- All VA Employees and any health care professional working in rural communities and supporting rural Veterans –
- Suicide Prevention Tools for Primary Care Providers –
- Coding Certification Bootcamp in Rifle, CO –
- Using Consumer Self-Help Tools to Improve Organizational Performance: myStrength Demo –
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HIT Competency Examination Program: Free vouchers through March 30th! –
Target Audience: HRSA funded safety-net providers
Objectives:
1. Information on suicide prevention trainings and resources available for primary care and clinical staff
2. Recommendations for how to implement at least one office protocol and how to access local resources for people at risk of suicide
3. Outcome data on how Community Health Centers trained in suicide prevention improved their knowledge, skills, and competency
4. Lessons from how one Community Health Center implemented suicide prevention protocols in their agency
The SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center are co-sponsoring a webinar to highlight practical primary care strategies from the Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Rural Primary Care. While developed with rural primary care providers in mind, the tools are applicable to a broad array of safety-net providers. The materials are designed to help assess patients’ risk of suicide, plan interventions, and create individual safety plans. These tools include a template for developing partnerships with mental health providers; pocket guides for assessment, intervention, and safety plan development; and tips for billing and gathering state-specific information.
In addition, the webinar will feature one Community Health Center’s experience with implementing suicide prevention protocols and trainings that have empowered staff and ultimately saved lives in their communities.
A nationally recognized ARHPC instructor (over 15 years of experience) will provide valuable information needed to meet your coding, reimbursement and compliance goals in 2013. Questions? Contact Danette Swanson ds@coruralhealth.org. Registration Assistance: Samantha Hiner at 720.248.2757.
SPEAKERS: Sharon Raggio, CEO Colorado West, Inc; Monica E. Oss, CEO, OPEN MINDS; Scott R. Cousino, CEO, myStrength, Inc. Web technology and consumer empowerment are proving to be a powerful combination in the delivery of health and behavioral health services. Payers and providers using new tech tools to deliver patient-directed care and improve patient engagement have a distinct competitive advantage in today´s dynamic healthcare market as they gear up to meet the significant increase in demand for services. The National Council has forged a partnership with myStrength, Inc., a digital behavioral health company that helps clinicians extend care by offering web-based and mobile self-help resources to patients. Join this webinar for an “up close and personal” tour of myStrength. See how clinicians are using myStrength to help patients manage depression and anxiety in between therapy visits and after therapy ends through interactive coping tools, weekly action plans, daily inspiration, and step-by-step learning modules. Learn how your organization can augment direct intervention with virtual care, enhance and accelerate patient recovery, better manage waitlists, reach remote areas, and offer effective relapse management for patients no longer seeing a therapist.
About the Program
As more and more doctors and hospitals continue to adopt health IT, the workforce needed to support this is expected to flourish. Openings for computer systems analysts – similar to an implementation manager – are expected to shoot up by 22 percent in the next 10 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Management analyst/consultant jobs – analogous to a practitioner consultant – are also expected to increase by 22 percent. Health information technicians are also expected to grow by more than 20 percent in the next decade, the BLS data show.
In an effort to prepare new workers for burgeoning health IT sector growth, ONC funded the Workforce Development Program, including development of a series of competency exams. Click here for further details.
Vouchers for Free Exams (through March 2013)
Individuals and organizations can obtain vouchers for free exams. Exams must be taken before March 30, 2013 to use the free voucher. Vouchers are invalid after this date.
