In 2016, while the Afford­able Care Act is nearly fully imple­mented, the Pri­mary Care Asso­ci­a­tions (PCAs) and Health Cen­ter Con­trolled Net­works (HCCNs) are fully engaged in imple­ment­ing a myr­iad of changes to the health care deliv­ery sys­tem.  More­over, PCAs and HCCNs are the energy in their respec­tive states for dri­ving the strate­gic response for Health Cen­ters.  Account­able care oppor­tu­ni­ties and value based care are quickly becom­ing the rule with PCAs and HCCNs lead­ing the way for Health Cen­ters.  This con­fer­ence will focus on the con­cepts, skills and best prac­tice mod­els in the field to assure the pro­gram con­tin­ues to be on the cut­ting edge of the health care deliv­ery sys­tem.

State Pri­mary Care Asso­ci­a­tions (PCAs) are state level trade asso­ci­a­tions that rep­re­sent and pro­vide train­ing and tech­ni­cal assis­tance to health cen­ters in each state.  Cur­rently there are 52 PCAs.  Health Cen­ter Con­trolled Net­works (HCCNs) are groups of health cen­ters that come together to focus on issues rel­a­tive to the back office func­tions they all have – such as imple­ment­ing and main­tain­ing elec­tronic med­ical records or billing.  Some HCCNs are part of a PCA, but most are inde­pen­dent.  Cur­rently there are about 80 HCCNs across the coun­try.

NACHC’s PCA and HCCN con­fer­ence is the only con­fer­ence of its kind specif­i­cally tar­get­ing both state PCAs and HCCNs, with an audi­ence of 200–225 atten­dees from across the coun­try where nearly every state is rep­re­sented.

This con­fer­ence pro­vides those com­pa­nies want­ing to con­nect with the PCA and HCCN audi­ence the oppor­tu­nity to do so through spon­sor­ship.  There is no for­mal EXPO at this con­fer­ence, how­ever, spon­sors are pro­vided a table­top dis­play and are invited to par­tic­i­pate and fully engage in one-on-one inter­ac­tion with this tar­geted audi­ence.  This is a closed con­fer­ence. The ONLY way for a non PCA and HCCN par­tic­i­pants to attend is through one of the lim­ited spon­sor­ship oppor­tu­ni­ties avail­able.

For more infor­ma­tion about the con­fer­ence, con­tact Jen­nifer Nolty at 301–347-0400 or jnolty@nachc.com

To help providers better understand and adopt HIT, the Office for the National Coordinator (ONC) released the Health IT Playbook. The Health IT Playbook is a dynamic, web-based tool intended to make it easy for providers and their practices to find practical information and guidance on specific topics as they research, buy, use, or switch EHRs.

Register for the Public Demonstration of ONC Health IT Playbook on Sep 30, 2016 2:00 PM EDT at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1365716964440414722.

Join the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), along with the Arizona Health-E Connection, for the fourth presentation in SAMHSA’s Quarterly Health IT Webinar Series! This interactive webinar will discuss lessons learned from the Opioid Treatment Program Service Continuity Project II (OTP SCP II), an initiative to share opioid treatment data through health information exchanges (HIEs) in cases of care discontinuity in a manner that is sensitive to privacy concerns under 42 CFR Part 2 regulations. Bring your questions and come prepared to learn!

Presenters:

Dina Passman, MPH, LCDR, USPHS, Team Lead, SAMHSA Health IT Team

Melissa Kotrys, MPH, CEO, Arizona Health-E Connection

Mike Mote, Chief Information Officer, Arizona Health-E Connection

REGISTER TODAY: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3315851469154633217

Providers and provider organizations are encouraged to attend.

Please send questions regarding webinar registration to: HealthITWebinars@abtassoc.com

Telehealth technology has a relatively long history of being applied to mental and behavioral health treatment, particularly in under-resourced rural areas. But what’s the state of telemental health today – and how can we use it to help fill our current gaps in substance use disorder treatment? National telemental health expert Jay Ostrowski, MA, LPC/S, NCC, DCC, ACS will answer these questions, and more, during this webinar. He’ll cover ethical and legal issues, current best practices, how to find resources, and tips for getting started in telemental health. Presented in partnership with the Northeast Telehealth Resource Center.