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Team as Treatment - Driving Improvement in Diabetes (2019). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar will share evidence-based models that will provide a framework for health centers to optimize the team in primary care. More Details...

Reporting of Community Health Workers in the Uniform Data System (2019). Resource Type: Publication. Description: With Community Health Workers (CHWs) identified as a unique staffing category in the Uniform Data System (UDS) for the first time in 2016, the number of FTEs reported has been much lower than expected (879 FTEs across 1367 grantees). Although in 2017, a slight increase was shown (1,130.36 across 1373 grantees), these figures appear inconsistent with the anecdotal evidence of widespread utilization of CHWs in Health Center settings. These inconsistencies may reflect unclear guidance on how to accurately identify and report the work of CHWs. More Details...

Bilingual Greetings for Monolingual Staff (2019). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The List of English Greeting Words & Phrases for Monolingual Front Office Staff is a two-page document providing a list of commonly used English greeting words and phrases with Spanish translations and a phonetic pronunciation guide. The list is a product of the Language Access More Details...

Growing Our Own: Cultivating the Next Generation of Primary Care Physicians in Community Health Centers (2017). Resource Type: Publication. Description: It is critical to advance policies and programs that help community health centers (CHCs) become Educational Health Centers (EHCs)2 and “grow their own” primary care training opportunities. This paper explores several pathways for promoting CHCs as teaching environments - enhanced partnerships between Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) and CHCs (with either the AMC or the CHC as the sponsoring institution3), and CHCs participating in HRSA Teaching Health Center (THC) funding opportunities (with sponsorship either by the CHC alone or by a consortium body) - and posits a spectrum of options and costs associated with each of these pathways to train medical residents. More Details...

Self-Care: Taking Care of Ourselves So We Can Take Care of Others (2017). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This resource offers examples of three innovative approaches that have been successfully implemented by health centers across the country. Each profile includes information on the population assessed, data collection methods, how findings were shared and applied, and lessons learned. Health centers can use this resource to apply proven strategies to the planning and implementation of their own needs assessment. More Details...

Orientation Follow-up Survey (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This follow up survey is given to the employee following the first 2-4 months of employment. This follow up survey is given to the employee following the first 2-4 months of employment. This information is used to inform the supervisor how helpful the orientation was and what, if any, information was missing. It can help improve the new employee orientation for future employees. More Details...

Job Postings: A template for Human Resources and Hiring Managers (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The following resource provides links to organizations that include job postings for Health IT and Quality jobs. This may be helpful to those both seeking employment or simply looking to learn more about the field and the kinds of positions that are available. The following resource provides links to organizations that include job postings for Health IT and Quality jobs. This may be helpful to those both seeking employment or simply looking to learn more about the field and the kinds of positions that are available. Job titles are not standard across the industry so perusing the various job openings will give a sense of the types of functions people perform in the Health IT/Quality area. In addition, employers may post openings on many of these sites. More Details...

Health IT Staff Resume Screening Tool: A template for Human Resources and Hiring Managers (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is a list of key words and phrases that can be used to pre-screen resumes for HIT/QI jobs to help quickly identify candidates for an additional screen. More Details...

Health IT Staff Recruitment Strategies: A template for Human Resources and Hiring Managers (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This resource provides ideas about the latest recruiting tips used by community health centers as well as leading organizations from other industries. Review the strategies and identify ones that could work in your organization.  Adapt them as necessary to fit your particular needs and resources. This resource provides ideas about the latest recruiting tips used by community health centers as well as leading organizations from other industries. Review the strategies and identify ones that could work in your organization.  Adapt them as necessary to fit your particular needs and resources. More Details...

Job Description for Senior Programmer/Analyst: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for a Senior Programmer/Analyst in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Under the supervision of the Associate Director of Informatics and Data Services, the Senior Programmer/Analyst provides programming and data management for projects at the Health Center. More Details...

Job Description for Junior Programmer/Analyst: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for a Junior Programmer/Analyst in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Under the supervision of the Associate Director of Informatics and Data Services, the Junior Programmer/Analyst provides programming and data management for projects at the Health Center. More Details...

Job Description for Health IT/QI Project Director: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for a Project Director in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Reporting to the Associate Director of Informatics and Data Services, the Project Director assumes the major responsibility for the operation and implementation of multiple research projects and uses this leadership role to collaborate and develop new research projects. More Details...

Job Description for Health Informatics Specialist: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for a Health Informatics Specialist in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Under the supervision of the Health Informatics Manager, the Health Informatics Specialist provides data management support and statistical analyses for projects conducted at the Health Center. More Details...

Job Description for Health Informatics Manager: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for a Health Informatics Manager in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Under the supervision of the Associate Director of Informatics and Data Services, the Health Informatics Manager provides programming and data management support for projects at the Health Center. More Details...

Job Description for Data Team Research Assistant: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for a Data Team Research Assistant in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Reporting to the Project Manager, the Research Assistant assists in the performance of current research studies and projects in the department, in collaboration with the Health Center. More Details...

Job Description for Data Management Assistant: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for a Data Management Assistant in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Reporting to the Health Informatics Specialist, assists in managing data for current projects in the department, in collaboration with the Health Center. More Details...

Job Description for Clinical Data Specialist: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for a Clinical Data Specialist in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Under the supervision of the Health Informatics Manager, the Clinical Data Specialist provides data management support and statistical analyses for research studies and evaluations conducted in the Health Center. More Details...

Job Description for Clinical Data Project Manager: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for a Clinical Data Project Manager in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Reporting to the Manager of Health Informatics, the Clinical Data Project Manager assumes the major responsibility for the operation and implementation of multiple clinical data projects and uses this leadership role to collaborate with others and develop new projects. More Details...

Job Description for Clinical Applications Support Specialist: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for a Clinical Applications Support Specialist in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Reporting to the Clinical Applications Manager, the Fenway Health Clinical Applications Support Specialist (1) assists with CPS related activities and (2) coordinates and collaborates with other departments on CPS-related projects. The Support Specialist’s main goal is to ensure that both CPS and its third party software integrations remain maximally functional and secure. More Details...

Job Description for Clinical Applications Manager: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for a Clinical Applications Manager in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Reporting to the Associate Director for Health Informatics and Data Services, the CPS analyst (1) plans all CPS related activities and (2) coordinates and collaborates with other departments on CPS-related projects. The CPS Analyst’s main goal is to ensure that both CPS and its third party software integrations remain maximally functional and secure. More Details...