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    Innovation Advisors Program

    The deadline to submit applications is November 15, 2011

    The Innovation Advisors Program will select and develop as many as 200 individuals from across the nation in its first year. The first group of Innovation Advisors will start their six-month intensive orientation and applied research period in December 2011.

    Innovation advisors will work with the Innovation Center to test new models of care delivery in their own organizations and create partnerships to find new ideas that work and share them regionally and across the United States.

    The Innovation Advisors Program will inspire dedicated, skilled individuals in the health care system to deepen several key skill sets, including:

    • Health care economics and finance
    • Population health
    • Systems analysis
    • Operations research

    Information & Link to Registration: Click Here


    SAMSHA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions

    Webinar: Building Behavioral Health Capacity through the National Health Service Corps

    October 25, 2011
    3:00-4:30 pm Eastern
    Registration and attendance is free of charge, but space is limited.

    The Center promotes the development of integrated primary and behavioral health services to better address the needs of individuals with mental health and substance use conditions, whether seen in specialty behavioral health or primary care provider settings.

    Webinar Objectives:

    • Provide an overview and description of the National Health Service Corps program
    • Describe the program’s application process and how the National Health Service Corps manual can help providers seeking to implement or sustain integrated care
    • Share a real-life example of one organizations' experience with the program

    Target Audience: Community behavioral health and primary care provider organizations who are seeking to recruit and retain quality staff to promote integrated service delivery systems.

    Registration Link: Click Here to Register.


    Health Information Technology and Quality Webinar U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration

    Impact of ICD-10 on Safety Net Providers

    September 23, 2011

    Are you aware that there are ICD-10 conversion activities that need be completed by January 1? Do you understand how ICD-10 will impact you?

    This webinar will provide technical assistance and examples of how safety net providers from various settings have begun planning to comply with the health industry's conversion to a greatly expanded and fundamentally new coding system for the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10).

    As a prerequisite to ICD-10 compliance, healthcare organizations are also required to adopt updated electronic transaction standards, known as HIPAA 5010, by January 1, 2012. Failure to address this issue in a timely manner may lead to an inability to bill Medicaid and Medicare. Providers who have not begun the planning and budgeting process need to become more proactive and work with their billing and health information technology providers/managers to assess where their operations stand relative to the ICD-10 final rule. Developing strategic plans and taking action now will help to mitigate late-stage rushes for compliance during the last months of this year.

    Webinar presenters will discuss the ramifications of failing to meet compliance deadlines, and highlight ICD-10 resources that are available to safety net providers. In addition, they will touch on the strategies to avoid implementation bottlenecks.

      Presenters include:

    • Christi Dant, MPM, Office of E-Health Standards & Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
    • Victor Freeman, MD, MPP, Senior Medical Advisor, HRSA Office of Health IT and Quality
    • Quang Ngo, MPH, PMP, President/CEO, TORCH Foundation
    • Gervean Williams, Director of Finance and Operations, Training and Technical Assistance
    • Division, National Association of Community Health Centers

    Registration Link: HRSA Webinar Registration.

    11th Annual National Center for Primary Care and Prevention Conference

    September 22-23, 2011
    Atlanta, GA

    For more information please visit the conference website at the National Center of Primary Care.

    Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway
    2020 Convention Center Concourse
    Atlanta, GA 30337
    Atlanta Marriott Webportal

    Maternal and Child Health: Pathway to Achieving Strong Outcomes

    The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) is pleased to announce an upcoming Grantee Enrichment Technical Assistance call to draw attention to the significance of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) in Public Health Practice. Improving the well-being of mothers, infants, and children is an important public health goal. This call will emphasize the importance of recognizing and addressing persistent MCH disparities.

    Maternal and Child Health: Pathway to Achieving Strong Outcomes
    Tuesday, September 13, 2011
    2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

    The information provided during this call will be presented by a multi-disciplinary panel of Federal staff as well as two HRSA grantees who will share information and experiences on what they are doing to improve MCH outcomes in their communities through innovative solutions.

      Presenters include:

    • Jim Macrae, Associate Administrator, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA
    • Dr. Jamal Gwathney, Clinical Advisor, Northeast Division, BPHC, HRSA
    • Dr. David S. de la Cruz, Captain, USPHS, Director of Policy and Program Development, Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services, MCHB
    • Jeretha McKinley, National Program Replication Manager, HealthConnect One
    • Doug Smith, Project Director, Greene County Health Care Inc.

      • Presentation Materials: A link to the presentation materials will be provided via email several days prior to the call.

      Call-in information:

    • Call-in Number: (800) 369-1835
    • Participant Code: 6368178

      • For those unable to participate, this technical assistance call will be made available on the BPHC Technical Assistance website, within a week after the call.

      For more information about this technical assistance call, please contact Esther Paul in the Office of Training and Technical Assistance Coordination at epaul@hrsa.gov.