January 10, 2025

Upcoming Webinar: Improving Patient Engagement in Cervical Cancer Prevention, January 16

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. Join the Maternal and Child Health Bureau for an hour-long session to learn about a new toolkit to improve patient engagement in cervical cancer prevention.

The toolkit supports efforts to increase patient and community engagement in cervical cancer prevention, screening, and management. The toolkit as designed to meet the needs of health centers and safety-net settings and may be useful to other health care organizations that are committed to preventing cervical cancer.

Click Here to download the toolkit and supporting documentation.

Webinar Cost: Free

Webinar Date: Thursday, January 16, 2:00 p.m. ET

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January 10, 2025

Webinar: The Latest HIPAA Requirements – A Check-in on Your RHC’s Compliance, January 14

The National Association of Rural Health Clinics (NARHC) will host the free, FORHP-supported webinar with information for Rural Health Clinic (RHC) HIPAA compliance and updates.

HIPAA compliance is an integral component of your RHC’s compliance, but the complexity of the rules and frequent changes can make it especially challenging.

This webinar will help you check-in on your RHC’s compliance with the latest HIPAA requirements, featuring a health law expert with decades of experience.

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, January 14, 2:00 p.m. ET

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January 8, 2025

Upcoming Webinar Series – Improving Preventive Care in Early Childhood, March 3

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched this new webinar series. It focuses on opportunities for state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) programs to improve delivery of developmental and lead screenings, immunizations, and early oral health interventions during well-child visits in early childhood. The webinar series will be followed by an action-oriented affinity group in the spring of 2025.

Who should attend:

• State Medicaid and CHIP programs staff,
• Pediatric providers,
• Public health agencies,
• Quality Improvement partners,

Click Here to visit the Improving Well-Child Care website for more information.

Please submit any questions to the quality improvement technical assistance mailbox: MACQualityImprovement@mathmatica-mpr.com

Cost: Free

When:

• Monday, March 3, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., State Medicaid and CHIP Experiences Promoting Preventive Care through Well-Child Visits in Early Childhood

• Monday, March 31, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Overview of the Improving Preventive Care in Early Childhood Affinity Group and Expression of Interest Process

• Monday, April 14, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Addressing Barriers to Well-Child Visits and Preventive Care: Promising Approaches to Transportation in Medicaid and CHIP

Click Here to Register (you may register for one or all three in the series)

January 8, 2025

Upcoming Webinar – Supporting Perinatal Individuals Experiencing Substance Use Disorders: Strategies for Perinatal Care Professionals and Systems of Care

Join the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA’s) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) for this roundtable webinar which will offer actionable strategies that support providers in delivering compassionate, comprehensive care.

This roundtable will address the stigma around mandatory reporting, which deters some pregnant and postpartum women from seeking care and provide insights on creating safe plans of care.

In addition, the session will highlight training opportunities, resources, and guidance on integrating substance use disorder care into workflows.

Attendees will learn about:

• Barriers to care,
• Solutions to improve access, and
• The importance of educating providers on state-specific mandatory reporting.

Practical examples, such as “warm hands” and harm reduction strategies will be shared.

Cost: Free

When: Wednesday, January 15, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET

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January 7, 2025

Upcoming Webinar – Breaking Down Barriers to Telehealth: How the Digital Health Readiness Screener Can Drive Equity and Access, January 16

In this session, discover how the new Digital Health Readiness Screener from Thomas Jefferson University is making a difference in telehealth access by identifying key barriers faced by diverse patient populations.

The webinar will explore how the screener assesses technical readiness and quality of care concerns, including digital literacy, privacy, and trust in telehealth. Consider joining this webinar to learn how this tool can support targeted interventions and help advance digital health equity across healthcare settings.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, January 16, 1:00 p.m.

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January 3, 2025

Upcoming HRSA Webinar: Improving Patient Engagement in Cervical Cancer Prevention, January 16

In observance of Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) invites you to join “Improving Patient Engagement in Cervical Cancer Prevention”, featuring speakers from HRSA’s MCHB, Division of Women’s Health.

Attendees will learn about a new Patient Engagement Toolkit that supports efforts to increase patient and community engagement in cervical cancer and prevention, screening, and management. The toolkit was designed to meet the needs of health centers and safety-net settings but may be useful to other health care organizations that are committed to preventing cervical cancer.

The webinar is part of HRSA’s Women’s Health Leadership Series. The purpose of the series is to spotlight emerging issues and innovations in women’s health across the lifespan.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, January 16, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET

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December 20, 2024

Upcoming Webinar: 2025 Physician Fee Schedule – Registration Required, January 30

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently updated the Physician fee Schedule (PFS) for 2025 through the Calendar Year 2025 PFS Final Rule.

CMS subject matter experts will discuss and highlight policy updates on:

• General care management,
• Advanced Primary Care Management (APCM),
• Telehealth,
• Rural Health Clinic (RHC),
• Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) policy updates,
• Behavioral health,
• Dental services, and more.

There is no fee to attend but registration is required.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, January 30, 1:00 p.m.

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December 20, 2024

Upcoming Webinar – Expand GME Training at Your Hospital: How to Apply for Section 126 and 4122, January 16

In this one-hour webinar, hosted by RuralGME.org, the FORHP-supported organization that helps hospitals plan and develop rural residencies, will provide background information on Section 126 and 4122 with a focus on considerations for rural hospitals.

Federal legislation under Section 126 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, and Section 4122 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, authorizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to distribute additional residency positions (also known as slots) for physician training in underserved areas.

Eligible hospitals must use MEARIS, CMS’s online application system to apply by March 31 for 200 newly available Section 126 slots and the 200 Section 4122 slots.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, January 16, 12:00 p.m.

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