Week of December 8, 2020

Person-Centered Planning: 5 Staff Competency Domains

November 17 ACL funded and shared, NCAPPS guide

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.

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

Advancing Health Equity in COVID-19 Responses: States Build Infrastructure

November 30 National Academy for State Health Policy blog

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

Systemic Racism, Health, COVID, and Treatment

December 3 NIHCM infographic

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

Nov 18 Population Health Alliance webinar video

Community Health Workers: Strengthening the COVID-19 Public Health Response

October 21 NACCHO chronic disease section webinar video recording

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

Addressing COVID-19s Long Term Impact on Mental Health

December 2 Commonwealth Fund white paper

COVID-19 Impact on the Future of Public Health

December 3 ASTHO shared, ASTHO Journal of Public Health Management and Practice editorial

Leveraging Electronic Health Record Sourced Measures To Improve Care Communication and Coordination

December 1 NQF announced new project

Telehealth Skills for Health Care Professionals: Expert Consensus

Nov 25 Telemedicine and e-Health article

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

Tele-Behavioral Health Use Among Rural Medicaid Beneficiaries: Relationships with Telehealth Policies

October 28 HRSA funded Rural Health Research Gateway shared paper

Including Rural Populations in Health Research

December 1 PCORI funded and announced Univ ND. Center for Rural Health, video

Collaboration Between Public Health and Marketing Experts as a Response To COVID-19

November 16 Population Health Management article

Medicaid’s Evolving Role in Advancing the Health of People Involved in the Justice System

Nov 18 Commonwealth Fund report

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