Happy Holidays from the STAR² Center!
December 17, 2019
Thank you for a wonderful 2019!

The growing STAR² Center team had a great year thanks to all of our partners in health center workforce. We hope that each of you enjoy the holidays with friends and family! We'll look forward to catching up with you happy, healthy, and refreshed in 2020!
BPHC All-Programs Webcast

If you missed the last All-Programs webcast, watch the recording by clicking here.

Upcoming BPHC All-Programs webcast dates (2:00pm EST): 1/28/20, 3/24/20, 5/19/20
Engage, Inspire, Transform: Practical Approaches to Becoming an Employer of Choice

The health care system is changing rapidly, now more than ever. Value over volume, increased competition for talent, staff burnout, evolving technology, and numerous other demands are challenging health center leaders in ways not seen before. For health center leaders, intentional focus and strategic planning must link the individual, organization and larger system in seamless fashion to drive a transformation and culture of excellence that makes your health center the place employees want to come, stay and make a difference.

Click here for more information on this January 14-15, 2020, training in Seattle, WA.
New Resource to Help Health Center Staff Prepare for Site Visits

HRSA's new Onsite Interviews and Interactions Resource assists health centers in preparing for the interviews and interactions that take place during Health Center Program operational site visits and look-alike initial designation visits. HRSA encourages health centers to use it along with the Site Visit Protocol and other site visit-related resources available on their website to support a successful and smooth site visit.

The Onsite Interviews and Interactions Resource explains how the site visit team will interact with health center staff and review health center systems and procedures during the site visit.
Health Center Resource Clearinghouse

The Health Center Resource Clearinghouse is designed as a one-stop online repository of training and technical assistance resources developed for health centers by the 20 NCAs. Topics include finance, operations, workforce, quality improvement, capital development, HIT/data, governance and emerging issues. Click here to take a look!
Tools for Decreasing Documentation Burden in the EHR

Remote Scribes, Transcription, Talk-to-Type, and Virtual Assistants: This HITEQ Center resource introduces different transcription, scribing, dictation, and virtual assistant services, and reasons why health centers may consider using them to reduce the burden of EHR documentation. Click here to take access this toolkit!
New 50-State Scan on the Non-Licensed SUD Workforce

Through HRSA's cooperative agreement with National Organizations of State and Local Officials, the National Academy for State Health Policy conducted a comprehensive 50-state scan of how each state Medicaid program pays for and oversees non-licensed SUD staff. Learn how state Medicaid agencies are developing and deploying a growing workforce of peers, counselors, and other qualified staff to supplement licensed SUD provider capacity.
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