Board Member Boot Camp (Session 1): Overview of Health Center Board Roles and Legal Duties of Board Members - **Separate Registration Required**
Mar 14, 2021 10:00am ‐ Mar 14, 2021 11:30am
Identification: PBC1
Boards of directors play a vital role in the overall success and sustainability of health centers. This segment will review the roles and responsibilities of the board. It will also include discussion of the legal duties of board members and the importance of the board-CEO partnership. This section will include some discussion of the board’s oversight of the Health Resource and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Program.
Speaker(s):
- Jacqueline C. Leifer, Esq., Senior Partner, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP
- Deborah Morrison, Board Chair, Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center
- Rachel Gonzales-Hanson, Sr. Vice President for Western Operations, NACHC
- Emily Heard, MA, Director, Health Center Governance Training, NACHC
Board Member Boot Camp (Session 2): The Fundamentals of Board Quality Oversight - **Separate Registration Required**
Mar 14, 2021 12:00pm ‐ Mar 14, 2021 1:00pm
Identification: PBC2
Providing quality health care services is central to the mission of health centers. The governing board has a critical role in providing oversight of the quality assurance and quality improvement program. This segment defines quality and discusses the board’s oversight role related to quality.
Speaker(s):
- Donald L. Weaver, MD, Senior Advisor, Clinical Workforce, NACHC
Speaker(s):
- A. Seiji Hayashi, MD, MPH, FAAFP, Chief Transformation Officer and Medical Director, Mary's Center
- Emily Heard, MA, Director, Health Center Governance Training, NACHC
Board Member Boot Camp (Session 3): The Fundamentals of Board Financial Oversight - **Separate Registration Required**
Mar 14, 2021 1:20pm ‐ Mar 14, 2021 2:30pm
Identification: PBC3
The board is responsible for safeguarding the organization’s assets. This segment covers the establishment of financial priorities for the health center, budget approval, internal control policies and procedures, long-range planning, financial statements, and the audit.
Speaker(s):
- Gervean Williams, Director, Finance Training and Technical Assistance, NACHC
- Mary Hawbecker, CPA, Senior Vice President, Operations and Chief Financial Officer, NACHC
- Emily Heard, MA, Director, Health Center Governance Training, NACHC
Board Member Boot Camp (Session 4): Introduction to Board Member Advocacy and Boot Camp Wrap Up - **Separate Registration Required**
Mar 14, 2021 2:50pm ‐ Mar 14, 2021 3:30pm
Identification: PBC4
This segment will begin with an introduction to advocacy for board members. It will also include a brief wrap up of the program overall. Participants will have an opportunity to reflect on items they will take back to their boards or implement to make themselves a more effective board member.
Speaker(s):
- Steven Sera, AAMS®, Board Chair, MHC Healthcare
- Susan Burton, Director, National Grassroots Advocacy, NACHC
- Emily Heard, MA, Director, Health Center Governance Training, NACHC
Sustainability in Uncertainty: Informed Decision Making for Your CHC”
Mar 15, 2021 8:00am ‐ Mar 15, 2021 9:00am
Identification: pi21BKD
Sponsored by BKD. Click into the BKD Virtual Showcase in the Sponsor Directory to join this informative session.
Book, Remind, and Engage! How Healow transforms the Patient Experience
Mar 15, 2021 8:00am ‐ Mar 15, 2021 9:00am
Identification: pi21eCW
Sponsored by eClinicalWorks. Click into the eClinicalWorks Virtual Showcase in the Sponsor Directory to join this informative session.
Streamline clinic-administered 340B medication management in your organization
Mar 15, 2021 8:00am ‐ Mar 15, 2021 9:00am
Identification: pi21CH
Sponsored by Cardinal Health. Click into the Cardinal Health Virtual Showcase in the Sponsor Directory to join this informative session.
Update from HRSA’s Bureau of Primary Health Care
Mar 15, 2021 9:00am ‐ Mar 15, 2021 10:00am
Identification: PMA1
Senior staff from HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) will provide updates on policy and programmatic developments related to health center funding, compliance, oversight, UDS, FTCA, quality measurement, COVID-19, and related issues.
Speaker(s):
- Angela Powell, MPH, CPH, Director, Office of Health Center Program Monitoring, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA
- Ernia Hughes, MBA, Director, Office of Health Center Investment Oversight, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
- Jennifer Joseph, PhD, MSEd, Director, Office of Policy and Program Development, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA
Speaker(s):
- Suma Nair, PhD, MS, RD, Director, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
Supporting Special Populations During COVID-19
Mar 15, 2021 9:00am ‐ Mar 15, 2021 10:00am
Identification: PMC1
The impact of COVID-19 on communities served by health centers has been profound, and this is acutely the case for homeless populations, residents of public housing, and migrant and seasonal farmworkers. These “special populations” – as defined in the 330 Statute – are served specifically, and in some cases solely, by community health centers. Each of these populations faces unique challenges in accessing testing, treatment, vaccines, and care during COVID-19. This session will showcase National Training and Technical Assistance Partners (NTTAPS) focused on homeless populations, farmworkers, and residents of public housing. Taking the form of a moderated panel, NTTAPs will highlight how health centers serving special populations approached COVID-testing, continue to provide access to care (whether through telehealth or in-person visits), and are rolling out vaccinations. NTTAPs will also highlight the unique, strategic decisions special population health centers have to make and consider – whether financial, operational, or clinical – when responding to COVID-19.
Learning Objectives:- Highlight challenges in responding to COVID-19 in "special populations" that historically experience heightened health inequities and barriers to care.
- Provide successful examples of providing COVID testing, COVID vaccinations, and maintaining access to care for special populations served by health centers.
- Describe financial and policy levers that facilitate health centers in responding to the needs of special populations during COVID.
Speaker(s):
- Barbara DiPietro, PhD, Senior Director, Policy, National Health Care for the Homeless Council, Inc.
- Bethany Alcauter, MPH, PhD candidate, Manager, Evaluation and the National Ag Worker Health Program, National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc.
Moderator(s):
- Ted Henson, MS, Director, Health Center Performance and Innovation, NACHC
Speaker(s):
- Robert Burns, MPA, Director, National Center for Health in Public Housing