Week of May 26, 2020

Ensuring Continuity of Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) During the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 18 ACL & CMS shared April 23 promising practices webinar materials
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CMS: COVID-19 Emergency Medicaid Waivers Must Comply with Olmstead (ADA) Obligations

May 21 CMS announced document
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Standardizing Quality Measures for Complex Care

May 21 National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs and Institute for Healthcare Improvement report
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National Core Measures for Persons with ID/DD: 2018-2019 At-A-Glance Report

May 18 HSRI-NASDDDS shared report
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Locating National Quality Forum Endorsed Measures – By Type or Attribute – New Tool

May 13 NQF webinar announcing new measure selection on-line tool
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Health Equity During COVID-19: Top Strategies for an Equity-Focused Recovery Strategy

May 21 ASTHO blog
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COVID-19 and Health Equity: Serving the Underserved, Poorly Serviced, and Never Served

May 5 National Academy of Medicine featured story and webinar materials
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Administrative Preparedness and the Public Health Workforce: Suggested Strategies for Health Departments

May 14 NACCHO featured resources
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Why Direct Care Workers Are the Invisible COVID Workforce

May 21 Commonwealth Fund blog
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Team Based Care in Behavioral Health Settings

May 20 NCBH COE in Integrated Health Solutions webinar materials
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Supporting the Behavioral Health Workforce During the COVID-19 Response

May 18 Health Management Associates webinar materials
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Connecting People with Disabilities and Opioid Use Disorder To Technology-Based Peer Support

May 20 NIDILRR NARIC announced Brandeis U Inroads December 2019 publication
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Growing Challenges of Substance Use, Treatment, and Recovery – During COVID-19

May 18 NIHCM webinar materials
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The Importance of Maintaining a Routine While At Home – For Mental Health

May 15 Mental Health First Aid blog
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Aging Concerns, Challenges, and Everyday Solutions Strategies for Adults with a Long-Term Mobility Disability

May 22 Disability and Health Journal announced article; there is a fee for the entire article
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Complex Care and COVID-19 Pandemic in Rural and Frontier Environments

May 19 National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs webinar
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How Healthy Is Your U.S. Congressional District

May 19 Trust for America’s Health website tool
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