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ForwardPCMH Learning Network Southeastern PA 2.20.24
We learned during the 2023 learning sessions that PCMH practices were seeking more education on how to more effectively utilize and integrate Community Health Workers (CHW) into their practices. This learning session will teach PCMH healthcare team members how engage, train, supervise and retain CHWs.
Agenda:
8:30 a.m. to 8:35 a.m. – Welcome – Suzanne Cohen, Senior Director of Population Health, The Health Federation of Philadelphia
8:35 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. – The PA CHW Collaborative’s Strategies in 2024 to Support and Sustain the CHW Workforce – Kristin Lazzara, MBA, MHA, Vice Chairwoman of the Pennsylvania Community Health Worker Collaborative; Leanna Bird, Co-Chair of the PA CHW Collaborative Sustainability Committee; and CHW Representatives Ashlee Harris, Amanda Gehman, Risa Waldoks
8:50 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. – PA DHS’ Funding and Program Changes for CHWs – Angela Gumby, Director of Quality and Special Needs Coordination, Bureau of Managed Care Operations, PA Department of Human Services
9:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. – 2024 Medicare Billing Policies for Community Health Integration Services involving CHWs – Carl Rush, MRP, Principal Consultant, Community Resources, LLC
9:15 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. – Panel of Accredited CHW training Programs in Southeastern PA – Facilitated by Laura Line
Christine Polit, MPH, Executive Director, Southeast PA Area Health Education Center
Emelia Pine, LCSW, Clinical Program Manager, ACO Complex Care at Jefferson-Einstein
Jennifer Lydic, LCSW, MPA, Director of Social Services and Community Engagement, PHMC
Shirley Moy, MSW, Executive Director, Temple University Lenfest Center for Community Workforce Partnerships
9:35 a.m. to 10:10 a.m. – CHW Panel – Facilitated by Suzanne Cohen
Shikena Johnson, Certified Community Health Worker, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Tower Health
Emelia Pine, LCSW, Clinical Program Manager, ACO Complex Care at Jefferson-Einstein
Xavier Valdes, Lead Community Health Worker and Care Management Administrator, Esperanza Health Center
Amber Moore-Gary, Community Health Worker Supervisor, Specialized Health Services, PHMC
10:10 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. – Report Out on Action Steps by PCMHs
- Name one thing you plan to implement, based on what you heard today.
- All answer in chat at the same time at the facilitator’s signal.
10:20 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. – PA Navigate Update – Bill Marella, MS, MBA, Vice President, Value-Based Care and Analytics, HealthShare Exchange
10:25 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. – Wrap Up & Evaluation
Target Audience
Nurse
Physician
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
● Describe the role of CHWs and how the PA CHW Collaborative is supporting the CHW workforce
● Describe how to finance CHWs’ roles and services under new Medicare and Medicaid policies
● Describe how CHWs can become certified CHWs and the available training programs in your region
● Identify next steps for your PCMH team based on your team’s context and the lessons learned of other PCMHs in your region
Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 Audience Disclosure slides (002)_17.pptx | 460.13 KB |
 JCHE CHW Academy Program Summary Final (1).pdf | 6.45 MB |
| Temple’s CHW Training Program.pdf | 221.52 KB |
| PCMH Southeast PA Regional Virtual Session Slides_PHMC PHMC CHW CORE.pdf | 425.25 KB |
| SE PA AHEC Presentation PCMH Feb 2024.pdf | 149.04 KB |
| CHWA_Jefferson EPine.pdf | 803.87 KB |
| PCMH Slides - HSX - Feb 2024 (1).pdf | 295.94 KB |
 PCMH Southeast PA 2.20.24 Agenda.docx | 48.03 KB |
We learned during the 2023 learning sessions that PCMH practices were seeking more education on how to more effectively utilize and integrate Community Health Workers (CHW) into their practices. This learning session will teach PCMH healthcare team members how engage, train, supervise and retain CHWs.
Agenda:
8:30 a.m. to 8:35 a.m. – Welcome – Suzanne Cohen, Senior Director of Population Health, The Health Federation of Philadelphia
8:35 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. – The PA CHW Collaborative’s Strategies in 2024 to Support and Sustain the CHW Workforce – Kristin Lazzara, MBA, MHA, Vice Chairwoman of the Pennsylvania Community Health Worker Collaborative; Leanna Bird, Co-Chair of the PA CHW Collaborative Sustainability Committee; and CHW Representatives Ashlee Harris, Amanda Gehman, Risa Waldoks
8:50 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. – PA DHS’ Funding and Program Changes for CHWs – Angela Gumby, Director of Quality and Special Needs Coordination, Bureau of Managed Care Operations, PA Department of Human Services
9:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. – 2024 Medicare Billing Policies for Community Health Integration Services involving CHWs – Carl Rush, MRP, Principal Consultant, Community Resources, LLC
9:15 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. – Panel of Accredited CHW training Programs in Southeastern PA – Facilitated by Laura Line
Christine Polit, MPH, Executive Director, Southeast PA Area Health Education Center
Emelia Pine, LCSW, Clinical Program Manager, ACO Complex Care at Jefferson-Einstein
Jennifer Lydic, LCSW, MPA, Director of Social Services and Community Engagement, PHMC
Shirley Moy, MSW, Executive Director, Temple University Lenfest Center for Community Workforce Partnerships
9:35 a.m. to 10:10 a.m. – CHW Panel – Facilitated by Suzanne Cohen
Shikena Johnson, Certified Community Health Worker, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Tower Health
Emelia Pine, LCSW, Clinical Program Manager, ACO Complex Care at Jefferson-Einstein
Xavier Valdes, Lead Community Health Worker and Care Management Administrator, Esperanza Health Center
Amber Moore-Gary, Community Health Worker Supervisor, Specialized Health Services, PHMC
10:10 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. – Report Out on Action Steps by PCMHs
- Name one thing you plan to implement, based on what you heard today.
- All answer in chat at the same time at the facilitator’s signal.
10:20 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. – PA Navigate Update – Bill Marella, MS, MBA, Vice President, Value-Based Care and Analytics, HealthShare Exchange
10:25 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. – Wrap Up & Evaluation
Suzanne Cohen, Senior Director of Population Health, The Health Federation of Philadelphia
Kristin Lazzara, MBA, MHA, Vice Chairwoman of the Pennsylvania Community Health Worker Collaborative
Leanna Bird, Co-Chair of the PA CHW Collaborative Sustainability Committee
CHW Representatives Ashlee Harris, Amanda Gehman, Risa Waldoks
Angela Gumby, Director of Quality and Special Needs Coordination, Bureau of Managed Care Operations, PA Department of Human Services
Carl Rush, MRP, Principal Consultant, Community Resources, LLC
Laura Line
Christine Polit, MPH, Executive Director, Southeast PA Area Health Education Center
Emelia Pine, LCSW, Clinical Program Manager, ACO Complex Care at Jefferson-Einstein
Jennifer Lydic, LCSW, MPA, Director of Social Services and Community Engagement, PHMC
Shirley Moy, MSW, Executive Director, Temple University Lenfest Center for Community Workforce Partnerships
Shikena Johnson, Certified Community Health Worker, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Tower Health
Emelia Pine, LCSW, Clinical Program Manager, ACO Complex Care at Jefferson-Einstein
Xavier Valdes, Lead Community Health Worker and Care Management Administrator, Esperanza Health Center
Amber Moore-Gary, Community Health Worker Supervisor, Specialized Health Services, PHMC
bill Marella, MS, MBA, Vice President, Value-Based Care and Analytics, HealthShare Exchange
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and The Jewish Healthcare Foundation. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 2.0 continuing education credits.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 2.0 contact hours.
Social Work (ASWB)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Social Work Education activity is 2.0 contact hours.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 2.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 2.00 ASWB
- 2.00 Attendance