Resources from Community Clinic Voice

This June, 2013 study by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured in collaboration with George Washington University highlights how health centers meet or exceed high-performance benchmarks set by Medicaid managed care organizations for three quality of care measures: diabetes control, blood pressure control, and receipt of a Pap test.

The study also identifies factors that differ significantly between high- and lower-performing health centers. Most health centers perform better than 75% of all Medicaid MCOs on the two chronic care measures, and more than 1 in 10 exceed this benchmark on all three quality measures. Few health centers lag behind average Medicaid MCO performance on all three measures. Lower-performing health centers have very high uninsured and homeless rates, while high performers have higher rates of Medicare and privately insured patients, a finding that suggests that the ACA expansion of Medicaid and private insurance may foster gains in health center quality performance...

HRSA has released PIN 2013-01: Health Center Budgeting and Accounting Requirements. A section of this draft PIN, Section V.B. (Accounting for Health Center Scope of Project Funding, Health Center Non-Grant Funds), is new policy and is available for public comment through August 30, 2013. Read more.

The U.S. health system is changing, and people need clear explanations of how the changes will affect them. To help, The Commonwealth Fund has developed a series of short, jargon-free publications about some of the key transformations taking place now and over the next few years. They're supported with nonpartisan, reliable research, and geared toward health care providers, employers, and anyone else interested in gaining a better understanding of what reform really means.

The first in the series—Primary Care: Our First Line of Defense 擁s available now...

HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) has released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Service Area Competition (SAC) New, Competing Continuation, and Supplemental grant competition (HRSA-14-021 through HRSA-14-028). Application deadlines run from July 24, 2013 through January, 2014, depending on project period start date.

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Pre-Application Technical Assistance Conference Call

DATE: June 18, 2013 TIME: 11 am PT DIAL-IN-NUMBER: 1-877-918-9241 PARTICIPANT PASSCODE: 4293548 ADOBE CONNECT: https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/sacgrant_call/

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Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children Invites Letters of Intent for 2014 Access to Care Grants

The Foundation of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry's Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children initiative will award single-year matching grants of up to $20,000 to support community-based initiatives that provide oral health care to underserved children. Priority will be given to successful programs with the potential for replication in other communities, as well as initiatives that have worked in collaboration with other institutions and organizations.

Funds may be applied to cover the cost of clinic supplies and instruments, patient/parent education materials, take-home supplies (toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc.), education and/or outreach to recruit dentist participation in program activities, and/or other activities with clear, direct impact on pediatric oral health care.

To be eligible, applicants must be a U.S.-based nonprofit organization or local government agency that provides dental services to children in the U.S. or a U.S...

On 6/10/13, The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) released the RSVP 2014 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) competition to provide local nonprofit and public agencies an opportunity to increase their capacity by engaging adults age 55 and older in high impact with volunteer service.

CNCS anticipates it will award more than $14 million to local organizations which will sponsor RSVP programs. This RSVP competition is expected to yield more than 92,000 senior volunteers who will serve in the six CNCS focus areas: disaster services, economic opportunity, education, environmental stewardship, healthy futures, and veterans and military families.

The 2014 RSVP funding competition builds on a successful competition in 2013, which resulted in 80,000 senior volunteers serving in more than 208 local organizations in 35 states across the nation.

One of three signature programs of Senior Corps, RSVP has more than 40 years of experience supporting nonprofit organizations and public agencies throughout the country through the volunteer service of older adults...

This touching video developed by Cleveland Clinic reminds us patient care is more than just healing -- it's building a connection that encompasses mind, body and soul. It's a powerful reminder of the people behind the patients, and the care givers.

http://youtu.be/cDDWvj_q-o8

The DentaQuest Foundation is accepting Concept Papers for projects that address barriers to optimal oral health.

Through its Innovation Fund for Oral Health, the foundation supports programs that create movement toward the realization of optimal oral health systems. Priority will be given to projects that focus on specific communities, non-traditional partners, interprofessional collaboration, financing of care, and technology.

The foundation will award up to $4.45 million in grants in 2013. The size of individual awards will be determined based on the scope and scale of the proposal.

To be eligible, applicants must be based in the United States or its territories and be either a public entity or a nonprofit organization that is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code...

For-profit executives use business models—such as "low-cost provider" or "the razor and the razor blade"—as a shorthand way to describe and understand the way companies are built and sustained. Nonprofit executives, to their detriment, are not as explicit about their funding models and have not had an equivalent lexicon—until now, says an article from the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR).

Devising a framework for nonprofit funding presents challenges. To be useful, the models cannot be too general or too specific. For example, a community health clinic serving patients covered by Medicaid and a nonprofit doing development work supported by the U.S...

The American Medical Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American Medical Association, is accepting applications from youth-focused prescription medication safety programs.

Through its Healthy Living Grants Program, the foundation will award grants ranging from $8,000 to $10,000 to projects that raise awareness among children, parents and/or school officials about the dangers of prescription drug abuse.

To be eligible for a grant, projects must be conducted by a nonprofit organization or government agency working in partnership with a medical organization. Applications are due July 16. Read more.

This self-assessment tool from Institute for Healthcare Improvement (in collaboration with the National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality and the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care) allows organizations to understand the range and breadth of elements of patient- and family-centered care and to assess where they are against the leading edge of practice. Use this self-assessment tool to assess how your organization is performing in relation to specific components of patient- and family-centered care, or as a basis for conversations about patient-centeredness in the organization. Read more.

In April, 2012, the SAMHSA - HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions convened a meeting to gain insights and perspectives from addiction treatment programs, and their primary care partners, experienced in integrating primary care services.

This May 2013 report focuses on these integration efforts, common and significant challenges, and lessons learned, with additional information to help other substance abuse providers integrate service delivery with primary care. it also aims to inform other specialty substance abuse treatment providers interested in integrating primary care. Download: http://www.integration.samhsa.gov/clinical-practice/13_May_CIHS_Innovations.pdf

These experiences are also featured in a free 6/24/13 webinar: Treatment Innovations: Perspectives from Addiction Providers Integrating Primary Care

Nonprofit Finance Fund helps nonprofits manage financial opportunities as well as risks that can threaten the quality and longevity of social impact. See key articles and free resources, financial management tools and advice at:

http://nonprofitfinancefund.org/nonprofit-finance-101

The Center for Care Innovations (CCI), in partnership with Blue Shield of California Foundation, will support clinics' efforts to to engage patients and families in care through a program that is tailored to meet the diverse needs of clinics.

The Engaging Patients to Improve Care (EPIC) program goals are to:

• Strengthen the relationship between the patient, family, and members of the health care team

• Understand and incorporate the patient and family voice in efforts to improve the delivery of care

• Engage patients and families as partners in improving care with the long-term goal of improving their health and health outcomes.

Successful applicants will receive a grant of $25,000 to support implementation of the one of three program options they select.

Applications are due July 17 at noon; optional bidders webinar June 18, 1 p.m.

Download the RFP & Application.

A May 2013 report from NACHC notes that the major issues impacting Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) with regard to the requirements for Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) sold through the exchanges are the network adequacy standards and FQHC contracting, essential health benefits and FQHC payment for services provided to QHP members.

It is important to understand that each state will have different rules that apply to participating plans. This issue brief will provide analyses of the major policy issues impacting FQHCs for the different types of exchanges (State-Based, State-Partnership and Federally Facilitated). See: http://www.nachc.com/client/Exchange%20Issue%20Brief%204.pdf

This national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) supports research on environmental and policy strategies with strong potential to promote healthy eating among children to prevent childhood obesity, especially among lower-income and racial and ethnic populations at highest risk for obesity. Findings are expected to advance RWJF痴 efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.

Applications due July 10, 2013. Read more.

Experienced grantwriters know that crafting a clear and compelling 電emonstration of needis key to getting funding for your project or program.

This article from kidsdata.org shows how to document need in your own community. See: http://www.kidsdata.org/blog/?p=6427

Adverse drug events are the most frequent complication that patients experience after they are discharged from the hospital, according to a new patient safety primer available on AHRQ’s Patient Safety Network (5/31/13).

The primer Adverse Events after Hospital Discharge provides background and relevant, research-based information to help hospital staff reduce the incidence of adverse events that cause readmissions. It suggests that hospital staff follow a systematic approach, including implementing an effective medication reconciliation program; communicating information about the patient’s medication changes, pending tests, and followup needs with outpatient physicians; and educating patients and families about their diagnosis and followup needs.



Patient Safety Primer: Error Disclosure - Learn more about recent guidelines, trends, and ongoing research that’s available to help physicians and health care organizations disclose errors to patients appropriately. (5/31/13)

Sign up for Patient Safety email updates from AHRQ.

Since 2001 the LIVESTRONG Foundation has collaborated with more than 200 organizations to develop programs to serve people affected by cancer in their local communities. The Foundation is currently accepting proposals from domestic-based nonprofit organizations that are interested in replicating programs that have demonstrated success in serving people affected by cancer through their Community Impact Project.

Applications are accepted from May 1–September 1 annually; programs for replication will be selected each December preceding the replication year.

Read the full RFP.

There is significant overlap between HRSA’s 19 Program Requirements for health centers (outline in the HRSA Site Visit Guide) and NCQA’s PCMH Standards. Denise Highfill, CPCA’s Senior Program Coordinator covering compliance, has built a NCQA PCMH-HRSA Program Requirements Crosswalk based on the many HRSA health center site visits in California she has attended.

Her 5/17/13 webinar Patient-Centered Health Home Lunch and Learn webinar focused on this overlap will be available on demand.

AND SEE: CPCA's Voice Discussion on: Patient-Centered Health Home in California – Strategies and Resources for Achieving Recognition and Beyond