Quarterly Newsletter

Need a recap of recent HCCN activities?

Miss an activity and want a summary or links?

The Health Center Connections quarterly newsletter is your source.

Quality Forum Recap

The October Quality Forum was LIVE and In-Person! We had posters of innovations from 15 health centers across a wide variety of topics. These innovations and feedback will influence future offerings from the HCCN. For more on the innovations and to view the posters, visit the Member Center > HCCN > Quality Forum area of the Community Care Network of Kansas website.

RPM Peer Learning Team

The November Remote Patient Monitoring PLT introduced the Healthcare Connect Fund, a funding reimbursement for expenses related to the network and security under the FCC. For more info click the button below

Healthcare Connect Site

PRAPARE Feedback

Share Your Feedback HERE

NACHC is seeking feedback from health centers regarding their experiences with the PRAPARE form.

This is your opportunity to tell them directly the challenges you encounter as they work to develop the next version of PRAPARE.

Go to the survey HERE

UDS+ Modernization project

Many health centers are very interested in the progress of the UDS+ project. Many have also been awarded additional funds to support the UDS+ project. There is some uncertainty around this, as there has not been a lot of information put out about it. We are pleased to be able to provide this information from Azara. Azara has been involved in the UDS+ project and has published this notice.

Upcoming activities

NOTE - The date of the Qualtiy Forum has changed

Monday December 12,2022 **	Connections Quality Forum
Monday December 19, 2022	Connections Advisory Committee
Tuesday, February 28, 2023	Remote Patient Monitoring Peer Learning Team

HIPAA One Licenses have been distributed and are awaiting your input

Contact Heather or Trish if you would like assistance

Resources

Did you know?

Health Centers are required to have "Qualified Interpreters"

Have you reviewed your cultural and linguistic landscape lately and reviewed policies and procedures to ensure they are accurate and up to date?

Visit ECRI for resources

Did you need SDOH resources?

Do you need resources to support training staff to understand what PRAPARE and SDOH are all about?

There is now a PowerPoint available for use as is or edited to customize for your health center. A suggested script and recorded training are also available.

Visit the Member Center for resources

Member Center HCCN Resources

Happening Now!

Have a policy or procedure about data security and patient privacy?

Under Objective #2 we are offering to review Health Information Policies and provide recommendations. Contact Heather for details at [email protected]

Azara Update

Azara DRVS has created new reporting around SDOH to present the prevalence of barriers as well as the gaps in assessing for barriers.

Quality Targets -

The new quality targets are created in Azara and available for health center use. These targets are used to present the Community Care Network Quality Awards at the Annual Conference

Tool Time

What methods do you use to contact your patients?

Are you evaluating any tools for possible implementation?

An upcoming HCCN activity is to evaluate and share tools for patient communication and engagement. We would love to hear from you and do a comparison of products

Patient Engagement 2-Question Survey

If you received this from a colleague and want these in the future, email Heather at [email protected] and we will add you to the distribution list

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