2023 FOM/IT
DateOctober 24, 2023Welcome to Nevada Nancy Bowen, MAIOP, Chief Executive Officer, Nevada Primary Care Association Conference Welcome and Introduction of NACHC President and CEO Michael A. Holmes, Immediate Past Chair, NACHC Board of Directors, and Chief Executive Officer, Scenic Rivers Health Services NACHC President and CEO Remarks Kyu Rhee, MD, MPP, President and CEO, NACHC Introduction of Keynote Veronica Clarke, Chief Executive Officer, TCA Health, Inc. Keynote Shawn Achor Shawn Achor is the NY Times bestselling author of The Happiness Advantage and Big Potential. Shawn has worked in 50 countries with nearly half the Fortune 100 and everywhere from Camp David and Harvard to shantytowns in Zimbabwe and children’s cancer wards in Boston. Shawn’s TED talk, The Happy Secret to Better Work, has over 25 million views. Closing: Needs Assessment Veronica Clarke, Chief Executive Officer, TCA Health, Inc.Objectives
- Outline the FOM/IT Conference educational content and hear from NACHC board members and senior leadership.
- Highlight the National Association of Community Health Centers’s (NACHC) strategy for community health centers on achieving health equity in technology (techquity).
- Describe strategies for creating a positive work culture that supports the wellness, recruitment, and retention of staff.
Speakers
Nancy Bowen, MAIOPChief Executive Officer, Nevada Primary Care AssociationKyu Rhee, MD, MPPPresident and CEO, NACHCChief Executive Officer, TCA Health, Inc.Positive Psychology Researcher, NYTimes Best Selling AuthorImmediate Past Chair, NACHC Board of Directors, and Chief Executive Officer, Scenic Rivers Health Services
DateOctober 24, 2023Managing the various HRSA grants community health centers receive (Section 330, Ryan White, ARP) and tracking how these dollars are spent takes a lot of time and effort for health centers finance departments. The vehicle used to report this information is the Federal Financial Report (FFR). The FFR is an important form that can be confusing at times for individuals to prepare. The goal of this presentation will be to discuss the importance of tracking federal funds (including the review of the order of spending for the various grants), along with identifying best practices and avoiding common findings. It will also provide an overview of how to prepare the FFR properly, including a walk-through of the form, and will review key terminologies such as Excess Program Income, Unobligated Balances, and Expanded Authority and how they all play a role in earning and spending federal grant dollars timely and appropriately.Objectives
- Understand the importance of federal grants management and tracking expenses in accordance with the regulations.
- Understand the purpose of the FFR and how to prepare it properly under the various HRSA grants CHCs receive.
- Identify best practices surrounding federal grants management and how to avoid common findings and maximize the spending of the federal grant funds.
Speakers
Janet Salazar, CPASenior Manager, CohnReznick LLPSteven Schwartz, CPAPartner, CohnReznick LLP
DateOctober 24, 2023Hiring, developing, and retaining employees is one of the most pressing issues for health centers. Ensuring that you have the right staff, in the right place, to serve your patients and communities requires innovative solutions and strategies. It also requires a strong awareness of generational priorities; Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (JDEI) strategies; financial and non-financial incentives; and career pathways.
Join this session to hear from health center operations and human resources leaders on how they are recruiting the best and brightest staff.
Objectives
- Identify innovative solutions and strategies for recruiting and retaining staff.
- Describe how health centers have incorporated financial and non-financial incentives into their workforce strategy.
- Outline the impact of JDEI principles in human resource policies and strategies.
Speakers
Chief Human Resources Officer, Primary Health NetworkIsaiah Nathaniel, CPHIMSVice President and Chief Information Officer, Delaware Valley Community Health, Inc.
DateOctober 24, 2023Join HHS to discuss the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector-specific cybersecurity resources that help protect patients from cyber threats. The HHS 405(d) Program released three new initiatives that support the HPH sector in understanding the threats we face and how we can work together to mitigate them. Presenters will discuss the new Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices (HICP) publication that provides an overview of the top five threats facing the sector and the ten practices that can be used to mitigate them. The Hospital Cyber Resiliency Initiative Landscape Analysis will also be addressed. It uses data from private and public partners to compare US hospital systems’ cybersecurity capabilities against the most prevalent methods cyber adversaries use to break in and cause disruptive attacks, and then provides information on how to align these deficiencies to the HICP publication. Participants will be introduced to our new free cyber awareness education platform, Knowledge on Demand. This new platform includes multiple delivery methodologies to reach various-sized healthcare facilities across the country. The platform includes five cybersecurity awareness trainings that align with the top five cybersecurity threats outlined in the HICP. All of these resources are free and available to the public!Objectives
- Identify the top five cyber threats facing the healthcare industry and the ten mitigating practices needed to fight them. These practices were developed by industry with industry in mind.
- Understand the cybersecurity landscape of US hospitals today and assess where they stand, and identify which practices need immediate attention based on current threats.
- Identify free cyber training resources that support all organization sizes and all end users. Cyber training is the first line of defense and attendees will be able to understand the importance of cyber awareness training of the top five threats.
Speakers
Julie Chua, PMP, CAP, CISSPDirector of Governance, Risk Management and Compliance Division, Office of Information Security, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesNick Rodriguez, MCJHHS 405(d)-Aligning Health Care Industry Security Approaches Program Manager, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServiesLa Monte Yarborough, MCS, MSIA, MCPM, CISSPChief Information Security Officer, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
DateOctober 24, 2023CareSouth Carolina, one of the largest FQHCs in South Carolina, has committed to the use of advanced, AI-enabled data analytics to optimize its capture of SDoH data and the use of this data to drive improved outcomes and impact of its care management programs. This presentation will demonstrate the process and the lessons learned through the implementation of AI analytics for SDoH data and care services optimization at CareSouth, with support from the SCPHCA. The targeted areas where AI has been used to enhance the analytics and services are as follows: Use of AI analytics to aggregate and combine SDoH survey data with demographic, medical, and behavioral health data to create more accurate predictive risk models for populations with significant social and healthcare disparities served by CHCs; Use of AI models to discover which SDoH risk factors are contributing the most to the risk for future complications and costs; Use of natural language processing (NLP) applied to unstructured EHR care coordination notes to completely and accurately identify SDoH risk factors and services needed to address them; and Use of AI models for services impactability analysis to identify the care-enabling services most likely to reduce health risks and costs.Objectives
- Understand the benefits of AI and machine learning systems for SDoH predictive risk and prescriptive care management services analysis within value-based care.
- Identify the value of accurate SDoH data capture and analysis in addressing healthcare inequities in value-based care programs.
- Describe the optimal process and steps involved in implementing an advanced AI-based SDoH analytics program in a CHC, along with the potential challenges that need to be addressed through the process.
Speakers
Chandra Beasley, MBA, MHRM, MNSA, MPA, CLSSGBDirector of Information Technology and HCCN Program Director, South Carolina Primary Health Care AssociationChief Information Officer, CareSouth CarolinaAnalytics & VBC Consultant, South Carolina Primary Health Care AssociationModerator
Nalani Tarrant, PMP, MPHDirector, Social Drivers of Health, NACHC
