August 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.

Training Recap

Health Literacy Training Road Show - July 18-20, 2018 Thank you to the following health centers for participating in our DCPCA-sponsored Health Literacy Training Road Show, July 18-20, 2018: Family and Medical Counseling Service (FMCS); So Others Might Eat (SOME); La Clinica del Pueblo (LCDP), Whitman-Walker Health, and the Patient Navigators Peer Group.  The Health Literacy Training Road Show's purpose was to help health center staff build skills in the area of more effectively educating their patients. The training was focused on health care topics related to cancer prevention and chronic disease care. Our training session for Patient Navigators was free for attendees thanks to the generous support of DC Health and the DC3C Project! Finally, thank you to our facilitator Yael Lipton for conducting a great week of training.

Upcoming Meetings

Workforce Development Peer Group Wednesday, August 8, 2018 Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Location: DCPCA Conference Room - 1620 I Street NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20006 For more information or to join the Workforce Development Peer Group contact: Andrea Schorr, Chief of Staff: aschorr@dcpca.org

Behavioral Health Peer Group Friday, August 10, 2018 Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Location: DCPCA Conference Room - 1620 I Street NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20006 For more information or to join the Behavioral Health Peer Group contact: Emily Long, Training and Program Manager: elong@dcpca.org.

Upcoming HRSA BPHC Training Opportunities

Webinar : Integration of Oral Health and Primary Care Practice: Two Health Center Experiences Wednesday, August 1, 2018 Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST Host: National Network for Oral Health Access, a HRSA-funded NCA CEUs: (1.0) Continuing Dental Education (CDE) credit is available Link to Register

Webinar : Diabetes Performance Improvement and Action Plans - Lessons from Health Centers Thursday, August 2, 2018 Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST Host: HRSA Dial-In Information: 888-490-2762/ 758285 Link to Join the Webinar the Day of the Session

Upcoming DCPCA-Sponsored Trainings

Training Spotlight : Conducting Culturally-Competent Nutrition Education for Patients Training Thursday, August 16, 2018 Time: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EST Location: Community of Hope, Conway Health and Resource Center: 4 Atlantic Street SW, Washington DC, 20032 Facilitator: Advocates for Better Children's Diets (ABCD) is a non-profit organization founded in 1995 that has conducted multiple federal and local projects to promote healthy eating and physical activity for children and their families. Nancy Chapman and Stephanie Johnson have expertise in food and nutrition and extensive experience in public health policy development, program design, evaluation, and training. Nancy and Stephanie are both registered dietitians and have expanded the organization to work on nutrition issues for those of all ages. Registration Cost: Free Training Overview: Meeting your patients where they are at is the best way to get them to a healthier place. During this two-hour training, you will learn active listening and motivational interviewing skills that will help you understand your patients' needs so you can develop a care plan that is achievable when they go home. This training is focused on communicating nutritional guidance to those patients with diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and other chronic diseases.   Read more Register Now!

Training : eCW New Front Office Staff Training Tuesday, August 8, 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, August 9, 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!!

Training : BridgeIT Designer Training Tuesday, August 14, 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 Members At this session, you will: How to access the BridgeIT Server How to create customized BridgeIT reports using the Project Wizard How to import and customize canned reports from the BridgeIT Warehouse Best practices for securely distributing reports to staff 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 BridgeIT Designer Training should contact Mike Smoot, EHR Data Manager at msmoot@dcpca.org.

Training : BridgeIT Viewer Training Thursday, August 23, 2018 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 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 At this session, you will: How to access BridgeIT reports How to use Excel Pivot Tables How to use the BridgeIT Workbook Menu Best practices for working with and managing BridgeIT reports 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 BridgeIT Viewer Training should contact Mike Smoot, EHR Data Manager at msmoot@dcpca.org.

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 Register Now!!

Conference Save the Date

QualIT Fall Conference September 24-25, 2018 Times: September 24, 2018 - 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM and September 25, 2018 - 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Location: Sheraton Silver Spring Hotel, 8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Registration Cost: Free for DCPCA Members Hosted by DCPCA and HealthEfficient, join this two-day convening of health centers across DC and NY as we share best practices and learn from subject matter experts. Agenda to be released in the coming days. The QualIT conference will address a range of topics essential to health centers: Clinical: Best Practices for Quality Improvement, PCMH Tips & Tricks, Addressing Social Determinants of Health, Value-Based Payment Operations: Recruitment & Retention, Learning Management, Coding Compliance, Revenue Cycle Improvement, FQHC Credentialing IT: Data management, eCW11e Transition, IT Security, Meaningful Use The registration link along with other information will be sent out soon!   If you have any questions regarding the upcoming QualIT Fall Conference, please contact Megan Loucks, Director of Quality Improvement at mloucks@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 External Training Opportunities

Cancer Survivorship E-Learning Series for Primary Care Providers sponsored by GW Cancer Center For more information about the Cancer Survivorship E-Learning Series for Primary Care Providers, click here.

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