COVID-19 and the FTCA Program – Immunity in a Virtual World
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Identification: CMB1
The onslaught of the Coronavirus through the communities we serve has transformed the techniques we use to deliver care now and potentially for years to come. Can the FTCA program protect health centers as you devise new and more sophisticated methods to deliver services in this difficult environment? This session’s panel will discuss the program’s applicability to telehealth technology, COVID-19 testing, care to non-health center patients, service areas questions, and other FTCA issues related to the COVID-19 world we inhabit. Be prepared with your questions in this interactive virtual workshop as we take a deep dive into your malpractice protection during this pandemic.
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Opening General Session
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Identification: CGS1
Join health center representatives, government health officials, health care sponsors and vendors and many others from around the country for the Opening General Session at NACHC’s CHI@Home conference. It will feature a dynamic Keynote address by Dr. Damon Tweedy, author of the NY Times best-selling book “Black Man in a White Coat-A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine.” The session will also include other special speakers and presentations to honor the legacies of two civil rights and congressional health center champions.
Speaker(s):Visit the Digital Product Showcase and Virtual Poster Showcase
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Identification: LV02
On the left menu panel, click on “The Digital Product Showcase” and “Virtual Poster Showcase” menu items to visit with exhibitors and view poster presentations.
Concurrent Sessions
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340B: Developments in Policy, Reimbursement, and Operations
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Identification: CMC2
Speakers will provide updates on recent policy and reimbursement developments in the 340B space, including at the Federal and state level, among manufacturers, and in contracting. A speaker will also discuss how his FQHC adapted their 340B and pharmacy operations in response to COVID-19.
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Health Center Boards and Strategic Financial Oversight During COVID-19
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Identification: CMA2
Health center board financial oversight responsibilities are significant during normal business conditions, but are heightened during times of crisis. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, those responsibilities have become even more critical to the financial sustainability of our health centers. This session will consider key activities or steps that boards can take as part of their strategic fiscal oversight role during COVID response and recovery. Topics will include governance considerations related to grants compliance, what to monitor on center financial statements during COVID response and recovery, among others.
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Moving the Mission Forward: The Challenges and Opportunities We Know, are Discovering, and Preparing for in a New Era of Primary Care Delivery
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Identification: CMB2
Challenge your thinking! The health center movement can move forward only if we consider alternative future scenarios, explore new approaches to assess community needs and get candid about relationships, partnering and allies. Hear some provocative and new ideas as well as health centers leaders’ reactions as a springboard for your own reflections about the future.
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Innovations and New Care Models to Support Chronic Disease Patients during COVID-19 and Beyond - National Training and Technical Assistance Partner
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Identification: CMD2
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted health centers to reimagine and redesign many of the ways in which care is delivered to provide continued support to patients with chronic disease. Many of these innovations and emerging care models will be normalized as the future of health care. This session will highlight and explore several of the strategies that have emerged during the pandemic and the lessons learned implementing them, including increased use of telehealth, decentralization of care, home blood pressure and home glucose monitoring, proactive outreach, new workflows, and new uses of health care extenders.
Speaker(s):Visit the Digital Product Showcase and Virtual Poster Showcase
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Identification: LV03
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Advocacy in Action: Tools and Tactics for Advocacy Communications
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Identification: CMC3
A crucial part of advocacy work is building relationships with your community in order to get your message out. In this session, learn how to build stronger relationships with key partners: the media, elected officials, your supports, and your staff. Discover tips on how to improve your advocacy communications on social media and your local media outreach by crafting new strategies for sharing your story and the impact your health center makes.
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