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The Road to Trauma-Informed Care in Primary Care (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: During this webinar, we heard from the National Council and Zufall Health Center about this program, lessons learned and resources for Health Centers on how to implement a trauma-informed care program on Trauma-Informed Primary Care: Fostering Resilience and Recovery, to educate health care providers on the importance of trauma-informed approaches and to create a change package for implementation of standardized and scalable trauma-informed care practices in the primary care setting. 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...

Funded! Now What? (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This publication serves as a guide for the first 120 days and year of operations for health centers that received their 330-funding for the first time. The guide provides an overview of the Health Center Program Requirements and a series of checklists in nine different domains such as administration, governance, compliance, and more. 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...

Root Cause Analysis Training 3 of 3: Prioritizing Root Causes and Creating Action Steps (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar focuses on prioritizing root causes, creating action steps, and the importance of using root cause analysis to inform quality improvement. This webinar series was developed to help health centers prepare for the diabetes performance analysis component of their operational site visit. More Details...

Root Cause Analysis Training 2 of 3: The "5 Why's and Fishbone Diagrams" (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar focuses on the "5 Why's", Fishbone Diagrams, and the importance of these tools to inform quality improvement. This webinar series was developed to help health centers prepare for the diabetes performance analysis component of their operational site visit. More Details...

Root Cause Analysis Training 1 of 3: HRSA's Expectations (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar focuses on HRSA's expectations and the importance of using root cause analysis to inform quality improvement. This webinar series was developed to help health centers prepare for the diabetes performance analysis component of their operational site visit. 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...

Stepping into the Cost of Care Conversation (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The current state of cost-of-care (CoC) conversations at many clinics leads to frequent misunderstandings and unmet CoC needs, which may ultimately increase the work and costs for both patients and their healthcare providers. 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...

So You Want to Start a Health Center? (2019). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This publication is a guide for health care providers and organizations, public agencies, or community-based organizations and individuals interested in becoming part of the Health Center Program. This guide outlines the many considerations and recommended steps a community must consider for assessing readiness to apply to become a community health center. It also provides links to resources and toolkits that support each step of the process. More Details...

HIV Prevention/PrEP at Health Centers: An Overview and Current Best Practices (2019). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Dr. Kevin Ard and Dr. Jennifer Reske-Nielsen discuss HIV and PrEP in primary care and sexual health clinic settings, and the current state of HIV research and treatment in the United States. More Details...

Recognizing and Responding to Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking in Health Center Settings (2019). Resource Type: n.a.. Description: This webinar provides an overview of the public health issues and the programs provided by two health centers in the United States. More Details...

Identification of Military Veterans upon Implementation of a Standardized Screening Process in a Federally Qualified Health Center (2019). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The identifcation of veterans receiving care in community-based settings is important and has implications for healthcare delivery and workforce training and development. More Details...

Diabetes Self-Management: Education and Support (2019). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) is a critical element of care for all people with diabetes. DSMES is the ongoing process of facilitating the knowledge, skills, and ability necessary for diabetes self-care, as well as activities that assist a person in implementing and sustaining the behaviors needed to manage his or her condition on an ongoing basis, beyond or outside of formal self-management training. More Details...

NNOHA Operations Manual - Quality Chapter (2019). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Health centers strive to deliver quality care that leads to positive patient outcomes. This chapter of the NNOHA Operations Manual will explore quality improvement for oral health programs. More Details...

Policy Options for Improving Dental Coverage for People on Medicare (2019). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The Kaiser Family Foundation just released an “Issue Brief” which identifies several potential approaches for improving dental coverage for Medicare beneficiaries. Included in the options are OPEN’s recommendation to include an extensive dental benefit under Medicare Part B. Also included in the Issue Brief is the work OPEN has been doing to get federal policymakers to expand the types of “medically necessary” dental services that are covered. More Details...

Project Highlight: Primecare Community Health, IL (2019). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This summary describes PrimeCare Community Health, Inc.’s expansion efforts in Chicago, IL, highlighting the capital project planning, financing, and estimated community impact of a new $8 million health center capital project. More Details...

Increase Access to Care Self-Assessment (2019). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: Our Migrant Health Program Self-Assessment tool will provide your health center with the framework to assess and document current status of your MSAW program, and to identify gaps and areas of improvement to better reach and serve your MSAW population. More Details...