Wednesday November 15^th 12:30-1:30pm

Wednesday November 29^th 7:00-8:00am

Transparent Communication: Our CEO will provide open and candid updates on the company's progress, achievements, and challenges.

Inspiring Vision: Get a firsthand look at the vision that will guide us in the months and years ahead, and how each member of our team plays a crucial role in its realization.

Q&A Session: An interactive session will follow the presentation, allowing you to ask questions and gain clarity on any topics that matter to you.

(Want to send a question in advance? Send them anonymously to the CEO Inbox.)

Recognition and Celebrations: We'll take a moment to celebrate our collective achievements and acknowledge the outstanding contributions of our team members.

Networking and Connection: It's an excellent opportunity to connect with colleagues across different teams and departments, fostering a sense of unity and collaboration.

Both meetings will be held via Teams.

For a head count, please submit your RSVP to nicolereynolds@fullcircleidaho.org and she will send you

a calendar invite link.

There will be time allotted for questions at the end of each townhall,

We encourage you to submit your questions in advance; those

can be submitted anonymously to the CEO Inbox

and uploaded to SharePoint after November 29^th.)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Caldwell Clinic

Medical Assistant

Nampa South Clinic

Coming to Your Inbox tomorrow, Friday, November 3^rd

Thank you for your participation in the Elation survey last spring!

Full Circle Health will be participating in the Elation survey again, please watch your emails on November 3^rd for an email with a link to the survey.

Our goal is to reach an 80% completion rate. Elation helps organizations understand each staff members individualized need. This tool is confidential, and gives you a personalized summary of your “Buffers” and “Stressors”. Please reach out to hr@fullcircleidaho.org if you have any questions.

November 1^st – November 17^th

Open Enrollment is here! Go into Paycom to adjust your benefit details between Wednesday, 11/1/23 through Friday, 11/17/2023; changes and updates will take effect on 1/1/2024. 

Annual Open Enrollment is your opportunity to review, update, or select your benefits for the upcoming year, ensuring they match your needs and preferences. This is the time to choose the best coverage for you and your family.

There is a new Guide to Benefits linked below, but you also have access to a recorded presentation here that provides additional information and answers to FAQs.

Hannah Baca, Benefits Coordinator, will be visiting each of the clinics on the dates listed below to help answer any and all questions! If you are unable to meet on the dates/times listed, please don't hesitate to reach out to Hannah Baca directly via email or Extension 8110.

Nampa South from 8am-Noon

Nampa North from 1pm-5pm

Meridian from 8am-Noon

Kuna from 3-5pm

Boise Peds from 9am-Noon

Idaho St. from 2-4

Caldwell from 1pm-5pm

We are at a 50% completion rate as of November 1st -

To help make this process as effective and efficient as possible, several methods are being offered to receive and submit documentation of your vaccination. Please note, it is each individual’s responsibility to get vaccinated and ensure vaccination records are submitted to the HR department prior to the deadline of 11/17/2023 at 5:00pm. If you would like to authorize the FCH Nursing team to submit your vaccination record to the HR department on your behalf, you must complete the attached ROI and bring it with you to your vaccination appointment.

Process for Receiving Vaccine at Any FCH Clinic: To receive the vaccine, employees can simply check-in with Reception and start the following process:

1. Patient (Full Circle Health Employee) presents to Reception with ID and insurance card to request a flu shot.

2. Normal check-in process occurs (verify information / insurance etc.)

3. Nursing calls patient back to the room and administers vaccine(s) per standard protocol.

4. Appointment is finished and Patient (Full Circle Health Employee) leaves to return to work.

5. If the Patient (Full Circle Health Employee) has not completed an ROI, the Patient (Full Circle Health Employee) submits a copy of their vaccine record to HR@fullcircleidaho.org or may retrieve vaccine records as described in the next section.

1. Login to www.mychart.ochin.org website via desktop, not the app.

2. Click “Your Menu” at the top left-hand side of the screen.

3. Click “Health Summary” on the left-hand side of the screen.

4. Click on the “Immunizations” tab.

5. Locate the vaccine information you wish to share and click “view details”.

6. Click the printer icon on the top right-hand portion of the screen.

7. Either print the page, scan and email the vaccine record to HR@fullcircleidaho.org or save the document as a PDF to your device and attach your vaccine record to an email and send to HR@fullcircleidaho.org.

Process for Receiving Vaccine at Non-FCH Clinics: For those who receive vaccine at a non-FCH clinic, please scan a copy of your immunization card/record to HR@fullcircleidaho.org.

The vaccine must be obtained and record submitted to HR before the close of business on 11/17/2023. The HR department and / or supervisors will provide notification to non-compliant staff of the need to comply or be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including employment separation or termination of contracted services. For individuals who are unable to receive the flu vaccine due to medical or religious reasons, those exemption requests were due to HR by 10/13/2023. If your hire date was after this timeframe, please contact HR as soon as possible.

For those who would like more information about the flu vaccine, please visit the CDC Website on Flu Vaccine.

The successful Clinical Applications Specialist (CAS) acts as a “champion of change” and facilitates Full Circle Health's efforts to continuously improve the effectiveness of the electronic health record (EHR). The CAS strives to transform the delivery of healthcare through technological improvements and optimal process design.

Schedule: 8:00am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday.

This is a quarterly award given to an employee who is nominated for their outstanding work that impacts our organization and community. The Circle Award is a symbol of our mission, ICARE Values, and our new brand. This award recognizes our employees who have opened their doors, minds, and hearts to create a ripple effect of greatness beyond their immediate influence.

Integrity – Doing the right thing even when no one is watching.

Compassion – Affording empathy, dignity, and kindness to others.

Accountability – Standing beside our mistakes as well as our achievements.

Respect – Honoring others for their diversity, perspectives, skills, and abilities.

Excellence – Performing with competence, courtesy, and professionalism.

In addition to these values, the Circle Award is an opportunity to recognize those who show exemplary individual achievement, contribution, and performance in their jobs and other related duties beyond their own, to make Full Circle Health more efficient and more welcoming to co-workers and patients.

Send your nomination for next quarter's Circle Award at any time by emailing HR@FMRIdaho.org.

"The experience with Dr. Showalter today was absolutely amazing!

"Love Dr Beach and her staff!"

"I am completely satisfied with all the superb care I received

with all Full Circle associates. Thank you."

"Dr Meagan is so good; she has made such an amazing

difference in my healthcare!"

"As long as Dr. Patterson works for Full Circle, we will be patients there.

He is the best pediatrician around!"

"Great experiences with Dr Bradford at Full Circle"

Dr. Adam Kipp teaches you how to develop greater awareness and more kindness towards yourself and the world around you.

Tuesday, November 7th

12:30-1:00PM

@ Nampa South Clinic or Zoom!

Zoom Details:

Meeting ID: 852 7057 1704

Passcode: 202225

Consider volunteering for one of our Employee Wellness Events. We have many talented employees here at Full Circle Health and we could use your guidance in leading an activity this year!

Employees who are interested in helping Maria Reising organize an employee wellness activity in 2023, such as leading a walk, run, hike, bike trip, yoga class, or other talent in wellness - please let her know by emailing: MariaReising@fullcircleidaho.org.

When a user needs to report an Epic problem or has a question, click the Internal Help Request icon to send a message from anywhere in Epic to the EHR Support Analyst of the user’s Service Area.

To improve the health and healthcare value of FCH patients and professionals, who are living with complex chronic conditions – and who may be challenged by social determinants of health – by matching health and community service needs with resources to meet those needs effectively & efficiently.

In 5 years, to be working with all FQHCs (Federally Qualified Health Centers) in Idaho to master the person’s/ patient’s/ population’s mesosystem by co-designing and implementing a learning health system that coproduce’s optimal health status, high value healthcare and that continuously improves key measures of health, healthcare value and professional staff’s wellbeing and joy in work.

To improve results for the targeted high-risk population, the following innovations are in progress:

We are using a Co-design model with the Meridian Clinic team of physicians, nurses, care manager, behavioral health, community health worker, clinical pharmacist, and population health leaders, partnering with Dartmouth and Pacific Source key person(s) to determine workflow and implement the 3 innovations above. We aim to “Start small and simple” by capturing the patient’s voice to partner with the patient/family to plan, coordinate & deliver needed services across the mesosystem. We have developed key performance measures to track the impact on key outcomes, healthcare utilization, healthcare expenditures, and patient experience..

Continue reading the Weekly Dose for regular updates on Population Health initiatives, where we’re at in our progress, and learn more about Population Health as a whole here at Full Circle Health.

Dr. Penny Beach, Medical Director of Population Health

Maria Reising, VP of Nursing and Population Health

Jamie Strain, Director of Population Health

Check out the dashboards for your site on on our Quality Incentive page on SharePoint or The FCH Quality Incentive files in Teams can be found here: Quality Incentive

Contact Tara Brooks, Director of Quality & Performance Improvement

Our Medical Coding Department shares insights from the AAPC about:

November is National Diabetes Month. Three practices that can help manage our blood sugar include: lowering overall carbohydrate intake in our diet, increasing fiber intake, and exercising.

General recommendations for fiber intake are: 25 grams per day for women and 35 grams per day for men. Most Americans get about 50% of the recommended fiber intake due to greater consumption of highly processed and fast or convenience food, and lower intake of whole grains, and fruits and vegetables. Include higher fiber foods each day like fruits and vegetables, beans and lentils, nuts and seeds, higher fiber cereals, whole grain breads, pastas, and grains like bulgur or quinoa, oatmeal, and steel cut oats. A healthy practice is making 50% of your plate fruits and vegetables.

General guidelines for carbohydrate consumption are: aiming for 30-40 grams or less of carbohydrate per meal and about 15-gram carbohydrate snacks if needed. Limiting consumption of sugar including sweets, candy, soda, and juice.

Exercise also helps our blood sugar. General recommendations for exercise include: doing at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity per week. For example, taking a brisk walk most days of the week for 30 minutes for better blood sugar control and heart-health. Taking a short walk following meals can also help blood sugar control and can be a peaceful and enjoyable experience for our mental health as well.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 8 hours

Servings: 11

·  3 ¾ lbs. lean, boneless pork shoulder

·  ½ tsp. black pepper

·  ¼ tsp. ground ginger

·  1 tsp. cumin

·  1 medium onion (sliced)

·  2 cloves garlic (minced)

·  1 cup pineapple juice

·  1 cup white wine

·  11 small high-fiber tortillas (warmed)

·  1 cup shredded lettuce

·  Avocado (optional)

·       Place pork shoulder in a slow cooker. Sprinkle meat with pepper, ginger, and cumin. Add onion and garlic on top of roast. Pour pineapple juice and wine over roast.

·       Cover and cook on high for 4-6 hours (or on low for 7-8 hours). Drain liquid and shred pork with fork.

·       Scoop about 1/2 cup pork into each tortilla. Top each taco with shredded lettuce and any additional toppings of your choice.

Nutrition Facts: Serving Size 1 taco. Calories 280; Total Carbohydrate 17g; Dietary Fiber 9g; Total Sugars 2g; Protein 40g; Total Fat 8g; Saturated Fat 2.7g; Cholesterol 95mg; Sodium 330mg; Potassium 680mg

For recipe, visit: https://www.diabetesfoodhub.org/recipes/slow-cooker-hawaiian-pork-tacos.html

The Full Circle Health apparel store is LIVE and ready to take your order if you so choose to. All proceeds go towards future Employee Events.

To place an ad or other information, send an email with your contact information to BeckyLynch@fullcircleidaho.org.