Build A Sustainable Fund Development Plan

Does your nonprofit have a fund development plan? Is your funding diverse and sustainable? Let CRC help you improve and further utilize your fund development plan through our three-part Development Officer Series. Each full-day session addresses specific elements of fund development. With the latest resources in fund development, participants will have the opportunity to engage in open dialogue with peers and facilitators.

November 30 - December 6 - December 14
10:00am - 5:00pm
Colorado Collaborative for Nonprofits
789 Sherman St Suite 210 | Denver, CO 80203
$120 Individual Session | $300 Full Series
Save $60 - Attend the Full Series!

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Please Join Us! ClinicNET Leadership Cohort Final Gathering

As we recently announced, ClinicNET will be dissolving at the end of November.  For the past 10 years, we have been the voice of Community Safety Net Clinics (CSNCs) across Colorado and you may be wondering how that void will be filled.

To learn more, we strongly encourage you to join us for a final gathering of ClinicNET leaders.
When:  Thursday, Nov. 10, noon to 5 p.m. (lunch will be served)
Where:  To be announced at a later date

We will spend time discussing the following questions:

• How will you and the other CSNCs continue to have a collective voice at the Capitol?
• How will you continue to address policy-related issues affecting our clinic and patients?
• How will you continue to identify new ways to reduce costs, improve clinical outcomes and increase patient satisfaction?
• How will you continue networking and collaborating with other CSNCs around the state?

These questions and more will be answered, with your input, at our final gathering.  We hope to see you (or another senior level representative from your organization) there!

Don't miss this opportunity to share your ideas about how you and the CSNCs will move forward without ClinicNET.

RSVP today to brooke.powers@clinicnet.org or 720-863-7803.

IMPORTANT - ALL MEDICAID PROVIDERS!

Go Live for new claims payment system has been postponed! 

On October 11th, Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) made the decision to postpone the Go Live date of:
          • their new claims payment system (the Colorado interChange),
          • The new provider web portal, and
          • The new Pharmacy Benefits Management System.

The new Go Live date is March 1, 2017. Providers should continue to use their current processes for submitting claims, prior authorization requests and provider enrollment updates. Claims will continue to be processed and paid as they are currently.

The additional four months will allow providers and partners more time to complete the enrollment and revalidation process, receive comprehensive training, and prepare for associated changes in their business processes. HCPF will conduct additional systems testing during this time and will post updates and resources including revised deadlines on their Provider Resources web page.

Revalidate, revalidate, revalidate
Providers should not pause in their efforts to revalidate. If you have not started the process, PLEASE START IMMEDIATELY. For those providers who have started an application, it will continue to process. For assistance, please call the Health First Colorado Enrollment and Revalidation Information Center at 1-800-237-0757, option 5.

Web Portal Training is available now. Providers should visit the Medicaid Provider Resources web page for more information including an updated schedule of sessions.

[Source: CCHAP]

Additional LOAN REPAYMENT for Safety Net Clinical SUPPORT STAFF for 2016!

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]

Colorado Medicaid Tobacco Cessation and Pregnancy Webinar

Thursday, October 27, 2016, 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Mountain Time

The webinar is for Medicaid providers including physicians, RNs, prenatal care providers, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, behavioral health providers, patient navigators, and community health workers who work with pregnant women. It will provide information on aspects of tobacco cessation among pregnant women, including:

• Smoking data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
• A new protocol for pregnant women seeking assistance through the Colorado QuitLine
• Baby and Me Tobacco Free, an innovative program to help pregnant women who are trying to quit
• Tips on motivational interviewing with pregnant women

Register HERE      

[Source: The Colorado Medicaid Tobacco Cessation Benefit]

Yes on 72!

One in three Coloradans who start smoking will die prematurely because of it. Tobacco companies are using false ads to deceive voters. #VoteYesOn72 http://ow.ly/kXgn3052HG1

Has your organization endorsed this initiative yet? ClinicNET has!

Second Health Equity Learning Series - Nov. 10th

The Colorado Trust invites you to attend its second Health Equity Learning Series presentation for 2016-17, featuring ‬Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH of Partners in Equity and Inclusion in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Hardeman's presentation will focus on racism in public health and health care.

Click here for additional details‪ on the Health Equity Learning Series. Please feel free to contact The Colorado Trust for more information on this event.

[Source: The Colorado Trust]