers utilized health care at Migrant Health Centers, trends in MSAW patient populations from 2011 to 2020, and new metrics reported with the outbreak of COVID-19. More Details...

Optimizing People, Place, and Process in Planning Your Facility for Integrated Care (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar will provide an overview of the most important factors to consider when planning a facility that will accommodate various models of integrated care. Drawing from our publication, “Tools for Creating an Environment that Supports Integration,” released in 2020 and the recently released, “Optimizing People, Place and Process: Resources to Facilitate Integrated Care in FQHCs,” we’ll present guiding principles for creating a place in which integrated care teams can work effectively with each other and the patients they serve. More Details...

Get the Facts COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign (Many Languages) (2022). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: The Get the Facts campaign is based on CDC guidance, offering facts about COVID-19 vaccines in a simple and memorable way that counters common misconceptions. These facts address cost, ingredients, side effects, eligibility and more. Each set of materials includes translations in more than 30 languages as well as the ability for you to customize the logo, URL, photo and more. More Details...

Billing, Coding, Documentation & Quality Series, Part II: Treating Substance/Opioid Use Disorders via Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) in Community Health (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar from 1/27/22 outlines the steps needed to effectively document, code, and bill for services including screening for SUD/OUD and providing care during the induction, stabilization, and maintenance phases of MAT. Individual state Medicaid issues are too numerous and will not be specifically referred to on a state-by-state basis. More Details...

What Do I Do If I Have a Positive COVID Test Result?: Home COVID-19 Testing Kit Information (2022). Resource Type: Field-Generated Publication. * Description: This flyer contains information for patients who test positive for COVID-19 using an at-home test. More Details...

MLP in Health Centers (Session 1): A deep dive on laying the foundation & funding the model (2022). Resource Type: In-Person Training. Description: The first session of the webinar series featured Ann C. Mangiameli (Managing Attorney at Legal Aid of Nebraska) and Brad L. Meyer (CMPE, CEO of Bluestem Health) as panelists. They spoke from their experience to help health center and MLP staff better understand how to develop and implement their MLP models and explore effective methods for funding. More Details...

Health Center COVID-19 Testing Supply Program Partnership Memorandum of Understanding (2022). Resource Type: Field-Generated Publication. * Description: This memorandum of understanding is between a Community Health Center and a Partner, with respect to the distribution of Quidel QuickVue At-Home OTC COVID-19 Testing Kits. Through the HRSA Health Center COVID-19 Testing Supply Program, HRSA has provided testing kits to Community Health Centers at no cost to ensure testing kits COVID-19 tests are made available equitably to populations and settings in their service area that are in need of testing, especially populations at greatest risk from adverse outcomes related to COVID-19 and those disproportionately affected by COVID-19. It is not a requirement to have a MOU in place as health centers leverage partnerships for distribution. It is optional based on your health center needs and partners. More Details...

What You Need to Know: At-Home COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests: FAQ for when to use which type of COVID-19 test (2022). Resource Type: Field-Generated Publication. * Description: This 1-page, instructional handout offers patients information about when to test for COVID-19, which test to use, and what to do if the results are positive versus negative. More Details...

Promoting Safety in Street Outreach (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar recording describes core competencies for maintaining safety in street outreach. More Details...

COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test FAQ: When and how to use the QuickVue At-Home OTC Test Kit (2022). Resource Type: Field-Generated Publication. * Description: This 2-page, instructional handout offers patients information about when and how to use the QuickVue at-home antigen test kits. More Details...

Billing, Coding, Documentation & Quality Series, Part I: Top 10 Documentation and Revenue Tips in Community Health (2022). Resource Type: Archived webinar. Description: This session from 1/20/22 provides a review of opportunities for Community Health Centers to improve clinical documentation, professional coding, and medical billing with a focus on the unique CMS rules and regulations for reporting health services to various insurance entities. Significant attention will be paid to how staff can work together to balance clinical and business goals. Webinar content is presented from the perspective of a CMS-approved federally qualified Health Center with a focus on details found within CMS Claims/Benefits Manuals Chapters 9 and 13. More Details...

Electronic Case Reporting Leveraging Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources Toolkit: Electronic Health Records and Case Reporting Privacy and Security (2022). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: In order to aid PCAs and HCCNs in developing a workplan for implementing a FHIR API integration for their network partners this guide includes resource planning, consideration of EHR vendor and individual EHR instance needs, and understanding case reporting requirements. More Details...

Electronic Case Reporting Leveraging Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources Toolkit: Electronic Health Records and Case Reporting Privacy and Security (2022). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: In order to aid PCAs and HCCNs in developing a workplan for implementing a FHIR API integration for their network partners this guide includes resource planning, consideration of EHR vendor and individual EHR instance needs, and understanding case reporting requirements. More Details...

Statewide Medicaid Benefit for Medical Respite Care: Issues Informing Benefit Design and Implementation (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have encouraged states to consider how to address social determinants of health in their Medicaid plans. Washington State Health Care Authority recognizes the benefits of a statewide MRC service, and is proposing it as part of Washington State’s Medicaid Transformation Project Section 1115 Demonstration Renewal Request as a health-related service for Apple Health enrollees in both managed care and FFS delivery systems. More Details...