Health Center Program Overview
Jan 25, 2023 12:00am ‐ Jan 25, 2023 12:00am
Identification: NWW01
This broad overview of the Health Center Program will lay the foundation for the in-depth content you will receive throughout the two-day training, providing valuable background on what a health center is and how to become part of the Health Center Program. HRSA staff will also address your questions in an interactive Q&A.
Health Center Foundations: Governance 101
Jan 25, 2023 12:00am ‐ Jan 25, 2023 12:00am
Identification: NWW04
Governance is a fundamental and defining aspect of the Health Center Program. This session will provide clarity about the roles and responsibilities of a health center board, describe characteristics of high-performing boards, and outline strategies for health center leadership and staff to partner successfully with their board.
Welcome
Jan 25, 2023 11:00am ‐ Jan 25, 2023 11:30am
Identification: NWW00
Welcome and introduction to SWS.
Health Center Foundations: Continuous Compliance
Jan 25, 2023 1:00pm ‐ Jan 25, 2023 2:00pm
Identification: NWW02
Continuous compliance with HRSA’s expectations is central to the Health Center Program and critical to your health center’s success. This session will provide an orientation to the Health Center Program Requirements and HRSA Compliance Manual. You will also learn what to expect during HRSA’s operational site visit (OSV) and how to prepare for not just a successful OSV but a state of continuous compliance as well.
Health Center Foundations: Scope of Project 101
Jan 25, 2023 2:15pm ‐ Jan 25, 2023 3:15pm
Identification: NWW03
Your health center’s scope of project defines what your health center does and what your approved budget can cover. This session will describe the five key elements of scope of project – sites, services, providers, service area, and target population–and provide strategies for determining your health center’s scope. Specifically, this session will walk you through Forms 5A, 5B, and 5C, discuss changes in scope, and answer all your scope questions in an interactive Q&A session.
Health Center Operations: Staffing Your Health Center Part 1
Jan 26, 2023 11:00am ‐ Jan 26, 2023 12:10pm
Identification: NWT01
Having the right team in place is essential to delivering your services, providing good customer service, and fulfilling your mission. This practical session will focus on staffing your health center and chapters of the HRSA Compliance Manual that address staffing. This session will explore considerations around building your key management team, non-clinical staff, and clinical staff, including staffing mix, and different care team models.
Health Center Operations: Staffing Your Health Center Part 2
Jan 26, 2023 12:25pm ‐ Jan 26, 2023 1:10pm
Identification: NWT02
Attention to results is one of the most important qualities your leadership and Patient Care Teams can possess. This practical session will focus on how to measure and display performance, describe strategies for recruitment, retention, training as well as examine the keys to employee engagement and motivation.
Health Center Operations: Clinical Quality and Data
Jan 26, 2023 1:25pm ‐ Jan 26, 2023 2:25pm
Identification: NWT03
Part of improving your health center’s operations is understanding how to track performance through clinical quality data and other key operational statistics. This session will provide an overview of compliance requirements around quality assurance and quality improvement activities and policies. This session will also explore some of the key performance measures and operational data your health center should be tracking and describe how this data can support efforts around value-based care, and PCMH recognition.
Health Center Finance: Billing, Collections, and Sliding Fee Discount Program
Jan 26, 2023 2:35pm ‐ Jan 26, 2023 3:20pm
Identification: NWT04
Effective billing and collections practices are important to your health center’s sustainability. In this session, you will learn the key components of health center billing, collections, and reimbursement. We will also review the ins and outs of the Sliding Fee Discount Program, one of the hallmarks of the Health Center Program, and strategies for ensuring you receive payment while also addressing financial barriers to care. To conclude, we will touch on emerging topics such as the ending of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) and the No Surprise Billing Act.