Webinars from the Field (Washington Update, October 31, 2018)

by | Oct 31, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update

NEW Guardianship: Consider the Alternatives
Wednesday, October 31, 12:00-1:00 pm ET
Vermont Family Network

NEW The NIH All of Us Research Program and Precision Medicine: Reflections from a Rural State
Wednesday, October 31, 2:00-3:30 pm ET
University of Montana Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities and the American Association on Health and Disability

Twitter chat: All of Us Includes Disability
Wednesday, October 31, 12:30 pm ET
American Association on Health and Disability (@AAHD1)
#AllofUsInclusion #JoinAllofUs

State Strategies for Using Shared Plans of Care to Improve Care Coordination for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
Wednesday, October 31, 3:00-4:00 pm ET
National Academy for State Health Policy
Related article: State Strategies for Shared Plans of Care to Improve Care Coordination for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (National Academy for State Health Policy, 10/29/18); related blog post Why Shared Plans of Care Are Critical to Coordinated Care and How States Are Implementing Them (NASHP, 10/29/18)

Creating Change through Leadership: Two Extraordinary Leaders, a Mother and Daughter’s Experiences Promoting Racial Equity
Thursday, November 1, 1:30-3:00 pm ET
Trust for America’s Health

SERIES 2019 Assister Readiness Webinars, from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). For more information about the series, see the “Resources for Open Enrollment” section at the end of this Update. Details are not yet available, but the next webinars should be:

  • 2 – Helping Consumers Apply and Enroll in Coverage
  • 9 – Making Coverage Accessible

To receive invitations to the live webinars and notifications when new material is posted, email ASSISTERLISTSERV@cms.hhs.gov with “Add to listserv” as the subject.

Community Care Coordination Systems: Leveraging Technology to Close the Loop
Tuesday, November 6, 2:00-3:30 pm ET
Nemours Children’s Health System

NEW A Conversation on the Effect of Payment Models in Children’s Health Care
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 1:00-2:00 pm ET
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health

Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Stakeholder Open Door Forum
Wednesday, November 7, 1:00-3:00 pm ET
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Participant Dial-In Number: 1-(800)-837-1935; Conference ID: 33979177
More CMS information about EVV

NEW It Takes a Village (about addressing Utah’s Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders’ high rates of infant mortality)
Thursday, November 8, 11:00 am ET
Utah Office of Health Disparities

Maternal Opioid Misuse (MOM) Model – Overview

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
For more information, please visit the Maternal Opioid Misuse (MOM) Model webpage.

NEW SERIES Implementation of the Federal Settings Criteria for Home and Community-based Services (HCBS)
Administration on Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

SERIES Coordinating All Resources Effectively Award
Children’s Hospital Association

Past webinar slides and recordings:

Creating a Vision for Adulthood
Thursday, November 29, 12:00-1:00 pm ET
Vermont Family Network

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