ARTICLE1
Critical Dates
Current Funding Cycle for newly submitted proposals:
Fund Disbursement #1 November 15, 2017 Pending release of funds by Dept. of Health and Human Services. Interim Progress report due Feb.15, 2018 Fund Disbursement #2 Feb. 28, 2018.
ARTICLE2
Plan to Attend:
September 28- Region 7 Quarterly Meeting at the AMC Highland Center. Registration at 8:30am, meeting begins at 9:00am. Extended meeting until 3:00pm, lunch will be provided.  
Agenda includes review of the implementation plan. Please register by Sept. 21. REGISTER
September 11 Training- Mental Health Response; Effective Interventions in Common and Crisis Situations. 8:30am-4:00pm, lunch provided. At Granite State Independent Living, Littleton. Training is free, registration required. Contact Donna at 228-9680 x1609.
October 26 & 27-Motivational Interviewing  

 

Partner Progress
Capacity Funding Updates
Weeks Medical: Hired a new Behavioral Health Case Manager and further development of their MAT program.
White Horse- Staff Education
Rowe Health Center- Hire a Board Certified Psychiatric APRN, addressing the need to educate staff to confidently address the needs of behavioral health patients.
Northern Human Service- Increased ability to provide services, such as mental health and SUD consults through the use of laptops and   technology. SUD training opportunities for staff.
Huggins Hospital- Hired a Licensed Social Worker
Coos County Family Health Services- Developed the role of Behavioral Health Assistant, hired and trained. Development of data collection tools and looking at how this position can assist with MAT. Exploring Medical residency models to develop a "Rural Training Track" to increase family medical residency programs in our area.
Carroll County Corrections- Hired a project consultant who built internal capacity to link offenders to needed services and built needed connections to the community to support re-entry. Also staff education.
ARTICLE4
Region 7 IDN News

The CMT PreManage contract is pending signature, still is disscusion regarding the components of the Shared Care Plan, what it looks like and includes.Those that don't have EHR will still have a way to utilize it by logging into a portal to make that connection.

Data Aggregator- IDNs must have data to show we are meeting goals in order to get paid. Statewide IDNs would like to see one aggregator for all of us. It has been narrowed to 2 options and the previous members of the HIT task force are pursuing answers to questions so a decision can be made in the next 4-6 weeks.

Staffing- NCHC is advertising for new positions to meet the needs of partners and the project. A new IDN Coordinator is starting Sept. 11.

The Administrative Lead organization is required to track all  trainings held in our region, regardless of if they are done through IDN funds or not. IDN staff will be reaching out to you to gather this information.

New Branding! NCHC has released their new branding which includes the IDN. Newly crafted logo is available.


Region 7 IDN
Contact: April Allin [email protected]  Website: www.region7IDN.com
STAY CONNECTED: