November 2018 Edition
Training and Technical Assistance Offerings
You are receiving this email because of your participation in a DC Primary Care Association (DCPCA) Training/ Technical Assistance Program. 
Upcoming Meetings
Behavioral Health Peer Group Friday, November 9, 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
Patient Navigator Peer Group Meeting
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
  • Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location: Mary's Center, Jack Eagan Conference Room: 2355 Ontario Road NW, Washington, DC 20009 

For more information or to join the Patient Navigator Peer Group Meeting contact Megan Loucks,Director of Quality Improvement: mloucks@dcpca.org

Upcoming DCPCA-Sponsored Trainings
Emergency Preparedness: Table Top Exercise
Thursday, November 8, 2018
  • Times: Thursday, November 8, 2018, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location:Community of Hope , 4 Atlantic Street SW, Washington, DC 20032


I f you have any questions regarding the upcoming Emergency Preparedness Table Top Exercise, please contact Michelle Ezeofor, Emergency Preparedness Program Manager at  mezeofor@dcpca.org .

Training : eCW New Front Office Staff Training
Wednesday, November 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
  • 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

Training : eCW New Clinical Staff Training
Thursday, November 15, 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



Training : Introduction to BridgeIT Designer Training
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
  • Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM EST
  • Location: DCPCA Conference Room - 1620 I Street NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20006
  • Facilitator: Mike Smoot, EHR Data Manager, DCPCA
  • Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Membe
*prerequisite for Day 2 training on 11/14/2018
 
Training Overview: Make the most of your BridgeIT reporting with DCPCA's Interactive BridgeIT Designer Training. Participants will learn to create customized BridgeIT reports, learn how to import and customize canned reports from the Warehouse and learn best practices for securely distributing this data to necessary personnel.

Who Should Attend:
  • Quality Improvement Staff
  • Population Health/Public Health Specialist
  • Data Coordinators/Analyst/Managers
  • Billing Managers/Specialist
  • Research Analyst 

Anyone interested in participating in the Introduction to the BridgeIT Designer Training should contact Mike Smoot, EHR Data Manager at  msmoot@dcpca.org.
Training : Follow-Up to Introduction to BridgeIT Designer Training
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
  • Time: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST
  • Location: DCPCA Conference Room - 1620 I Street NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20006
  • Facilitator: Mike Smoot, EHR Data Manager, DCPCA
  • Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members
     *attendance required at Day 1 training on 11/13/2018

Training Overview: During this session we will answer follow up questions from the Day 1 training, review the take home BridgeIT Exam, create a 2 nd custom report as a group and have a final question and answer period to wrap up.

Anyone interested in participating in the Follow-Up to Introduction to BridgeIT Designer Training should contact Mike Smoot, EHR Data Manager at  msmoot@dcpca.org.
Registration is Open!
2018 UDS Training
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
As a part of DC Primary Care Association's Training and Technical Assistance Program, 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. 



If you have any questions regarding the upcoming 2018 UDS Training, please contact
Emily Long, Training and Program Manager at  elong@dcpca.org
Qual IT BridgeIT UDS 2018 Training
Facilitated by Heckman Consulting - Free for DCPCA Members
Healthefficent and Qual IT is offering BridgeIT UDS Report Live Web Based Trainings through Heckman Consulting free of charge for all Qual IT participants. These remote training sessions are similar to the classes provided in the past and are broken into four separate training sessions that are 2 hours each. These sessions are designed for individuals who have experience utilizing BridgeIT and are responsible for generating or assisting with the UDS reports using BridgeIT. The training sessions available are listed below:
Remote Training (Pre-requisite)
Clinical Set-up and Data Validation
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
  • Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST
  • This training is a pre-requisite tot the report review training on 11/28/2018
Remote Training - Clinical Reports Review
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
  • Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST
Remote Training (Pre-requisite )
Financial Set-up and Data Validation
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
  • Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST
  • This training is a pre-requisite to the report review training on 11/29/18
Remote Training - Financial Reports Review
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
  • Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST
If you or someone in your organization is interested in attending any of these free sessions, please complete the registration form using the link below. 

Individuals that register for training by 11/26/2018 will be sent separate calendar invites with the meeting login information for each session that they register for.
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
CDC Diabetes Prevention Program: Demonstration Projects Webinar Series: Federally Qualified Health Centers
Thursday, November 8, 2018
  • Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Host: American College of Preventative Medicine

2018 Uniform Data System Modernization Functionality Training
Friday, November 9, 2018
  • Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Hosted: HRSA
  • Call-in: 800-369-1855
  • Passcode: 9626002


BPHC All-Programs Webcast Tuesday, November 27, 2018
  • Time: 2:30 - 3:30 PM

Webcast information coming soon. To submit questions in advance, send an email to bphcta@hrsa.gov by Wednesday, November 21, with the subject line "BPHC All-Programs Question."
Leveraging Diabetes Prevention Programming for Your Health Center 
Thursday, November 29, 2018
  • Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Hosted: National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, a HRSA-funded NCA 


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

Upcoming External Training Opportunities
Telehealth Innovations to Promote Person-Centered Care in DC Presented by DC Department of Health Care Finance
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Webinar: Mitigating Medication Trauma in Complex Needs Populations
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Social Determinants of Health Forum: Exploring Medication Access and Quality
November 14-15, 2018
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