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Creating a Safer Environment for Patients and Staff: Architectural Design and Engineering Solutions – Part Two (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Part Two of this series focuses on engineering solutions as we explore best practices in building systems design and management as well as facility maintenance. Strategies for addressing challenges in HVAC and air flow, room/space capacity and equipment selection (air scrubbers, filtration, UV lights, HEPA filters) as well as key factors in disinfection including the role of negative pressure and temperature setting will be presented by senior engineers. More Details...

HRSA Health Center Facility Loan Guarantee Program Toolkit: Application Tips ​​​​​​and Tools for Health Centers (2020). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: Developed with support from HRSA, the Health Center Facility Loan Guarantee Program Toolkit provides health centers with a detailed outline for preparing a capital project, collecting the materials needed to submit a LGP application, and tips to help navigate the application process efficiently. (Released in 2020.) More Details...

Creating a Safer Environment for Patients and Staff: Architectural Design and Engineering Solutions – Part One (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Part One of this series focuses on architectural design as we explore opportunities for the re-organization and utilization of space to incorporate lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic; preparing us to respond to new challenges with solutions for indoor/outdoor entry zones, team work spaces and patient engagement/exam spaces. More Details...

Making the Value Connection Whitepaper (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Through the generous support of Cedars-Sinai, Capital Link and IHQC designed and piloted the Making the Value Connection (MVC) Program, a learning collaborative that creates resources to support community clinics in incorporating a comprehensive definition of value into their strategic priorities. More Details...

Developing a Business Plan and Financial Forecast for a Health Center Capital Project (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar is designed to assist health centers planning new or expanded facilities in developing a detailed business plan for their capital project. More Details...

Project Highlight: Hill Country Health and Wellness Community Clinic (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This summary describes the Hill Country Health and Wellness Community Clinic (Hill Country) expansion efforts in Redding, CA, highlighting the planning, financing, and community impact of an estimated $24 million health center capital project More Details...

Project Highlight: Care Resource Community Health Centers (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This summary describes Care Resource Community Health Center\'s capital expansion efforts in Miami, FL, highlighting the planning, financing, and community impact of an estimated $34 million health center capital project. More Details...

Utilizing Cost Data to Drive Programmatic Change (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: As the final webinar of this four-part series, we will review the key take-aways from the first three sessions and apply these concepts to several scenarios in which health centers are seeking to understand their costs in an evolving reimbursement environment.  More Details...

Cost Allocation Methodology for Value-Based Payment Systems (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: To assist health center finance and accounting staff in preparing for the transition from fee-for-service to value-based care, The Delta Center for a Thriving Safety Net is hosting a webinar training series, Understanding Your Costs in an Evolving Payment Environment, facilitated by Capital Link. During our third session, we will begin to put those systems to the test as we explore how your costing challenges could change under a Value-Based Payment reimbursement methodology. More Details...

Developing a Community Health Center Capital Project Plan and Budget – Part Two (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The second part of a two-part webinar series will dive deeper into how to determine your sources and uses of funds, the elements of a business plan, and an overview of the variety of capital project financing sources available to health centers, including New Markets Tax Credits. This session will also discuss how health centers can use scenario modeling to strategically manage their capital projects in a changing environment.  More Details...

The Impact of COVID-19 on Health Center Revenue and Jobs: A 50-State Analysis (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: View a state-by-state estimate of health center revenue and job loss as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. More Details...

Proactive Scenario Planning: Modeling Financial Implications (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Review opportunities for improving health center financial health by proactively forecasting revenue streams under a variety of scenarios and by implementing strategies to maximize revenue collections regardless of market changes. More Details...

Looking at PACE....An Opportunity for Community Health Centers (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Learn more about Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) and the benefits of implementing the program at your health center from a mission and financial perspective. PACE programs support the growing population of patients aged 55 and older with chronic conditions while supporting their independent living in the community. More Details...

Are You Ready?” Essential Preparation Activities to Move Your Capital Project Ahead (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This session covers essential steps to prepare your project for success, including incorporating facilities goals in your strategic plan, understanding your patient base and community trends, analyzing your current operations to determine the space you need, and ensuring your center is financially sound before proceeding. We’ll also describe resources available to help you plan. More Details...

Preparing Internal Systems for Gathering Cost Data (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The second webinar in the series will provide insight from a former health center CFO into the ways health centers can set up charts of account, practice management systems, and HR/payroll systems to facilitate an accurate understanding of cost. More Details...

Developing a Community Health Center Capital Project Plan and Budget – Part One (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: We will discuss how to estimate service area demand, workforce needs, and space requirements so you can build a realistic budget. We will also describe how to calculate your debt capacity and measure financial feasibility. More Details...

Prepare Now, Save Later - New Markets Tax Credits Can Save Millions on Your Future Capital Project (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: We will provide a general overview of the NMTC program, the timing of upcoming funding rounds, the process of completing a NMTC transaction and the myriad benefits of doing so. We’ll also review other sources of financing that can be leveraged along with NMTCs. More Details...

Cost Allocation: Getting the Basics Right (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: To assist health center finance and accounting staff in preparing for the transition from fee-for-service to value-based care, The Delta Center for a Thriving Safety Net is hosting a webinar training series, Understanding Your Costs in an Evolving Payment Environment, facilitated by Capital Link. This first webinar will provide a detailed review of the methodology for allocating costs in a fee-for-service accounting environment (direct, indirect, and overhead), and an introduction to how “costing” will differ in a value-based system.  More Details...

Optimizing Team Resources: Patient/Provider Scheduling and Panel Size (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Health centers continue to devote significant resources to the transition to a team-based model of primary care delivery. From defining target outcomes to simplifying scheduling templates to aligning panel size, the participant will learn a replicable process for moving forward with each of their primary care teams through what is often a contentious and divisive operational imperative. More Details...

Project Highlight: The Floating Hospital, NY (2019). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This summary describes The Floating Hospital, Inc.’s (TFH) expansion efforts in Long Island City, NY, highlighting the capital project planning, financing, and estimated community impact of a new $7.5 million health center capital facility. More Details...