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Episode 14: March 2024
Network-Wide CRN User News
New Functionality in CRN for Screeners and Assessments!
You can now send screens and assessments directly to your clients/ patients via text or email from CRN! This new functionality is a great way to have a screener or assessment filled out prior to meeting with your clients/patients.
Do you use a tablet to administer screeners? A QR code is now available as well. Just bring up the screener in CRN, scan the QR code, and hand the tablet to the individual.
Both methods allow you to capture the information digitally, which saves time for CRN users.
No more manual entry from paper!
Currently, both functionalities are available for the following screeners/assessments:
- Adverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire for Adults (ACE)
- Annual Questionnaire
- Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Screener
- GAD-7
- Pediatric SDoH Screener
- PHQ-9
- PRAPARE
Not seeing the screener your agency uses? Do you have a screener/assessment specific to your organization? QHN can create custom screeners and assessments with the new functionality.
For more information or questions, contact Jeff Stoddart.
Healthier Together Summit
Join us for a day of fantastic speakers and connecting for better health.
In 2024, QHN will celebrate 20 years of community collaboration by connecting and innovating healthcare, behavioral, and social organizations to provide crucial information that ensures people get the care and services they need quickly and efficiently.
We are looking forward to reuniting to ignite creativity and exploration, foster lively discussions that advance healthcare and address the social determinants of health, and share some laughter and successes.
We will hear from industry leaders like Kim Bimestefer (HCPF) and Lisa Bari (Civitas), as well as Craig Zablocki, who will guide us through what it means to transform through vulnerability and authenticity. There will also be a robust resource fair – an opportunity for you to highlight your good work and see the incredible resources that are offered in western Colorado – along with several thought-provoking Hot Topics sessions.
Scholarships and complimentary tickets are available for CRN Network Partners and other non-profit organizations. You will also have the opportunity to bring a booth to the Summit’s resource fair.
Contact Charity for more info: cmeinhart@qualityhealthnetwork.org
New 2024 Training Schedule Released
Utilization
Network-Wide Utilization Stats
(to see region-specific numbers, scroll to the bottom)
Regional News
West Mountain News
Welcome Our New CRN Partners in West Mountain!
Road to Me Recovery
Road to Recovery’s mission is to provide innovative therapies and treatments to allow each patient to detoxify from substance use, address underlying issues, control pain, and reduce mental health symptoms so that they can recover to enjoy a healthy and manageable happy life. We want to help individuals thrive. At each location therapists, specialists and doctors will work with individuals to help find the most direct route to wellness.
Road to Me Recovery has been engaged with neighboring as well as government agencies since 2013, working to expand and improve access to equitable care in providing a continuum of treatment services. As part of that effort, Road to Me Recovery seeks partnership with well-coordinated community systems including BHA, in efforts to continue to increase access to integrated, seamless, culturally competent, standardized in terms of multi-disciplinary assessment, outcome driven, cost effective, and collaborative care.
Road to Me Recovery is licensed to provide a broad continuum of care including outpatient substance use treatment services/ and mental health treatment for adults and some appropriate youth who meet respective Levels of Care (LOC) criteria. Service elements may include case management, crisis stabilization, medication/ withdrawal management, individual and group therapy, trauma specific therapies, innovative treatments treatment resistant / and or chronic conditions, coordination of care and transitional services.
CRN Usage: Receiving Referrals, Sending Referrals, Joining Care Team
Regions Served: State of Colorado
Mesa County News
Welcome Our New CRN Partners in Mesa County!
Road to Me Recovery
Road to Recovery’s mission is to provide innovative therapies and treatments to allow each patient to detoxify from substance use, address underlying issues, control pain, and reduce mental health symptoms so that they can recover to enjoy a healthy and manageable happy life. We want to help individuals thrive. At each location therapists, specialists and doctors will work with individuals to help find the most direct route to wellness.
Road to Me Recovery has been engaged with neighboring as well as government agencies since 2013, working to expand and improve access to equitable care in providing a continuum of treatment services. As part of that effort, Road to Me Recovery seeks partnership with well-coordinated community systems including BHA, in efforts to continue to increase access to integrated, seamless, culturally competent, standardized in terms of multi-disciplinary assessment, outcome driven, cost effective, and collaborative care.
Road to Me Recovery is licensed to provide a broad continuum of care including outpatient substance use treatment services/ and mental health treatment for adults and some appropriate youth who meet respective Levels of Care (LOC) criteria. Service elements may include case management, crisis stabilization, medication/ withdrawal management, individual and group therapy, trauma specific therapies, innovative treatments treatment resistant / and or chronic conditions, coordination of care and transitional services.
CRN Usage: Receiving Referrals, Sending Referrals, Joining Care Team
Regions Served: State of Colorado
MUTUAL AiD PARTNERS
Mutual Aid Partners is a network that supports and connects grassroots efforts in Mesa County Colorado, by facilitating communication, education, boosting collaboration, and accessibility to resources & volunteers.
Mutual Aid Food Distribution and Resource Day (aka the Distro)
· Every Tuesday (rain or shine)
· 9:30am- 12:30pm drop off donations
· 10:30am – 12:30pm pick-up supplies
This is a weekly event open to the public in the heart of downtown Grand Junction. The distro features a free community choice pantry with fresh produce, frozen meats, shelf-stable foods & hygiene essentials, along with a breakfast/hydration station, homemade soups & sack lunches (while supplies last).
We maximize our impact through ongoing collaborations while providing a platform for community members and organizations to connect on a weekly basis. On-Site Resources and Advocacy Partners:
Weekly Events
· Solidarity Not Charity with street outreach & peer support
· Unity Station Kutz for free haircuts/barber services.
· Barkley’s Hope with distemper/parvo/canine influenza and feline leukemia vaccinations.
· Roice-Hurst with furry friend supplies and referrals to low-cost pet care clinics.
2nd and 4th Tuesday:
· 211 Western Colorado for resource connections
3rd Tuesday
· Mesa County Public Health outreach (Nurse-Family Partnership, WIC, SNAP, Grand Valley Connects, public clinic resources)
Last Tuesday of the month:
· Veteran Affairs HUD-VASH.
Seasonal:
· Tax credit outreach & education, voter engagement & registration.
Region Served: Mesa County
Using CRN For: Accepting and sending electronic referrals, and joining Care Teams for care coordination with Network Partners
Delta/ Montrose/ Gunnison News
Helpful Resources for March 2024
from the Colorado Regional Health Connector Program
Funding Opportunities –
- Funding (due 3/31)- Center for Rural Health Leadership & National Rural Health Association. This program is a 12-month, virtual residency opportunity for rural healthcare executives to develop leadership skills and knowledge. This internship will start in May 2024 and requires 10-20 hours of work time per week. This position is virtual and may include in-person meetings in the Tampa area.
- Funding (due 4/4) – Safe Streets and Roads for All. Support planning, infrastructural, behavioral, and operational initiatives to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets involving all roadway users, including pedestrians; bicyclists; public transportation, personal conveyance, and micro mobility users; motorists; and commercial vehicle operators.
- Funding (due 4/8) – Statewide Family Network Program. The purpose of this program is to provide resources to enhance the capacity of statewide mental health family-controlled organizations to engage with family members/primary caregivers who are raising children, youth, and young adults with serious emotional disturbance (SED) and/or co-occurring disorders (COD).
- Funding (due 4/12) – Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment Program. Grants to implement screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment services for children, adolescents, and adults in primary care and community health settings with a focus on screening for underage drinking, opioid use, and other substance use.
- Funding (due 4/15) – First Responders Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Grants. Funding to support first responders and members of other key community sectors on training, administering, and distributing naloxone and other Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved overdose reversal medications or devices. Funding is set aside for recipients serving rural communities.
- Funding (due 4/17) – Drug-Free Communities Support Program. Awards funding to coalitions working to reduce substance abuse among youth and to establish and strengthen collaboration among communities, organizations, and governmental entities.
- Funding (due 4/29)- Building Communities of Recovery. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the U.S. The Department of Health and Human Services is providing grants to mobilize and connect community-based resources to increase the availability and quality of long-term recovery support for people with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental disorders.
- Funding (due 4/29)- Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program Grants. This program provides grants to encourage and improve telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas through the use of tele communications, computer networks, and related advanced technologies.
- Funding (due 5/6)- Rural Communities Opioid Response Program. This program provides funding to improve access to integrated in coordinated treatment and recovery services for substance use disorders for people living in rural areas. The purpose of this program is to address the negative outcomes of substance use disorders and opioid use disorder in rural communities and promote long-term, sustained recovery.
- Funding (due 5/14)- Farmers Market Promotion Program. This program offers grants to projects that assist in the development, coordination, and expansion of domestic farmers markets, roadside stands, community-supported agriculture programs, agritourism activities, and other direct producer to consumer market opportunities.
- Funding (extended through May 31, 2024) – COVID-19 Health Equity and Immunization Funding Opportunity.
- Funding (reviewed on rolling basis) – Building and Bridging Connections.
- Loans (no deadline noted) – Rural Community Facility Loans.
- Funding (no deadline noted) – Colorado County Jail Recognition Awards. Nominations are now open for a one-time $50,000 grant award to support jails to continue work in medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and connections to the community upon release. These awards are intended to recognize county jails within Colorado that have shown excellence or demonstrated progress in this work. Eligible nominees are exclusively limited to Colorado county jails. Nominators can include anyone from the public. The DOL encourages nominations from peer jail staff, sheriffs, individuals in the community, and individuals who have been incarcerated.
Webinars, Trainings & Conferences
- Telligen QI Connect March 2024 Event Lineup: Here is the flyer for all events in March.
- Virtual Training: Clinical Health Coach v-Fusion by HealthTeamWorks/Iowa Chronic Care Consortium. The 2024 training cohorts start on February 8, May 9, and September 5. If your organization has recently hired a new care manager, care coordinator, or health coach, or you have added this valuable role to your care team, we invite you and your team to enroll in the Clinical Health Coach v-Fusion training. Health coaching skills are essential in engaging patients in self-care and ensuring that chronic care management is patient-centered. In this training, you will learn practical motivational interviewing and coaching skills, keys to implementing health coaching strategies in your practice setting, and communication strategies to engage patients effectively. The Clinical Health Coach v-Fusion is a virtual training that allows you to learn in increments. Along with a self-paced online curriculum, Zoom classes meet for 90 minutes once per week for 12 weeks. The Clinical Health Coach Training curriculum design meets the rigor for both continuing medical education credits through the Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association (AMA PRA Category I Credits) and nursing credits through the California Board of Registered Nursing.
- Virtual Training: Community Health Worker Professional Skills by HealthTeamWorks/Iowa Chronic Care Consortium. Community Health Workers improve individual and community health and access to health services. They establish connections in areas where people live, learn, work, worship, and seek medical care, regardless of whether it’s in inner-city or rural communities. Community Health Worker Professional Skills Training is delivered as five asynchronous courses (approximately 30 hours) available on-demand at the learner’s convenience. In addition to the training, learners will participate in four live, virtual learning discussion sessions. In this training, you will learn about topics such as Introduction to Public Health, Healthcare and Health Policy, Health Equity, Core Competencies for Providing Direct Services, Cultural Humility, Implicit Bias, Gender Issues, Disability Etiquette, Guiding Principles for Community Health Workers, Conducting Client-Centered Interviews, Client-Centered Counseling for Behavior Change, Care Management and Home Visiting. This training is eligible for continuing education credits for physicians, nurses, and other eligible health professionals.
- Envision: You recently announced a new training grant program geared toward behavioral health providers working with LGBTQ+ individuals. This opportunity is made possible through a state grant opportunity and aims to increase providers’ understanding of LGBTQ+ history, expand knowledge of inclusive language, and explore best practices for providing affirming care to LGBTQ+ individuals. Individuals interested in the training program can complete this interest form, learn more about the training, and send questions to training@envision-you.org.
- Training: Age-Friendly Public Health Systems (AFPHS) Initiative offers an “AFPHS Champion” designation to empower and encourage more leaders to champion healthy aging. This recognition honors public health professionals who are committed to expanding their knowledge about healthy aging and want to lead their departments and organizations in becoming age-friendly. Anyone can become a Champion! Reaching this status is simple: individuals who attend or view at least six AFPHS monthly trainings will be designated as AFPHS Champions. Visit the AFPHS Recognition Program page for more information.