ClinicNET Affiliates: no changes to LabCorp GPO!

Thanks to the Colorado Community Health Network, ClinicNET affiliate clinics that are currently participating in their LabCorp GPO will continue with no changes! Your new contact going forward is: Johanna Gelderman, Quality Initiatives Coordinator, CCHN, 303-867-9528; johanna@cchn.org

2016 Loan Repayment for Safety Net Clinical Support Staff!

CCHN was funded by the Kaiser Permanente Community Health Fund to administer a loan repayment program for clinical support professionals as part of the Preparing the Safety Net for the Future Health Care initiative.

Application Cycle:  October 17 - November 14, 2016

Who Can Apply:  Current clinical support staff who provide direct patient care.  Employees may work at ClinicNET clinics, Rural Health Centers and Federaly Qualified Health Centers in Colorado.

Key Criteria:  
-Employed with clinic for at least six months.
-Hold a certificate or degree from an accredited health profesional training institution.
-Educational debt was in good standing.
-Award ranges $6,000 - $10,000 depending on years of employment.

Click HERE for more loan repayment information.

[Source: CCHN]

2016 Loan Repayment for Safety Net Clinical Support Staff!

CCHN was funded by the Kaiser Permanente Community Health Fund to administer a loan repayment program for clinical support professionals as part of the Preparing the Safety Net for the Future Health Care initiative.

Application Cycle:  October 17 - November 14, 2016

Who Can Apply:  Current clinical support staff who provide direct patient care.  Employees may work at ClinicNET clinics, Rural Health Centers and Federaly Qualified Health Centers in Colorado.

Key Criteria:  
-Employed with clinic for at least six months.
-Hold a certificate or degree from an accredited health profesional training institution.
-Educational debt was in good standing.
-Award ranges $6,000 - $10,000 depending on years of employment.

Click HERE for more loan repayment information.

[Source: CCHN]

Building Skills for Effective Teams (BSET)

The BSET training program is scheduled to start in October 2016 and run through September 2017. All members of teams must commit to attend all scheduled dates. Teams will meet approximately once a quarter for 2.5 day workshops in Denver, Colorado on the following dates.

• Session 1 of 4: October 20-22, 2016 (confirmed dates)   Major Content Topics Include: IPCP Intro; Team Excellence Assessment; Team Effectiveness; Debrief EQ-I and DiSC; Establishing Huddles; High Ropes Course (Saturday)
• Session 2 of 4: December 14-16, 2016  Major Content Topics Include: IPCP Teams Application; Team Excellence Exploration; Coaching; Team Huddles; Capstone Identification; Eight Dimensions of Team; Low Ropes Course
• Session 3 of 4: Feb 22-24, 2017  Major Content Topics Include: Working with IPCP teams; Team Accountability and Respect; Effective Communication; Conflict Resolution; Boundaries; Enhancing Engagement; Decreasing Resistance
• Session 4 of 4: May 31-June 2, 2017  Major Content Topics Include: Strategies for IPCP Team Perseverance; Sustainable Action; Competition vs. Collaboration ; IPCP Quality Improvement;
• September 15, 2017  Final Capstone Presentation and Celebration 

Components of BSET Teams, Capstone, and Coaching

Teams must include at least two providers from the following professions: primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, or dentists. Teams can range in size from four (4) to seven (7) staff members. Remaining team members can be any other member of the team such as registered nurses, case managers, behavioral health staff, medical assistants, and other frontline clinical and nonclinical support staff who work with these primary care providers. Over the course of the year, teams will complete a capstone project Individualized team coaching throughout the year will be provided by Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence.

Click here to register. If you have questions, please contact Angela@cchn.org or at 303-867-9511
[Source: CRHC & CCHN]

Vital Clinical Documentation for the CHC Provider

"Provider documentation is at the core of effective, safe and reimbursable patient care. Yet coding, a key component of documentation, continues to be challenging for both providers and coders. CCHN created a training that includes an accessible web-based curriculum offering a step-by-step training module where participants will learn everything they need to know about: coding patient histories, physical exams and medical decision-making. The curriculum includes real life examples, and participants will see that it's not the quantity of documentation that matters--it's the quality. All CHC providers and coders are encouraged to take advantage of this training opportunity."

Cost: $100 (If cost is a barrier, please contact Sarah Macrander.)
Audience: Community Health Clinic providers and coders.
Click here to register.

[Source:  CCHN]

Credentialing and Privileging Training, March 30

“The Colorado Community Health Network (CCHN) is hosting a credentialing and privileging (C&P) training that will focus on C&P basics, best practices and how to enroll providers with payers such as Medicaid, Medicare, and commercial health plans. It will be held March 30, 2016, at the American Mountaineering Center, Golden, CO. Cost: $55. Click here to register.” [Source: CCHN]

Loan Repayment Opportunity for ClinicNET Safety Net Clinics!

The application cycle for the Kaiser Permanente Education Loan Repayment for Safety Net Clinical Support Staff program is open January 1-January 31, 2016.

PLEASE SHARE THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH ALL CLINICAL SUPPORT STAFF! Forward email or print flyer and make it available to staff.

The Colorado Community Health Network (CCHN) was funded by the Kaiser Permanente Community Health Fund to administer a loan repayment program for clinical support staff working at ClinicNET Safety Net Clinics, Community Health Centers (CHCs), and Rural Health Clinics in Colorado.  Loan repayment will help ease the burden of prior educational debt for clinical support staff in exchange for a one year service commitment to the safety net clinic.  The Kaiser Permanente Educational Loan Repayment for Safety Net Clinical Support Staff program will help modernize and expand the safety net workforce by supporting recruitment and retention of high performing clinical support staff committed to serving in underserved areas. Clinical support staff may include professions such as dental assistant, dental hygienist, expanded duties dental assistant, lab technician, licensed practical nurse, medical assistant, nursing aide, pharmacy technician, phlebotomist, registered nurse, ultrasound technician, and x-ray technician.

For questions, please contact Margaret Davidson at 303-867-9514 or at MDavidson@cchn.org or contact Angela Rose at 303-867-9511 or at Angela@cchn.org.

Loan Repayment Opportunity for ClinicNET Safety Net Clinics – application cycle opens Jan. 1

The application cycle for the Kaiser Permanente Education Loan Repayment for Safety Net Clinical Support Staff program opens January 1 until Janury 31, 2016. Please pass this opportunity along to appropriate supervisors and support staff. 

The Colorado Community Health Network (CCHN) was funded by the Kaiser Permanente Community Health Fund to administer a loan repayment program for clinical support staff working at ClinicNET Safety Net Clinics, Community Health Centers (CHCs), and Rural Health Clinics in Colorado.  Loan repayment will help ease the burden of prior educational debt for clinical support staff in exchange for a one year service commitment to the safety net clinic.  The Kaiser Permanente Educational Loan Repayment for Safety Net Clinical Support Staff program will help modernize and expand the safety net workforce by supporting recruitment and retention of high performing clinical support staff committed to serving in underserved areas. Clinical support staff may include professions such as dental assistant, dental hygienist, expanded duties dental assistant, lab technician, licensed practical nurse, medical assistant, nursing aide, pharmacy technician, phlebotomist, licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, ultrasound technician, and x-ray technician.

For questions, please contact Margaret Davidson at 303-867-9514 or at MDavidson@cchn.org or contact Angela Rose at 303-867-9511 or at Angela@cchn.org.

Send ClinicNET your open position descriptions for the Community Health Connection Career Fair & Networking event!

ClinicNET will be attending the Community Health Connection Career Fair & Networking event Thursday, January 7, 2016, 6:00-8:00pm at Sheraton Denver West, 360 Union Blvd, Lakewood. Hosted by Colorado Community Health Network (CCHN) and Community Health Association of Mountain/Plans States (CHAMPS), this event brings mission-focused medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy and nursing students together to connect with health care safety net organizations in Colorado.

ClinicNET will table at this event to raise awareness of Community Safety Net Clinics and will also make available any affiliate clinic job position descriptions for prospective clinicians. Please send job descriptions to johanna.gelderman@clinicnet.org by January 6.

Interested in attending? Click here to RSVP! This is a great time to connect and talk to like-minded people in fields ranging from family medicine, nursing, behavioral health, and dental. For question and additional information, please contact Angela Rose at 303-867-9511 or angela@cchn.org. [Source: CCHN]

Loan Repayment Opportunity for ClinicNET Safety Net Clinics – application cycle opens Jan. 1

The application cycle for the Kaiser Permanente Education Loan Repayment for Safety Net Clinical Support Staff program opens January 1 until Janury 31, 2016. Please pass this opportunity along to appropriate supervisors and support staff. 

The Colorado Community Health Network (CCHN) was funded by the Kaiser Permanente Community Health Fund to administer a loan repayment program for clinical support staff working at ClinicNET Safety Net Clinics, Community Health Centers (CHCs), and Rural Health Clinics in Colorado.  Loan repayment will help ease the burden of prior educational debt for clinical support staff in exchange for a one year service commitment to the safety net clinic.  The Kaiser Permanente Educational Loan Repayment for Safety Net Clinical Support Staff program will help modernize and expand the safety net workforce by supporting recruitment and retention of high performing clinical support staff committed to serving in underserved areas. Clinical support staff may include professions such as dental assistant, dental hygienist, expanded duties dental assistant, lab technician, licensed practical nurse, medical assistant, nursing aide, pharmacy technician, phlebotomist, licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, ultrasound technician, and x-ray technician.

For questions, please contact Margaret Davidson at 303-867-9514 or at MDavidson@cchn.org or contact Angela Rose at 303-867-9511 or at Angela@cchn.org.

ICD-10 Preparation and Provider Trainings Available!

"Top ICD-10 Diagnosis Code Webinar Series for Providers
We know providers are busy; however, they are key as we transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10. This series is quick and to-the-point and includes short (5-10 minutes each) webinars on “must know” elements for the most utilized diagnoses codes. AAFP CME credits are available. Cost: $90. Click here to register. *Registration closes Oct. 1, 2015.

Vital Clinical Documentation for Providers
Excellent clinical documentation is the core of effective and safe patient care. Yet coding continues to be one of the most challenging areas for providers and coders. This web-based curriculum offers a step-by-step curriculum during which participants will learn everything they need to know about key components of coding patient history, physical exam and medical decision-making. Using real life clinical examples, participants will see that it's not the quantity of documentation that matters--it's the quality.Cost: $255; 10% discount offered for registrations of 3 or more providers at-one-time. Click here to register.

Please contact Sarah Macrander, SMacrander@cchn.org, with questions." [Source: CCHN]

ICD-10 Preparation and Provider Trainings Available!

Thanks to the Colorado Community Health Network, ClinicNET affiliate clinics have access to the following ICD-10 trainings:

ICD-10-CM Coding Campout - Sept. 15, 2015, 1:00-3:30 p.m.
This, instructor led, ‘live’ webinar allows coders to join in on a practice ICD-10-CM coding session with their peers and will provide an informal, open forum between students and current ICD-10 approved trainers. Cost: $55. Click here to register. Registration closes September 11th.

Top ICD-10 Diagnosis Code Webinar Series for Providers
This training was developed to prepare the busy provider for the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10. The series includes short (5-10 minutes each) webinars on “must know” elements for the most utilized diagnoses codes. AAFP CME credits are available. Cost: $90. Click here to register.

Evaluation & Management Documentation for Providers
Roughly 80% of all encounters billed include E/M codes, yet evaluation and management coding continues to be the most challenging areas for providers and coders. This web-based curriculum offers a step-by-step curriculum during which participants will learn everything they need to know about key components of history, physical exam and medical decision-making. Using real life clinical examples, participants will see that it's not the quantity of documentation that matters--it's the quality. Cost: $255; 10% discount offered for registrations of 3 or more providers at-one-time. Click here to register.

Please contact Sarah Macrander, SMacrander@cchn.org, with questions. [Source: CCHN]

Register Now! Cultural Competency AND Achieving Equity in Health Care for LGBT People Webinars

“The Colorado Community Health Network, in partnership with CHAMPS and support from Kaiser Permanente of Colorado, is pleased to promote the “2015 Lunchtime Learning” Professional Skill Development Distance Learning Series! These one-hour leadership and skill development webcasts are open to all Colorado Rural Health Centers, Community Safety Net Clinics and Community Mental Health Centers.

Cost: LIVE events will be charged $50/link after the event. We encourage multiple people to participate per purchased link. Scholarships and discounts are available should financial barriers be present. Contact CCHN for more information.

Sept. 16 — Cerise Hunt, Cultural Competency: The Foundation for an Inclusive Environment: The goal of the webcast is to make clear that cultural competence requires active development and is an ongoing process that one attempts to aspire to rather than achieve.  Participants will gain skills and techniques in the following:  To be active in the process of becoming aware of personnel assumptions about human behavior, values, biases, and preconceived notions. As professionals we must shift from being culturally unaware to being culturally aware in order to create a more culturally inclusive clinic environment for patients.

Sept. 30 – Kevin Ard, Achieving Equity in Health Care for LGBT People: The goal of the webcast is to make clear that cultural competence requires active development and is an ongoing process that one attempts to aspire to rather than achieve.  Participants will gain skills and techniques in the following:  To be active in the process of becoming aware of personnel assumptions about human behavior, values, biases, and preconceived notions. As professionals we must shift from being culturally unaware to being culturally aware in order to create a more culturally inclusive clinic environment for patients.” [Source: CCHN]

       

Safety Net Clinical Support Staff Loan Repayment Awards

Congratulations to the 25 recipients of the Kaiser Permanente Educational Loan Repayment for Safety Net Clinical Support Staff Program, including 3 staff members from ClinicNET affiliates Marillac Clinic, Clinica Colorado and Rocky Mountain Youth Clinics! Funded by Kaiser Permanente Community Health Fund, the program is designed to expand and modernize the safety net workforce through loan repayment and skill development webinars for clinical support staff. Click here for a complete list of awardees (page 6).

In October 2013, the Colorado Community Health Network, in partnership with Colorado Rural Health Center and ClinicNET, was funded to administer this loan repayment program in order to improve retention of health professionals who care for underserved Coloradans and provide affordable training development webinars for entry and mid-level staff.

During the initial loan repayment application cycle in January 2014, 26 clinical support staff with were awarded loan repayment funds to pay off education debt. Applicants are eligible to receive up to $10,000 in loan repayment, dependent on their completed years of service at their place of employment. The final application cycle will occur in January 2016, stay tuned for more information! [Source: CCHN]

2015 Advanced Clinical Transformation (ACT) Learning Forum, August 12-13

Colorado Community Health Network invites you to attend the 2015 Advanced Clinical Transformation (ACT) Learning Forum on August 12 and 13, 2015, from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the History Colorado Center (1200 Broadway Street, Denver, CO 80203). Registration is free, breakfast, lunch, and snacks are provided. Click here to view the agenda, event information, and registration.

Please complete your required online free registration form by Tuesday, August 4, 2015. If you have any questions please contact Ryan Flach at 303-867-9528 or rflach@cchn.org. [Source: CCHN]

This event is hosted by CCHN and will have some CHC specific content. However, we encourage you to look at the agenda as it will have useful information for all safety net clinics. Nonprofit ClinicNET affiliates are eligible to attend, but they are not able to receive travel reimbursements.

"Lunchtime Learning" Professional Skill Development Distance Learning Series

"Registration for the “Lunchtime Learning” Professional Skill Development Distance Learning Series is open. This event is sponsored by Colorado Community Health Network (CCHN) and Community Health Association of Mountain/Plains States (CHAMPS). Participants from Community Safety Net Clinics will be charged $50/link after the event. These 1-hour leadership and skill development webcasts are designed to provide professional and skill development opportunities to safety net staff with the goal of enhancing advanced clinical transformation. Safety net members from all levels are welcome and encouraged to participate. Webcasts take place Wednesdays from 12:00-1:00pm MST:

• May 20 - Lisa Mouscher, Customer service: The Art of Caring
• June 17 - Lisa Mouscher, Civility in the Workplace: Creating a Friendlier and More Productive Work Environment
• July 15 - Maria Agnew, Influencing Options, Asking for What You Want
• Aug. 19 - Maria Agnew, Influencing Options, Facilitation of Problem Solving
• Sept. 16 - Cerise Hunt, Cultural Competency (Registration coming soon.)” [Source: CCHN]

Loan Repayment Opportunity for ClinicNET Safety Net Clinics – APPLICATIONS DUE JAN. 31

Applications for the Kaiser Permanente Education Loan Repayment for Safety Net Clinical Support Staff program are due SATURDAY, January 31, 2015.

The Colorado Community Health Network (CCHN) was funded by the Kaiser Permanente Community Health Fund to administer a loan repayment program for clinical support staff working at ClinicNET Safety Net Clinics, Community Health Centers (CHCs), and Rural Health Clinics in Colorado.  Loan repayment will help ease the burden of prior educational debt for clinical support staff in exchange for a one year service commitment to the safety net clinic.  The Kaiser Permanente Educational Loan Repayment for Safety Net Clinical Support Staff program will help modernize and expand the safety net workforce by supporting recruitment and retention of high performing clinical support staff committed to serving in underserved areas. Clinical support staff may include professions such as dental assistant, dental hygienist, expanded duties dental assistant, lab technician, licensed practical nurse, medical assistant, nursing aide, pharmacy technician, phlebotomist, licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, ultrasound technician, and x-ray technician.

Click here for more information and to access the application.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Angela Rose at 303-867-9511 or at Angela@cchn.org, or Stephanie Auxier at 303-867-9514 or at SAuxier@cchn.org.

Henry Schein Dental Group Purchasing Opportunity

Non-profit ClinicNET affiliate clinics are eligible to participate in the Henry Schein Dental Group Purchasing agreement administered by the Colorado Community Health Network. Under the Henry Schein Dental agreement, there are 4,000 items specially discounted for clinics participating in the GPO. Discounts for items not on that list include:

• 21% off Dental Merchandise
• 15% off Films, Amalgams, Anesthetic
• 10% off small equipment and hand pieces

If you are interested in learning more or signing up, please contact Katlyn Leight at kleight@cchn.org or 303-861-5165. [Source: CCHN]

Loan Repayment Opportunity!

“The Colorado Community Health Network (CCHN) was funded by Kaiser Permanente Community Health Fund to administer a loan repayment program for clinical support professionals working in ClinicNET safety net clinics, Community Health Centers, and Rural Health Clinics in Colorado. Loan repayment will help ease the burden of prior educational debt for clinical support staff in exchange for a one-year service commitment to the safety net clinics. The Kaiser Permanente Educational Loan Repayment for Safety Net Clinical Support Staff program will help modernize and expand the safety net workforce by supporting recruitment and retention of high performing clinical support staff committed to serving in underserved areas.

Click here for more information about eligibility. The application will be available on CCHN’s website on January 1, 2015. The application cycle is January 1-31, 2015.

If you have any other questions, feel free to contact Stephanie Auxier at 303-867-9514 or SAuxier@cchn.org, or Angela Rose at 303-867-9511 or Angela@cchn.org.” [Source: CCHN]

Voter Registration Project for Safety Net Clinics

The Community Health Vote project is focused on working with safety net clinics, including ClinicNET affiliates, to register voters. This project is a partnership between Community Health Vote, Nonprofit VOTE, Fair Elections Legal Network, and the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved. Colorado Participation Project (CPP) is Nonprofit Vote’s state partner for this project in Colorado and they will work directly with the participating safety net clinics.

If a clinic chooses to participate in this project, they will receive on-the-ground training and support from CPP around voter registration and incorporating it into ongoing enrollment work happening at clinics. Clinics will work with CPP to set goals for registering voters and will receive training, tools, and technical assistance to help meet those goals over the next 12 months – with the focus being on the 2014 midterm elections. CPP will provide site visits and regular trainings, plan development and review support, check-in calls and coaching sessions, and additional support tailored to the needs of each clinic. Each participating clinic will sign an MOU with CPP and will receive a stipend for project participation of up to $2,000.

If you are interested, please contact Alice Gibbs from Colorado Community Health Network by July 16th at agibbs@cchn.org or 303-861-9531. [Source: CCHN]