3-Unit Course Helps Ensure Consistency with QFP Recommendations and ICD-10

• The Road to 10: The Small Physician Practice's Route to ICD-10 page from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides free resources, news, and information including an Obstetric and Gynecology webcast. To stay informed on CMS activities, sign up for email updates.
• The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists has an ICD-10 Training and Information page that contains multiple training opportunities including archived webcasts and coding workshops. To receive additional information, sign up for the monthly listserv.
• The ICD-10 page from the American Health Information Management Association features training, helpful resources, and upcoming ICD-10 events.
• The ICD-10 Code Set to Replace ICD-9 page from the American Medical Association (AMA) contains the updated code set, ICD-10 FAQs, and implementation planning and educational resources. AMA also has a variety of ICD-10 Codebooks for purchase.

Parents as Teachers Training

The MT Maternal and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program will host a Foundational & Model Implementation Training, September 15 - September 19, 2014 in Great Falls, MT  for supervisors and home visitors implementing the Parents as Teachers curriculum. We have opened this training to community partners interested in the PAT curriculum through the Parents as Teachers website: http://www.parentsasteachers.org Within the Training tab; the Training Gateway will link to upcoming PAT trainings. 

The Foundational & Model Implementation training is open to an agency or program with an approved Parents as Teachers Affiliate Plan. Approved users (agencies or programs without an Affiliate Plan) can only register for the Foundational Training. Registration for the training is through the PAT ebusiness portal: https://ebiz.patnc.org/EBusiness/home.aspx.  New users should create a profile by clicking the "New User" button underneath the email & password boxes.  You must be logged into your PAT Portal to register for the appropriate training.

HOW TO REGISTER FOR FOUNDATIONAL AND/OR MODEL IMPLEMENTATION TRAINING

1. Log into your PAT Portal account, then click the link next to the appropriate training below to take you to the registration page. You must be logged into your PAT Portal for the link to work correctly.
1. Foundational and Model Implementation Training [9/15 - 9/19]
2. Foundation Training Only [9/15 - 9/17]
3. Model Implementation Only [9/18 - 9/19]
2.  Click on the green Registration button.
3. Click Add to Cart.
4. Enter the appropriate CAMPAIGN CODE and click Apply.
   1. Foundational & Model Implementation Training Campaign Code: MTMECHVA
   2. Foundation Training Only [9/15 - 9/17] Campaign Code: MTMECHVB
   3. Model Implementation Only [9/18 - 9/19] Campaign Code: MTMECHVC
5. Click Check Out.
6. Click Next Steps.
7. Review Cancellation Policy.
8. Click Complete Order to receive the order confirmation.

Rooms at the state rate are blocked at the Holiday Inn until 8/29/14 under group name: DPHHS MECHV. Reservations can be made directly by calling the Holiday Inn at 406-727-7200. Each participant is responsible for arranging and paying for their own lodging.

If you have any questions or issues with registration, please contact mtmechv@mt.gov or Lisa Schwarz at Lisa.schwarz@parentsasteachers.org. Thank you.

Did preparing for ICD-10 fall off your radar this summer? With just over a year to go before the switch to ICD-10, it's time to start thinking about what your health center needs to do to prepare.

Prepare for ICD-10 to Protect Revenue 

Register today!

On October 1, 2015, health care providers will be required to use the revised "International Statistical Classification of Diseases" codes, also known as ICD-10, to report medical diagnoses and inpatient procedures. Advanced planning for implementation is vital to ensure a smooth transition and prevent potential revenue loss due to denied claims.

In this webinar, reimbursement and coding expert Ann Finn will provide an overview of the ICD-10 transition, share 10 key steps to successful implementation, and outline important dates of a planning timeline. Participants are encouraged to come prepared with questions and/or share their own challenges and successes relating to the transition.

Healthier Pregnancy:
Tools and Techniques to Best Provide ACA-Covered Preventive Services

A Focus on:

• Tobacco
• Alcohol
• Depression
• Intimate Partner Violence
• Obesity
• Breastfeeding

These topics will be addressed using Trauma-Informed Care Principles.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
PARTICIPATE VIA WEBCAST
9:00-10:30 a.m. (ET)

LIVE EVENT
9:00-10:30 a.m. (ET)
The Ohio Union at the Ohio State University 1739 N. High Street Columbus, OH 43210

Intended Audience: Health care providers and system leaders, integrated care teams, behavioral health centers, community-based and social service organizations, case managers, and WIC providers.

Continuing Education will be provided.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Department of Health & Human Services, Office on Women's Health, Health Resources and Services Administration, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

When and Where? 

Montana Outreach and Enrollment Summit

October 7th & 8th

Holiday Inn Downtown, Helena

Who should attend? 

• Navigators & Certified Application Counselors - anyone who is helping folks with the new Health Insurance Marketplace 
• Assisters who have outstanding questions and want to dig deeper into issues like health insurance literacy, regional coordination of outreach and enrollment events, best practices for doing outreach and enrollment in Indian Country, and much more! 
• Assister organizations who want to better coordinate with statewide allies. 

Registration will open in early September, but please save the date.

If you have questions or ideas please contact oriutta@mtpca.org, or (406) 465-5145. 

Thanks and I hope to see you in October.

In Solidarity, 

Olivia Riutta

September 9, 2014

12:00 pm-1:30 pm (MST)

Target Audience:

Title X grantees and service sites; specifically those that do not have on-site outreach and enrollment programs.

Description:

The following materials have been made available for download:

Fact sheet for parents and guardians
Webinar presentation (PowerPoint slides)
List of sex trafficking terminology

We are unfortunately unable to offer a recording of this webinar due to confidentiality reasons, but please visit our website for archived trainings related to child trafficking.

Position Number(s): 69107727

Openings:               1

Location(s):            Helena

Job Status:             Full-Time Permanent

Shift:                     Daytime

Date Posted:           7/2/2014

Closing Date:           Open until filled

Department:            Public Health and Human Services

Division:                 Public Health and Safety

Bureau:                  Family and Community Health

Union:                    MNA

Band/Grade:            7

State Application Required: Yes

Salary:                  $29.42 - $36.78

Salary Unit:            Hourly

*Applications must be received by Midnight Mountain Time on the closing date.

For more information contact:

State Agency:

Public Health and Human Services

Human Resources P.O. Box 4210

Helena, MT 59604

Phone:(406)444-3136

Fax:(406)444-0262

TTY:(406)444-2590

E-mail:hhsea@mt.gov

Duties:

1) Provides leadership and oversight for activities directed toward reproductive health assessment, policy development, and quality assurance for the family planning public health care providers in Montana.

• Provides consultation and technical assistance in the planning, program design and evaluation of public reproductive health services.
• Oversees all medical/nursing policies and practices related to the program, including quality assurance and cost effectiveness.

2) Provides primary care medical/nursing direction and oversight to public health reproductive services consistent with state of the art medical, nursing, and public health practice to help assure the optimum reproductive health of Montanans.

• Develops and assures implementation of state policies, guidelines, and criteria concerning reproductive health care delivery provided by statewide family planning programs; assures conformity with federal, regional, and state laws and regulations.
• Provides technical direction and consultation to clinical personnel, including physicians, medical directors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and related personnel at statewide family planning sites.
• Evaluates primary care medical/nursing standards of practice as it relates to federal and state laws, and rules and grant guidelines and according to standards developed by professional associations such as the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) and Association of Women's Health, Obstetrical and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN).
• Evaluates public reproductive health care programs and services for quality, compliance to federal state and local laws and guidelines, cost effectiveness, and state of the art care. Recommends corrective action and monitors progress.
• Analyzes data to determine the need for medical/nursing policy and procedure changes.

3) Grant development and monitoring.

Competencies:

Ability to

• evaluate clinical standards of practice through quality assurance measures;
• ability to demonstrate current clinical techniques,
• analyze data and identify needed policy changes for program services and clinical practices;
• employ research techniques as needed;
• develop, implement and evaluate plans for health care delivery systems;
• work collaboratively with other state programs, local health departments and community members;
• communicate effectively orally and in writing;
• ability to accept and utilize administrative direction,
• observe and evaluate clinicians in family planning clinics and make recommendations to enhance quality of care.

Skills in

• communication, both verbally and in writing;
• listening, negotiation and public relations to represent the program in communicating complex, critical or controversial issues to contractors, medical providers, and other Department staff;
• contract implementation;
• group facilitation to create and develop policies, goals and objectives for short and long term planning;
• the use of personal computer including word processing, spreadsheet and e-mail applications.

Education/Experience:

Thorough knowledge of

• current women's and men's reproductive health within a public health arena;
• the roles and responsibilities of medical directors, advanced practice registered nurses (nurse practitioners, nurse midwives) physician assistants and related personnel in family planning agencies.
• working knowledge of federal and state legislation affecting reproductive health care and public health. Knowledge of Title X regulations is preferred.

A bachelor's degree of nursing in science or arts is required. This position must be currently licensed or eligible for licensure as an advanced practice registered nurse or nurse midwife in the state of Montana. Three to four years clinical and administrative work experience.

Preferred: Experience as a clinician in women's reproductive health care. Experience in a federally funded Title X Family Planning clinic.