October 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 - Trans Health Training
Friday, October 12, 2018
  • Time: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location: Whitman Walker Health, 1525 14th St NW Washington, DC 20005
For more information or to join the Behavioral Health Peer Group contact: Emily Long, Training and Program Manager: [email protected]
Emergency Preparedness Task Force Meeting
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location: DC Health: 899 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 (5th Floor-HEPRA)

For more information or to join the Emergency Preparedness Task Force Meeting contact: Michelle Ezeofor, Emergency Preparedness Manager: [email protected]

Upcoming DCPCA-Sponsored Trainings
Training : eCW New Front Office Staff Training
Wednesday, October 10, 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, October 11, 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, October 9, 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 9/17/18
 
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  [email protected].
Training : Follow-Up to Introduction to BridgeIT Designer Training
Wednesday, October 17, 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 9/9/18

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  [email protected].
Training: Quality Improvement Boot Camp
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
  • Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST
  • Location: DCPCA Conference Room - 1620 I Street NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20006
  • Facilitator: Megan Loucks, Director of Quality Improvement, DCPCA
  • Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members

Training Overview : The Quality Improvement (QI) Boot Camp is geared towards any health center staff that support quality improvement, including both clinical and administrative staff. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss key QI principles including the Model for Improvement, PDSA process, SMART goals, and quality measures. We will apply the concepts learned to real-life case studies through hands-on group exercises. Read more
Emergency Preparedness Save the Date
Emergency Preparedness Table Top Exercise
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

DCPCA would like representation from our member health centers and are requesting that ALL members of the Emergency Preparedness Task Force are to be present.  Furthermore, DCPCA would like to ensure that participants receive the benefit of fully testing the capabilities of their organization and requests that you:

  1. Ensure that DCPCA has the most recent copy of your Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
  2. Bring a team, a minimum of two additional staffers, that represent the some of the following departments:
  • Clinical Staff (i.e. Chief Medical Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, Nurse Manager)
  • Operations (i.e. Chief Operations Officer)



If you have any questions regarding the upcoming Emergency Preparedness Table Top Exercise, please contact Michelle Ezeofor, Emergency Preparedness Program Manager at  [email protected].
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 [email protected] . 
 

Upcoming External Training Opportunities
National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA) Webinar
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Upcoming Workforce Development Conference
The George Washington University School of Medicine Pathways for All to Health Careers (PATH-C) Summit
Friday, November 2, 2018

PATH-C is a DC healthcare workforce development initiative led by GWU School of Medicine. PATH-C organizers confirmed that they want to get input, perspective, and insight from DC Community Health Centers.



Training Save the Date
2018 UDS Training
December 18, 2018
The registration link along with other information will be sent out soon!  

If you have any questions regarding the upcoming 2018 UDS Training, please contact Emily Long, Training and Program Manager at  [email protected] . 

 

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