May 2022 | Issue 14
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
Did you know May is Mental Health Awareness Month? Join the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and many others to support this year’s theme: Together for Mental Health (#Together4MH). The Partnership to Advance Tribal Health (PATH) is sharing a few resources to celebrate and support your work to improve the mental health and wellbeing of your staff and communities.

Mental Health
  • National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Prioritizing Mental Health Care In America is a dynamic infographic on the current situation of mental health in the U.S., the impact of social determinants of health on mental health and useful strategies for improving access and provision of mental health care to your staff and community.
  • National Institute of Health (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health offers authoritative information about mental disorders, a range of related topics and the latest mental health research.

Mental Health and COVID-19
Mental Health America (MHA) Mental Health and COVID-19 Information and Resources includes strategies, recommendations, webinars, resources and more for a variety of communities, including
 
Suicide Prevention

Substance Use Disorder
WHAT'S NEW
NEW FROM PATH!
PATH Findings from the Field: ED Post-Discharge Follow-up Contact
Follow-up after an emergency department discharge reinforces patients' understanding of their instructions and identifies possible complications. This helpful handout identifies challenges experienced by hospitals and provides mitigation strategies.
PATH Learning Circle Key Takeaways: Action Plans for Overutilized and Overextended EDs
If you missed this month's PATH Learning Circle, or if you want to review great resources
for overutilized and overextended emergency departments, this document provides
highlights, tools and resources.
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Office of Inspector General Training: Improving Health and Wellbeing in American Indian
and Alaska Native (AIAN) Communities through Compliance | Learn more
This series includes web-based trainings, job aids and videos for grantees and health care
providers who serve AIAN communities to learn more about compliance; fraud, waste and abuse
and health care quality. These trainings are free and provide information and tools you
can apply to help ensure your organization provides quality services to your community
and complies with applicable statutes, regulations and program requirements.
Users can download a certification of completion for each training completed.
IN THE KNOW
Tribes Credited with Elevating Vaccinations in Rural Arizona | Read article
This article highlights the efforts of Native American organizations, tribal nations and the
Indian Health Service (IHS) to vaccinate rural populations in Arizona, which is the only state
with higher rural COVID-19 vaccination rates than metro rates. It also describes disparities
in COVID-19 infection and mortality for Native American communities
IHS PARTNER SPOTLIGHT:
Embracing Health Information Exchange
The Joint Commission's hospital accreditation program includes the electronic exchange of patient health information as part of its Interoperability requirement. State health information exchanges (HIEs) can work with facilities to help improve the patient experience.

How?

UPCOMING EVENTS

Huddles are short sessions on a single topic to promote rapid sharing of the latest information, guidance and promising practices. Attendees are not required to attend every session. This Huddle series will tackle clinical harm topics such as pressure injuries, hospital-acquired infections, adverse drug events, and more. This series aims to support health care teams in their efforts to provide safe and high-quality care. Register for the series today!
Series Description:
Every year, thousands of people mourn the preventable death of loved ones caused by hospital errors, injuries, accidents and infections. Over the last two decades, health care leaders have partnered with national, state and local experts to decrease incidences of harm through the successful implementation of harm reduction strategies, development of tools and technologies to decrease human error and application of educational programs that produce skillful health care professionals. Health care workers are an instrumental part of moving our nation toward a healthier future, as many are committed to enhancing a Culture of Safety at their organizations. As our nation looks ahead to a post-pandemic world, let’s come together to build a safe and resilient health care system by creating an environment where safety culture prevails.

Series Information: 
  • Day: Every Wednesday, June 15-July 27 (No session on July 6 due to July 4 holiday.)
  • Time: 4:00-4:30 p.m. EDT l 3:00-3:30 p.m. CDT | 2:00-2:30 p.m. MDT | 1:00-1:30 p.m. PDT 
  • Read more about this series, including session topics and objectives, on our Participant Syllabus.
  • Register here.
PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE TRIBAL HEALTH (PATH) | Visit the PATH website
This material was prepared by Comagine Health for the American Indian Alaska Native Healthcare Quality Initiative under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Views expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of CMS or HHS, and any reference to a specific product or entity herein does not constitute endorsement of that product or entity by CMS or HHS. NQIIC-AIHQI-201-05/19/2022