Week of December 8, 2020

Person-Centered Planning: 5 Staff Competency Domains

November 17 ACL funded and shared, NCAPPS guide
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Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Core Quality Measures; CMS RFI – Consumer Comments

In response to the CMS RFI, posted to the AAHD public policy updates web page: Nov 17 AAHD & Lakeshore Fd comments; Nov 19 Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities; Nov 24 Disability and Aging Collaborative. Scroll down the page by date.
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Community Carrying Capacity To Address Health Systems Referrals: A Networked Approach

Nov 30 RWJ Fd Systems for Action shared Journal of Health and Human Services Administration article
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Advancing Health Equity in COVID-19 Responses: States Build Infrastructure

November 30 National Academy for State Health Policy blog
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Health Disparities: Asking the Right Questions To Spark System Change in a COVID-19 World

Nov 18 n4a-ASA, ACL funded, Aging and Disability Business Institute webinar materials
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Systemic Racism, Health, COVID, and Treatment

December 3 NIHCM infographic
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Health Care’s New Diagnosis – Poverty: A Standard of Care To Treat Social Determinants of Health

Nov 18 Population Health Alliance webinar video
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Community Health Workers: Strengthening the COVID-19 Public Health Response

October 21 NACCHO chronic disease section webinar video recording

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COVID-19 Vaccines for Adult Medicaid Enrollees – Roadmap for States

December 1 National Association of Medicaid Directors announced State Health and Value Strategies October 30 roadmap for states
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Addressing COVID-19s Long Term Impact on Mental Health

December 2 Commonwealth Fund white paper
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COVID-19 Impact on the Future of Public Health

December 3 ASTHO shared, ASTHO Journal of Public Health Management and Practice editorial
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Leveraging Electronic Health Record Sourced Measures To Improve Care Communication and Coordination

December 1 NQF announced new project
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Telehealth Skills for Health Care Professionals: Expert Consensus

Nov 25 Telemedicine and e-Health article
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CMS Allows Audio-Only Medicare Telehealth Coverage for Brief Assessments But Not Longer Evaluations and Management

December 4 NASMHPD summary of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule regulation provision
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Tele-Behavioral Health Use Among Rural Medicaid Beneficiaries: Relationships with Telehealth Policies

October 28 HRSA funded Rural Health Research Gateway shared paper
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Including Rural Populations in Health Research

December 1 PCORI funded and announced Univ ND. Center for Rural Health, video
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Collaboration Between Public Health and Marketing Experts as a Response To COVID-19

November 16 Population Health Management article
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Medicaid’s Evolving Role in Advancing the Health of People Involved in the Justice System

Nov 18 Commonwealth Fund report
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How To Set Targets To Reduce the Number of People with Serious Mental Illness in Jails

October 21 Council of State Governments Justice Center webinar video
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