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Billing, Coding, Documentation & Quality Series, Part II: Treating Substance/Opioid Use Disorders via Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) in Community Health (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: By providing CMS-covered Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) services in the treatment of Substance/Opioid Use Disorders (SUD and OUD) your community health center’s clinical providers may be eligible for a more full range of loan repayment programs while providing desperately needed services to patients who need help with the medical and behavioral health issue related to this other public health emergency. 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...

Bio-Personal Protective Equipment for Community Health Centers (43517). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar describes the bio-protective equipment health centers can use to prepare for and appropriately deal with bio-hazardous events. More Details...

Blood Pressure Digital Story: La Presión Arterial Alta - High Blood Pressure (2017). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: This digital story, narrated in Spanish with English subtitles, educates the viewers about living with and managing high blood pressure. In the story, we follow Roberto, a 46-year-old man, who shares his account of managing his high blood pressure, the challenges he faces, and tips on how to succeed. The video is a great educational resource for community health workers, clinicians, and other health care professionals. More Details...

BMI Assessment in Well Visits for School-Aged Children and Adolescents (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The BMI Assessment in Well Visits for School-Aged Children and Adolescent webinar focuses on strategies to increase health centers' integration of Body Mass Index (BMI) assessment during well visits. More Details...

Board Actions Combating Racism: Case Study of Lowell Community Health Center (2021). Resource Type: Micro-Learning. Description: This video case study highlights the board of Lowell Community Health Center, which passed a Board Resolution Declaring that Racism is a Public Health Crisis. In the video, board members discuss the Resolution and how the board is providing oversight of its implementation. Various discussion questions for boards are included at the end of the video, along with links to resources for additional learning. More Details...

Board Member Self Evaluation Sample (2010). Resource Type: Template . Description: The self evaluation sample is a questionnaire designed to be filled out by individual board members. The responses are used to direct a dialog among board members, CEO, and consultants to explore areas for development and enhancement of governing board functions. More Details...

Board of Directors - Orientation Checklist (2015). Resource Type: Template . Description: The checklist provides information for different types of orientations: orientation to the organization; orientation to the Community Health Center Program; and orientation to roles, responsibilities, and expectations for board members. This tool can be used by board members and/or Chief Executive Officers to identify their orientation needs or to document the completion of the orientation process. More Details...

Board of Directors- Meeting Minutes Template (2015). Resource Type: Template . Description: Meeting template for recording minutes and notes for board of directors meetings. More Details...

Board Self Evaluation (2018). Resource Type: template. Description: Governance is an essential component of the health center program. In order to be an effective board member, it is vital to understand board members’ roles and responsibilities and the HRSA expectations of C/MHC board of directors. These templates were developed by NCFH to help board members with strategic thinking and planning within the context of the environment that the health center operates, as well as pursuing its mission, goals and operating plan. More Details...

Board Training Topics and Schedule (2015). Resource Type: Template . Description: Community Health Centers are complex organizations requiring Boards of Directors to be well-oriented to the organization and the Health Center Program, and also equipped, well-versed, and up-to-date on the most significant factors impacting service delivery at community health centers. This requires ongoing training on several important topics. As volunteer Boards of Directors with monthly meetings scheduled, and committee work in between, it is challenging to allocate a large block of time exclusively dedicated to board training. Therefore, to provide the opportunity for all board members to be introduced to selected training topics, it is recommended that a short training session be included as an agenda item at monthly board meetings. This template can help boards determine which topics they prefer to address for each meeting and which ones to schedule for their annual meeting. More Details...

Body Image, Perception, and Health Beyond the Binary (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar is designed to improve the capacity of health centers to meet the needs of non-binary patients, particularly through the understanding the relationship of body image and perception to health for people with gender identities and expressions beyond the binary. Participants will learn affirming language and terminology, including foundational concepts to understand the unique healthcare needs of non-binary people, and gain strategies for creating a welcoming and affirming environments for all patients. More Details...

Body Image, Perception, and Health Support for Older LGBTQIA+ Adults (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center and the National Center for Equitable Care for Elders (NCECE) webinar will examine the relationship between body image, perception, and healthy movement for overall health and diabetes prevention, particularly for older LGBTQIA+ adults. Expert panelists will present approaches for supporting LGBTQIA+ patients with their health goals as they age, provide strategies for developing LGBTQIA+ and body-affirming and inclusive environments for older adults, and share best practices for connecting older LGBTQIA+ patients to appropriate and affirming services aimed at improving health outcomes. More Details...

BPHCurates: Child and Adolescent Health and Social Resources: Targeted Resources on Food Insecurity, Behavioral Health, Oral Health, Staffing Shortages, and Telehealth to Support Child and Adolescent Health (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This resource packet provides health centers with resources to develop processes for improving service delivery and outcomes for children and adolescents, specifically related to telehealth, food insecurity, mental and behavioral health, oral health, and staffing shortages and retention. In addition, links to general child and adolescent health center technical resources are provided. More Details...

Breach Protection Overview Presentation for Health Centers: A HITEQ Privacy & Security Resource (2017). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Data breaches in healthcare are consistently high in terms of volume, frequency, impact, and cost. High-level breaches are increasingly occurring in a more targeted manner toward health centers. This presentation provides Health Center leadership and trainers with a template to use to build out their own organization-specific presentation on breach. Data breaches in healthcare are consistently high in terms of volume, frequency, impact, and cost. High-level breaches are increasingly occurring in a more targeted manner toward health centers. This presentation provides Health Center leadership and trainers with a template to use to build out their own organization-specific presentation on breach. This presentation template covers the following agenda: Quick Start Healthcare Privacy & Security Healthcare Privacy & Security Policies and Legislation Implications for Breach Management and Mitigation Strategies Questions and discussion More Details...

Breaking the Cycle of Integenerational Diabetes Webinar: Webinar highlights strategies to address diabetes impacting multi-generational families (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar highlights health center programs that reach into underserved communities to address diabetes care across generations More Details...

Bridging Patient Access: Best Practices for Community Health Workers (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: As telehealth services continue to bridge patient access to health services, it is important for health centers to focus on best practices that ensure excellent delivery of care. Thisguideincludeshelpful information about telehealth service delivery, tips for providing good virtual care, and how Community Health Workers(CHWs)can engage in telehealth. More Details...

Bridging the Digital Divide: Tactics to Address Patient Barriers to Virtual Care (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Lack of Internet and broadband access prevents some patients from using telehealth and other technology that can support their own health care and getting accurate health care information. In one 2020 study, 42 million Americans lacked adequate access to broadband (high speed internet). As of 2019, about one in five people did not have smartphones, and among low income people nearly one third do not have a smartphone. Rates of computer ownership are not much better. Those patients who do have access to the technology may or may not have the capacity and willingness to use it, depending on past experiences. Some patients aren\'t comfortable with technology, while others don\'t trust it or believe that virtual care is sub-par, despite growing evidence of its benefits. This culminates in a clear digital divide that can hinder the ability for patients to fully engage in their care or take advantage of things like remote patient monitoring, telehealth, mHealth, or patient portal. More Details...

Bridging the Digital Divide: Using Technology to Improve Access to Health Care for Public Housing Residents (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The purpose of this report is to outline the digital needs and challenges of public housing residents, the risks and benefits of using technology to improve patient care, and recommendations on how to prepare health centers and patients to optimize digital tools, improve access to care, and enhance efforts through partnerships to bridge the digital divide. More Details...

Bridging the Medical Technology Gap: The Impact of New Technology on Diabetes Management: NCHPH Webinar (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: High tech devices such as insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors (CGM) can be effective tools to help diabetes patients manage their blood glucose, but access to these technologies, as well as the education and support necessary to successfully use them, remains a challenge for patients served by health center programs. Being familiar and up to date with diabetes technology is essential to successfully improve diabetes management among underserved populations, More Details...