May 2021 | Issue 2

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TRENDING RESOURCES "We Can Do This" COVID-19 Public Education Campaign Access American Indian/Alaska Native and Tribal Leaders Toolkit - Free Tribal Grant Writing Training and Resources | Access resources WHAT'S NEW HHS Releases New Buprenorphine Practice Guidelines, Expanding Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder | Learn more - Tribes Unveil Landmark Missing and Murdered Indigenous Person Response | Read the article IN THE KNOW University of Oklahoma American Indian Institute presents "Stereotypes, Microaggressions and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls (MMIWG): How It Is All Connected" on May 26 View 2021 Virtual Speaker Series calendar and pricing - Indigenous Communities Fellowship Funding Opportunity (Deadline: June 1) | Learn more - The Virtual National Health Equity Summit June 7 - 10 (Free registration)| Learn more - Virtual Tribal Consultation Session on June 8: IHS Tribal Consultation Policy and Process | Learn more - I Strengthen My Nation: Funding Opportunity for American Indian/Alaska Native Youth Projects to Stand against Substance Misuse (Deadline: July 7) | Learn more - National Rural Health Association (NRHA) Rural Hospital Chief Financial Officer Certification Program (Applications ongoing) | Learn more NHRA Rural Hospital Chief Nursing Officer Certification Program (Applications ongoing) | Learn more

IHS SPOTLIGHT: New PATH Huddle Series

Support with Accreditation, Certification and PCMH As you likely know, Indian Health Service (IHS) requires Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) designation for all IHS ambulatory care facilities by December 31, 2021. The Partnership to Advance Tribal Health (PATH) is offering a series of virtual "huddles" to provide accreditation support to IHS headquarters, area offices and facilities. Continue reading...

UPCOMING PATH EVENTS

PATH Learning and Action Network (LAN) | Register A different topic explored each month through presentation and peer-to-peer discussion with partners across the country Next LAN: May 27 - Impacting Readmissions (Part 1), which will focus on understanding and monitoring readmissions Accreditation, Certification and PCMH Huddle Series | Register Discuss accreditation, PCMH, survey preparation and more! Meets every Wednesday, June 9 - July 28 30-minute huddle session followed by optional 15-minute office hours session

PATH TO ADVANCE TRIBAL HEALTH | https://comagine.org/program/partnership-to-advance-tribal-health

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. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. NQIIC-AIHQI-54-05/13/2021