December 2018 Edition

Training and Technical Assistance Offerings

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Training Spotlight

Emergency Preparedness Table Top Exercise Thursday, November 8, 2018 On Thursday, November 11, 2018, local community health centers participated in a scenario-based tabletop exercise sponsored by DCPCA. This exercise afforded the opportunity for representatives from health centers to engage in a facilitated discussion to assess preparedness, response coordination, continuity of care service delivery, and medical surge. The exercise was facilitated by Alexander Lipovtsev, Director of Emergency Management, of the Community Healthcare Association of New York State (CHCANYS). The exercise focused on internal and external emergency communications and recovery, with the overall goal to develop a framework to strengthen capabilities. The exercise was composed of three phases that were time-specific as scenario-based threats/hazards progressed. Within each phase, health centers discussed their roles and identified potential deficiencies and solutions.  We thank the following health centers for their participation: Community of Hope, Elaine Ellis, Family and Medical Counseling Services (FMCS), La Clinica Del Pueblo, Mary’s Center, Metro Health, So Others Might Eat (SOME), Whitman-Walker Health, and Unity Healthcare. In addition to health center participation, members of the DC Health-Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Administration (HEPRA) were also present in support of the exercise.

Emergency Preparedness Training Opportunities DCPCA is proud to announce future emergency preparedness training opportunities which include:   CPR, AED, & First Aid Training: Lay Person/Basic Life Support (BLS): Healthcare Provider Emergency Preparedness 101-Basic Training Active Shooter/Active Threat Training Stop-the-Bleed training De-Escalation training Trainings can be customized to fit specific groups at your facilities and can be tailored to meet the needs of your organization. For additional information concerning these training opportunities, please contact Michelle Ezeofor, Emergency Preparedness Program Manager, at mezeofor@dcpca.org or call (202)552-2345.

Upcoming Meetings

Clinical Directors Peer Group Friday, December 7, 2018 Time: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Location: DCPCA Conference Room: 1620 I Street NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20006 For more information or to join the Clinical Directors Peer Group contact: Megan Loucks, Director of Quality Improvement: mloucks@dcpca.org

Behavioral Health Peer Group Friday, December 14, 2018 Time: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Location: Community of Hope, Family Health and Birth Center: 801 17th Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 For more information or to join the Behavioral Health Peer Group contact: Emily Long, Training and Program Manager: elong@dcpca.org

Upcoming DCPCA-Sponsored Trainings

Training : eCW New Front Office Staff Training Wednesday, December 12, 2018 Time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST Location: DCPCA Conference Room - 1620 I Street NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20006 Facilitator: Jim Costello, Deptuy Director of HIT Operations, DCPCA Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members At this session, you will: Navigating eCW and customizing My Settings Registering patients and creating appointments Searching eHX for patients and creating new patients Assigning insurance and sliding fee scale and collecting payments Assigning and managing Patient documents Creating Telephone encounters and Actions Register Now!!

Training : eCW New Clinical Staff Training Thursday, December 13, 2018 Time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST Location: DCPCA Conference Room - 1620 I Street NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20006 Facilitator: Jim Costello, Deptuy Director of HIT Operations, DCPCA Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members At this session, you will: Navigating eCW and customizing My Settings Importing clinical data from eHX Document in progress note Navigating to CRISP query portal in eCW Creating Telephone encounters and Actions Using Templates and Order sets Register Now!!

Registration Reminder

We are excited to partner again with the Health Resources and Services Administration for the 2018 UDS Training.  Training Overview: The Uniform Data System (UDS) in-person training is a full day program covering the preparation of the 2018 UDS Report. The training addresses each of the report's tables, including a discussion of the changes that have been made and the definitions necessary to complete the Report. The UDS training is aimed at those who are responsible for gathering and reporting the data elements included in the UDS Report, as well as management and clinical staff who need to understand the definitions and concepts used, and those who use the data in their program management and quality improvement activities. Who Should Attend: We encourage the following to attend this educational training opportunity:  Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Quality Improvement Staff (QI) Physicians  Grant Writing Staff DCPCA Members : There is not a cost to register for this training. Use offer code "DCPCA2018" at checkout to register at no cost.  Register Now!!! 2018 UDS Training If you have any questions regarding the upcoming 2018 UDS Training, please contact Emily Long, Training and Program Manager at  elong@dcpca.org .

Registration Now Open!

DCPCA BridgeIT UDS 2018 Trainings Facilitated by Heckman Consulting - Free for DCPCA Members You are not required to attend each session but should attend both sessions for Clinical or Financial as one session is a pre-requisite for the other (example, "Clinical Setup" is a pre-requisite for "Clinical Reporting"). However, DCPCA strongly encourages a member from each health center to attend all 4 (four) sessions to get the full scope of the UDS reporting process in BridgeIT.

BridgeIT UDS Financial Set-Up Training Monday, January 7, 2019 Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST Location: DCPCA Conference Room: 1620 I Street NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20006 Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members Training Description: For those who missed the Qual IT BridgeIT UDS Training (conducted by Heckman Consulting) in November or need a refresher, DCPCA is offering the training for you and your staff to attend. The sessions will be in-person in the DCPCA - Lower Level Conference Room.   Register Now!!

BridgeIT UDS Clinical Set- Up Training Tuesday, January 8, 2019 Time: 1:00 PM EST - 4:00 PM EST Location: DCPCA Conference Room: 1620 I Street NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20006 Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members Training Description: F or those who missed the Qual IT BridgeIT UDS Training (conducted by Heckman Consulting) in November or need a refresher, DCPCA is offering the training for you and your staff to attend. The sessions will be in-person in the DCPCA - Lower Level Conference Room.  Register Now!!

BridgeIT UDS Clinical Reports Training Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST Location: DCPCA Conference Room: 1620 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20006 Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members Training Description: For those who missed the Qual IT BridgeIT UDS Training (conducted by Heckman Consulting) in November or need a refresher, DCPCA is offering the training for you and your staff to attend. The sessions will be in-person in the DCPCA - Lower Level Conference Room.  Register Now!!

BridgeIT UDS Financial Reports Training Thursday, January 10, 2018 Time: 1:00 PM EST - 4:00 PM EST Location: DCPCA Conference Room: 1620 I Street NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20006 Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members Training Description: For those who missed the Qual IT BridgeIT UDS Training (conducted by Heckman Consulting) in November or need a refresher, DCPCA is offering the training for you and your staff to attend. The sessions will be in-person in the DCPCA - Lower Level Conference Room.  Register Now!!

For more information about the DCPCA  BridgeIT UDS Training ,  contact Mike Smoot, DCPCA, at msmoot@dcpca.org.

Upcoming Training Opportunity

Billing, Coding and Documentation Training Opportunity We are in the process of developing a billing, coding, and documentation training with trainer Shellie Sulzberger for our health centers. We have created this in direct response to cited needs from health center leadership. See the attachment for full information on this training. The goal of these on-site trainings is to increase participant capabilities to improve operational excellence and revenue cycle success within their health centers.   For more information about this training opportunity, contact Emily Long, Training and Program Manager at elong@dcpca.org .

Ongoing Technical Assistance

BridgeIT Designer and BridgeIT Viewer Make the most of your BridgeIT Reporting with DCPCA's one-on-one interactive BridgeIT technical assistance sessions. This is an ongoing DCPCA technical assistance opportunity. To schedule your "BridgeIT Designer/Viewer" technical assistance session, contact Mike Smoot, EHR Data Manager at msmoot@dcpca.org .

Upcoming HRSA BPHC Training Opportunities

UDS Modernization Initiative Speaker Series Wednesday, December 5, 2018 Time: 2:00 PM EST - 3:00 PM EST Host: HRSA  Call-in: 888-390-0867 Passcode: 1039201 Join the webcast the day of the session

Update on the HRSA Sealant Measure Friday, December 7, 2018 Time: 1:00 PM EST - 2:00 PM EST Host: National Network for Oral Health Access, a HRSA-funded NCA  CDE: 1.0 Continuing Dental Education (CDE) credit is available Register Here!

Introduction to the UDS Mapper Thursday, December 6, 2018 Time: 11:00 AM EST - 12:00 PM EST Host: HRSA Register Here!

Behavioral Health Workforce Development – Training Across the Various Behavioral Health Disciplines  Thursday, December 13, 2018 Time: 2:30 PM EST - 4:30 PM EST Host: Community Health Center, Inc., a HRSA-funded NCA  Register Here!

UDS Mapper Advanced Topics Friday, December 14, 2018 Time: 2:00 PM EST - 3:00 PM EST Host: HRSA Register Here!

Upcoming External Training Opportunities

"Achieving Better Health Outcomes: Health Equity and Public Health 3.0 Conference December 5-6, 2018

Register Here!

Webinar: "Addressing Substance Use in the Integrated Care Setting" Tuesday, December 11, 2018

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Motivational Interviewing: Strategies for Tobacco Cessation and Management of Cardiovascular Health Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Time: 2:00 PM EST Host: This webinar is co-sponsored by Alliant Quality, atom Alliance, AQIN, HQI, Telligen and TMF – Medicare Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organizations. Facilitator: Angela Fidler Pfammatter, PhD, Assistant Professor, Northwestern University Feinberge School of Medicine, Department of Preventative Medicine Session Description: It can be difficult for patients to change their behavior, even if they know a behavior isn’t healthy. Dr. Angela Pfammatter, a clinical health psychologist, will present a motivational interviewing approach to patient care when dealing with tobacco use and managing cardiovascular health. She will describe the process of behavior change, a framework for addressing health behaviors in the clinical setting, and some practical strategies providers can use to help patients overcome resistance. Participants will be able to discuss common barriers to behavior change and use collaborative strategies related to behavioral recommendations for patients. Session Objectives: Describe common patient barriers to following behavioral recommendations. Apply strategies to collaboratively address problematic behaviors. Identify behavior resistance Register Here!

Webinar: Fundamentals of Public Health Law and Ethics Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Time: 2:00 PM EST - 3:00 PM EST Host: Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center (MAR-PHTC) Facilitator: Elizabeth Van Nostrand, JF - Principal Investigator and Director of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center Session Description: This module focuses on the role of law as a critical tool for furthering public health. It will explore federal and state authority for governmental intercession in matters of public health, describe how public health law contributes to public health accomplishments, and provide an overview of public health ethics. It will also emphasize the inherent tension between individual rights and public health powers. Register Here!

Webinar: "A Report from the National Navigation Roundtable: The State of Patient Navigation Today" Friday, December 14, 2018

Time: 2:00 PM EST - 3:00 PM EST Host: the Alliance to Advance Patient Centered Cancer Care.  Facilitator: Monica Dean, director of the National Navigation Roundtable at the American Cancer Society Session Description: Features a panel discussion with experts on cancer patient navigation. Pre-register to participate in this webinar by Monday, December 10, 2018. Register Here!

Webinar: Behavioral Health Assessments and Referrals for Gender-Affirming Surgery Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Host: National LGBT Health Education Center, a Program of the Fenway Institute Register Here!

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