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 NCC News
The National Chlamydia Coalition Newsletter
Issue 66: January 30, 2015
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Dear Colleague,
Welcome to NCC News. This online newsletter was created to keep you up-to-date on all things chlamydia and related areas of interest. We hope you will find it useful and informative. Please feel free to share this with your colleagues who also may find it of use. |
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Guide to Quality Improvement Using the Chlamydia Screening HEDIS Measure: Webinar Series
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The National Chlamydia Coalition, in collaboration with the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), has developed  a three-part webinar series designed to provide participants with a guide to improve the quality of care and services using the chlamydia screening HEDIS measure. The first session of the series, What's New with Chlamydia Screening?: Measure, Specifications and Performance, will be held on February 19th from 2:00-3:30 PM ET. The next two webinars, Quality Improvement: The Path to  Improving Chlamydia Screening HEDIS Rates and Tools to Address Preserving Confidentiality, Providing Services to Adolescents and Talking with Parents, will be held on February 26th and March 4th, respectively. Experts will provide information on the specifics of the HEDIS measure and also share practical information to include resources and tools to address common barriers experienced using this measure. Each session will feature case studies presented by colleagues in the field. Registration is $149 per session.
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STD Resources for State Health Officials
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 The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials recently released a collection of STD resources for health officials. These resources provide a snapshot of current STD trends and issues, outline opportunities for leadership engagement, and examine the status of and next steps for integrating public health and primary care for STDs.
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Cervical Cancer Today: A National Survey of Attitudes and Behaviors
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A newly released survey, Cervical Cancer Today: A National Survey  of Attitudes and Behaviors, suggests women and healthcare providers are hesitant to change cervical cancer screening practices. The survey, conducted jointly by the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH) and HealthyWomen (HW), explored the attitudes and decisions in the exam room of more than 2,000 women and 750 healthcare providers nationwide. Findings show that nearly 70% of women would be concerned about a five-year interval screening, with African-American and Hispanic women being even more concerned (82% and 74% respectively). Survey respondents also showed lower levels of understanding surrounding HPV, with less than half (48%) understanding that HPV infection can cause cervical cancer. Healthcare providers estimated this confusion to be even deeper, with only 26% saying they believe their patients are aware that HPV can cause cervical cancer.
Cervical Health Awareness month is coming to a close, but more needs to be done to get the word out about cervical cancer and HPV. Learn more here.
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New Case Studies on Third Party Billing
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Cardea recently released three case studies highlighting state and local STD programs' experiences with third-party billing. Public health systems, including state and local STD programs and public health laboratories, are adapting to the changing health care environment. With the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), programs are looking to Medicaid and other third-party billing to sustain services. Policy and systems barriers, resource and capacity limitations, varying levels of leadership and staff buy-in, and concerns about billing for public health services often pose obstacles to implementation of billing in a public health setting.
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Call for Abstracts: 2015 National Sexual Health Conference
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The call for abstracts for the 2015 National Sexual Health Conference, which will be held from July 13-14 in Keystone, Colorado, is now open. Abstracts are being accepted for poster, roundtable, and oral presentations. Proposed abstracts should enhance sharing of information and skills development related to a broad spectrum of sexual health topics. The conference aims to create a space to share information on sexual health and to develop conversations about supporting health sexuality in clinical and non-clinical settings for people across the lifespan.
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Healthy People 2020 is hosting a Progress Review webinar featuring the social determinants of health and lesbian, gay,  bisexual and transgender health topic areas on Thursday, February 5th at 12:30 PM ET. Progress Review webinars are focused on tracking and measuring the progress of select Healthy People 2020 objectives. This webinar will feature Senior Department of Health and Human Services officials. Presenters from a community-based organization will share their experience in offering culturally competent care.
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