January 2022 | Issue 10

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TRENDING RESOURCES Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) Medicare Billing & Payment Booklet | Download booklet Find out what has changed and get up-to-date information about covered Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) treatment services and coding and submitting for OTP services and payment. - Health Literacy Community Toolkit | Check out toolkit The U.S. Surgeon General recently released a community toolkit to provide health care professionals and others tips and best practices for discussing misinformation that can threaten health and put lives at risks. The toolkit also includes a checklist to help people assess whether information is reliable. - Cervical Cancer Prevention: Turquoise Thursday Is Today! | Learn more January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and Turquoise Thursday this year is today, January 20. Turquoise Thursday is a national cervical cancer awareness campaign for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Help prevent cervical cancer by sharing this human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine fact sheet and/or these posters promoting HPV vaccination. WHAT'S NEW Universal PPE Best Practices & Role of a Trained Observer Learning Module | Learn more As part of the Standards, Approaches and Tactics for Infection Control & Prevention (StAT), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering free, online training to help hospitals efficiently use personal protective equipment (PPE) in a fast-paced, often overburdened environment. - Interim Guidance for Managing Health Care Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure Read about recent changes The increased transmissibility of the omicron variant is causing concerns, leading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to update its guidance for health care personnel. - Simpler Dialing Code for Suicide Hotline | Read announcement The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) are putting millions of dollars into updating the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. IN THE KNOW Healthy Tribes: How CDC Promotes Health and Prevents Chronic Diseases for American Indian and Alaska Native People | Visit CDC webpage CDC works with American Indian tribes, Alaska Native tribes, tribal organizations, Urban Indian Organizations and Tribal Epidemiology Centers to promote health, prevent disease and strengthen connections to culture and lifeways that improve health and wellness. - IHS Grants for Behavioral Health Programs | Read about six opportunities Indian Health Service (IHS) announced the availability of $46.4 million for six funding opportunities that address suicide, domestic violence and substance abuse and that support an integrative approach to behavioral health service delivery. Tribes, tribal organizations and urban Indian organizations are eligible to apply. - Tribal Scholarship and Scholarship Program Opportunities | Visit the Rural Health Information Hub The Rural Health Information Hub website has lists of funding opportunities. Here are a few that are specific to Tribal communities and Indian Health Service (IHS): Tribal Infection Control Officers and Health Officials Training Scholarships IHS Pre-Graduate Scholarship Program IHS Preparatory Scholarship IHS Health Professions Scholarship Program

IHS PARTNER SPOTLIGHT: Readily Available Training Eases Accreditation Prep

An Indian Health Service (IHS) hospital partner was facing a tight turnaround to prepare for an accreditation visit from The Joint Commission (TJC). How did the health information specialist and the rest of the hospital's team get the support and training they needed to get ready in time? Find out in this month's IHS Partner Spotlight...

UPCOMING EVENTS

PATH Events for 2022 We are excited to offer a variety of topics, learning formats and guest speakers in 2022! Keep an eye out in February for our PATH syllabus, which will include more information on each offering and registration links. Below is a snapshot of topics covered. As always, we welcome you to reach out to your local quality improvement advisor if you have a request or recommendation for us!

Clinical practices that reduce harm Emergency department triage, transitions and utilization Naloxone administration best practices Patient screening and response strategies for potential substance abuse Sustaining compliance on accreditation and certification On-demand training videos for safety and quality improvement View past 2021 PATH events.

CMS Virtual Tribal Leaders Training Series| Register January 20-April 21 | Thursdays | 2 p.m. Eastern Presented by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and National Indian Health Board Covers programs and benefits available through Medicare, Medicaid, the Marketplace and more Intended audience: Tribal leaders, health directors, health care administrators Learn more about the series. SAVE THE DATE: 2022 CMS Quality Conference | Learn more April 12 and 13 | This will be a virtual conference. More information coming soon!

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-168-01/06/2022