September 12, 2023

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Over the past week, you may have received several emails from Children’s Workday with the subject, “Workday Inbox - Your Daily Digest.” The good news is that this isn’t a PHISHING email. It is from Children’s, but it has been sent you by accident.

We apologize for this distraction. Workday is the system used to manage training and learning assignments for Children’s and a recent learning task was assigned too broadly. We are working to stop the reminders for this particular learning assignment AND to ensure future assignments do not include the community provider portion of the Children’s Professional Staff.

Thank you for your patience while we fix this situation. No further action is required on your part.

The Children's Care Network invites you to its annual FREE OSHA Training. This training session will be held on Thursday, September 21st at 10:00 AM.

As a reminder, each staff member that attends the training session will be certified to return to your practice and hold a formal OSHA training session for your staff.

Under the ACA, Medicaid providers are required to revalidate their enrollment for each location once every 5 years. There was a lot of outreach in 2019 (pre-pandemic) but the revalidation process was placed on hold due to the pandemic. We were notified that DCH will now enforce the revalidation process as the PHE has been lifted and will require all impacted/identified providers who have been notified to revalidate their Medicaid enrollment by September 15, 2023.

Any identified provider who has not validated by September 15^th will have their Medicaid enrollment terminated on September 16^th. DCH will not retro the effective date for providers should they revalidate post-disenrollment.

A report of those providers who have not submitted a revalidation application can be found online on the GAMMIS website at www.mmis.georgia.gov. Click on Provider Information/Reports for Public Access link.

The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding revalidation can be found on GAMMIS at www.mmis.georgia.gov. Click on Provider Information/FAQ for Providers. In addition, providers may contact Medicaid’s fiscal agent DXC at 800-766-4456 (Option #1).

Check out the latest issue here!

For questions regarding TCCN Value Added Services, please reach out to

Barbara Douglas, TCCN Associate Director of Programs at Barbara.douglas@tccn-choa.org.

As of July 1, 2023, the Georgia Smoke-free Air Act also applies to electronic smoking devices that create aerosol or vapor and the use of any oral smoking device for the purposes of circumventing the state’s prohibition on smoking. This Legal Update from Vxtra provides details.

HHS is hosting two webinars for the release of version 3.4 of the Security Risk Assessment (SRA) Tool. This tool is designed to aid small and medium sized health care organizations in their efforts to assess security risks.

Click here to learn more and register for the Sept 13th or Sept 14th webinars.

Proper coding and billing of influenza vaccines are essential. That's why flu360^® is offering a webinar on coding and billing for CSL Seqirus flu vaccines to help keep you up-to-date.

Register Below:

September 13 (3 pm ET)

For those practices who participate in the TCCN GSK Program – we wanted to make sure you are aware that they plan to start shipping flu doses around September 15, 2023. 

Please see the documents included in the links below for additional information about pricing, delivery instructions, etc.  

• Quick Guide to GSK Flu Delivery
• Ordering Information with GSK Flu
• 2023-2024 Price Sheet

Please reach out to Barbara Douglas at barbara.douglas@tccn-choa.org or your GSK Rep if you have any questions.

TCCN and McKesson are pleased to announce a special buying program for the Welch Allyn SPOT Vision Screener. This program is only available to TCCN Members through McKesson. Please see the brochure here for additional information.

The TCCN Value Added Services Team is excited to announce a new Medical Supplies Purchasing Program with McKesson! TCCN and McKesson have entered into a multi-faceted program for all TCCN Community practices! Click here for more program details

Please check out the latest MedBytes newsletter here.

Topics for this month include:

• Clinical updates: Virometer Report, Influenza Vaccine Requirements, Update on Flu and COVID-19 Vaccines and RSV Monoclonal Antibodies
• Around Children’s: First-Of-Its-Kind FDA-Authorized Device for Early Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder Launches, Changing the Narrative on Suicide, Review Practitioners Requesting Appointment to Children’s Medical Staff, Phone Scams on the Rise, Cashless Payment Implementation
• Upcoming events: Professional Staff Town Hall, Physician Outreach Webinar, Grand Rounds, Pediatrics on the Perimeter, The Big Deal
• In Case You Missed It: Children’s and TCCN Host 2023 Professional Staff Meeting 
• In the News: 11-Year-Old Car Crash Survivor Gives Back to Children’s through ‘Ari’s Angels’ 

Topic:

Physician Outreach Webinar Series: Scoliosis

Date:

September 13^th, 2023 from 12:00-1:00pm via Zoom

Speaker:

Dr. Nicholas Fletcher

Description:

Registration Link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6CGtXab_QEq2n3inlIgTHA

Join us for the monthly webinar series hosted by Children's Physician Outreach and the Physician Education department. This month, Dr. Fletcher will be discussing spinal injuries.

Pfizer’s Vaccines US Medical Affairs team is providing training webinars on the potential updated COVID-19 vaccines (with Pfizer's partner BioNTech). 

Click on the following link for the training schedule:

COVID-19 Vaccine Training Webinars led by Pfizer Vaccines US Medical Affairs

In 2022 we launched an MOC program for our subspecialty members based on the ABP’s Roadmap project designed to bring additional awareness and training to providers around emotional, behavioral, and mental health.

This training is available to all providers regardless of specialty, and you can watch the 5-minute introductory video here and review more details about the program here including instructions on how to claim MOC credit.

Additional Training Available:

Cincinnati Children’s Grand Rounds: Addressing the Emotional Health of Children and Youth with Chronic Conditions and Their Families

Physicians are eligible to receive ABP MOC Part 2 credit by viewing Grand Rounds and completing a short online post-test.

The Roadmap Project maintains a website (www.roadmapforemotionalhealth.org/patients-and-families) with additional resources.

Free CME Opportunity for TCCN primary care physicians in 2023 and 2024!

This is an excellent opportunity for TCCN members to get free training in pediatric mental health. An Atlanta donor has granted the REACH Institute an opportunity to allow free training for the Patient-Centered Mental Health in Pediatric Primary Care (PPP) program, to primary care providers practicing in the Greater Atlanta area!

The course dates for this year and 2024 are: 

• September 8 - 10, 2023
• October 13 - 15, 2023
• January 19 - 21, 2024

For More Information About the Program Click Here.

Participants will earn a maximum of 28.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for completing this program.

Click Here to Submit an Online Application for the Program

HB458 was passed into Law in 2021 and was effective January 1, 2022 and requires that each physician complete a 2 hour course in “professional boundaries and sexual misconduct in medical practice” before renewing their GA medical license (this is a one-time requirement).  

TCCN’s Malpractice Carrier, Curi, has two 1 hour CME courses on “Sexual Misconduct” that fulfills the new GA license requirement for HB458. Please see instructions below on how to access.

Instructions:

• Login in to your Curi account at www.curi.com
• Click on your initials at the far top right of your screen. (Your initials will appear with a yellow circle around them)
• Select CME webinars
• There you will find two new CME activities- Patient Harassment and Sexual Harassment

If you are not part of TCCN’s Malpractice Program with Curi, please reach out to your malpractice carrier as they may have a class available as well. 

In Case You Missed It (please use the links below to review)

TCCN Requirements

• 2023 Primary Care Quality Program Attestation
• March 23rd Clinical Quality Forum Recording and Attestation - DEI Education and Meeting Attendance Requirement
• Effective August 1st: 2-Week Data Submission Requirement

TCCN Resources

• Top 5 Cyber Mistakes Medical Practices Must Avoid
• TCCN Seizure Action Plan
• TCCN COVID-19 Vaccine Toolkit
• TCCN COVID-19 Diagnosis and Isolation Algorithm
• Endocrinology Referral Guide
• Nephrology Referral Guideline
• OSHA Training Webinar Link, Meeting Slides, and End of Course Test
• 2023 Pediatric Coding Seminar Recording and Slides (Color and Black & White)

Community Updates

• Potential Impact to Pfizer Hospital U.S. Customers on the Impact of the Rocky Mount Tornado
• Children’s to Decommission Physician Portal: Explore Frequently Used Links
• Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)
• DEA Requirement for All Providers - MATE Act FAQ and Resources
• Resilience and Emotional Wellness – Healthcare Training | Strong4Life
• The InFLUence of Vaccine Technology on Pediatric Influenza Outcomes
• URAC Clinical Integration Accreditation Announcement
• FDA Updates Prescribing Information on all opiod pain medicines
• ED and Outpatient Volume Surge, Fever Teaching Sheet, and Jan 2023 Update
• UpToDate Registration Tip Sheet
• Bilirubin Level Testing and Phototherapy Vendors
• Formula Shortage Resources
• Children's Urgent Care Locations, Hours, and Scope Updates
• COVID-19 Ag Test Recall Notice
• DPH Letter re: Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine Requirement
• FDA MedWatch: Do Not Use Infant Head Shaping Pillows
• FDA Update to Medical Device Shortage List
• Antibiotic Alternatives Tip Sheet
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Continuing Medical Education Platform

We are here for you. Please reach out to your TCCN Provider Relations Representative contact@tccn-choa.org with any questions.