PEAK Update

“PEAK Outreach & Training Information: Coming soon in August, you will have any-time access to community partner resources on our PEAK Outreach resource site. This site will be available for accessing PEAK Outreach & Training resources for community partners while we work on improving the process for posting items to the PEAK website.

Application Walk-Through: On the second Monday of every month, the PEAK Outreach Team hosts a live Application Walk-Through webinar. The next Application Walk-Through will be on August 11 at 1:00pm. Click here to register.

Request a PEAK Outreach Training: If you have specific training needs, please email us at PEAKOutreach@bouldercounty.org to request a training for your organization.  

Support Call Update: Support calls for Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) will now be held every third month following major PEAK updates to discuss system performance and known issues. If you are a CBMS user, please refer to the Web Portal for support call information.  With the new support call schedule, there will not be a PEAK Support Call in August or September.

PEAK Support Call: Wednesday, October 22, 12-1pm, Dial-in: 1-712-432-0220 | Passcode: 5642211#” [Source: Colorado PEAK]

Release of health care price information enables consumer shopping

“A groundbreaking consumer health care shopping tool is now available to compare price and quality information for hospital procedures. Colorado Medical Price Compare (www.comedprice.org) provides public access to price and quality information for select services performed at hospitals allowing consumers to make more informed health care decisions. The site currently offers information for four services – total knee joint replacement, total hip joint replacement, uncomplicated vaginal birth, and cesarean birth. However, plans are in place to add nine additional services and ambulatory surgery center prices by the end of 2014 and over 25 additional services across a variety of facility types in 2015. Click here to view the full press release.” [Source: CIVHC]

July edition of At a Glance

Click here to view the July edition of At a Glance. [Source: HCPF]

Registration open for Strengthening Colorado Families and Communities Conference

“Colorado’s Office of Early Childhood and Office of Children, Youth, and Families invite you to attend the inaugural child abuse prevention conference promoting well-being for all of our children. The Strengthening Colorado Families and Communities Conference will be held Sept. 15 & 16 at the Keystone Conference Center in Keystone, CO.

There is no registration fee to attend. There will be some scholarships available to cover travel and lodging. Click here to register. Continue to check back at http://www.coloradoofficeofearlychildhood.com/ for information coming on speakers, agenda, scholarships, and how to reserve lodging.” [Source: COPrevent]

Just Check It: August Workshops

“The Center for African American Health has announced a series of upcoming new member orientation dates for its popular, “Just Check It,” home blood pressure monitoring program. “Just Check It,” provides participants vital self-management tools, including blood pressure cuffs, information on lifestyle choices, and a system to track and share home blood pressure results with a doctor or pharmacist. The program is completely FREE of cost and any individual with hypertension or prehypertension is eligible to participate.

Encourage your patients, friends and family members to take control of their blood pressure today with “Just Check It.” To learn more about the program or to inquire about future orientations, contact Wendy Smittick at wendy@caahealth.org or 303-355-3423 ext. 110. There are four August workshop dates offered: August 8, 1-3pm; August 12, 3-5pm; August 20, 6-8pm; and August 26, 6-8pm.” [Source: COPrevent]

Articles and Publications

Reaching Our Peak: Creating a Healthier Colorado
July 24, 2014 – Colorado Health Institute

The Role of Faith Leaders in Building a Movement
July 17, 2014 – The Colorado Trust

How Many Uninsured Adults are Eligible for Medicaid?
July 9, 2014 - The Colorado Health Institute

Health IT Summit Report and Executive Summary
July 2014 – Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

The Future of Health Policy in Colorado
June 204 – The Colorado Health Foundation

For more Articles and Publications, visit the ClinicNET website.

New Tobacco and Well Body resources for Health Care Professionals

“The Behavioral Health and Wellness Program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine has released new priority population supplements for the DIMENSIONS: Tobacco Free and Well Body Toolkits for Healthcare Providers. Supplements for Young Adult and Low-Income priority populations have been published in addition to the previously published full toolkits and Behavioral Health supplements. The supplements provide a deeper look at the specific needs and wellness barriers faced by priority populations, and are designed to be used in concert with the full toolkits, which contain education and evidence-based strategies for counseling patients on tobacco cessation and weight management. These materials are available in both English and Spanish and are designed to be used by direct providers as well as healthcare administrators, public health professionals, and healthcare organizations.” [Source: COPrevent]